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Cuba and the Cold War Collection: From Revolution to Missile Crisis (2009)

Subject

History

At the height of the Cold War, on 1 January 1959, a guerrilla army led by Fidel Castro defeated the US-backed Batista government. Attempts by the US government to undermine Castro’s new administration,...

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Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields (2011)

Subject

Geography; History; Politics & government

Jon Snow presents a forensic investigation into the final weeks of the quarter-century-long civil war between the government of Sri Lanka and the secessionist rebels, the Tamil Tigers. With disturbing and...

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Chronicle of Protest: The Film

Director

Michael Chanan

Subject

Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 90 minutes), £6.00

Michael Chanan’s video diary of the anti-cuts protest movement follows the chronology of events over five months, from November 2010 to the end of March 2011. Chanan’s film is unreservedly celebratory,...

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Maïdan (2015)

aka: Maidan

Director

Sergei Loznitsa

Producer

Sergei Loznitsa

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 131), £15.99

Documentary. Chronicles a civil uprising in Kiev in the winter of 2013/2014 against the regime of President Yanukovyv. The film follows the progress of the revolution from peaceful allies in Maïdan Square...

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Inside Obama’s White House (2016)

Producer

Norma Percy

Subject

Politics & government

Four part documentary series which tells the story of President Barack Obama’s two terms as US President. [4 x 60 minute episodes]

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Exploring the House of Commons (2015)

Subject

Politics & government

Michael Cockerell presents a programme of educational short films. With unparalleled access, he explores the lower chamber, and asks why its public perception is so negative. [60 minutes]

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France - French Connection (2003)

Subject

French studies; Politics & government; Sociology

Made in 2002, this documentary reveals the failure of Muslim integration in France, and the tensions which came to the fore in the riots of autumn 2004. Contains archive footage. 22 minutes.

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Jean Monnet, Father of Europe (1988 Video)

Subject

Economics; Politics & government

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 11 min.

A tribute to one of the founding fathers of Europe, who devoted many years to bringing the countries of Europe closer together. Outlines the main stages in Europe’s integration and shows Monnet at home in...

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Power of the Political Cartoon, The (2008)

Subject

History; Media studies; Politics & government

Video recording of a discussion between political cartoonist Martin Rowson and Willl Self on the history of political satire. Held at the RSA in October 2008. (30 minutes)

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End of Steam, The: The Story of Dr Beeching’s Railway Cuts (2012)

Subject

History; Transport

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £11.99

This documentary, composed entirely from colour archive footage, looks at the effects of the railway cuts implemented according to the recommendations in Dr Richard Beeching’s reports, The Reshaping of...

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