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Gore Vidal with Lorna Sage (1985 Video)

Subject
English language and literature

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

After a brief introduction to Gore Vidal’s life and work by Lisa Appignanesi, the author discusses with Lorna Sage his book ‘Lincoln’. Vidal also comments on American history - the Civil war in...
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Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh with Heather Neill (1985 Video)

Subject
English language and literature

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh talk with Heather Neill about their work. There is a brief discussion on general issues affecting children’s books: the gender divide, the distinction...
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Harold Pinter with Benedict Nightingale (1985 Video)

Subject
Drama

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Benedict Nightingale introduces Harold Pinter and discusses his play ‘One for the Road’. Pinter explains the genesis of the play as a result of his experiences in visiting Turkey. ‘One for the Road’...
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Chinua Achebe with Nuruddin Farah (1986)

Subject
English language and literature

Distribution
Sale, VHS (PAL, 40 minutes), £89.00 or free online

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe in conversation with Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. They discuss Achebe’s sense of identity - African and Nigerian, the question of language in a multicultural society,...
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Examined Life (2010)

Director
Astra Taylor

Subject
Philosophy

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £12.99

EXAMINED LIFE takes philosophy out of the darkened corners of academia and into the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a visual reminder that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the world...
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Penelope Spheeris and Amy Jones with Jane Root (1986 Video)

Subject
Media studies; Women’s studies

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Jane Root interviews the two American film directors Penelope Spheeris and Amy Jones. They talk about the problems women have in getting films financed and made in Hollywood. They defend themselves against...
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Janice Shinebourne and Beryl Gilroy with Susheila Nasta (1986 Video)

Subject
English language and literature

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Janice Shinebourne and Beryl Gilroy are each interviewed separately. Janice Shinebourne discusses her Guyanese background, the influence of the landscape, social conditions, her family on her writing - and...
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Her Name is Sabine (2008)

Director
Sandrine Bonnaire

Subject
Mental Health and Counselling; Social welfare

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £15.99

A sensitive and very personal portrait by actress Sandrine Bonnaire of her younger sister Sabine who spent five years in a mental hospital and has only recently been diagnosed as being autistic. The film...
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Michael Powell with Chris Peachment (1986 Video)

Subject
Dance; Media studies

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Michael Powell is interviewed by Chris Peachment, film editor and critic for ‘Time Out’. The occasion is the publication of Powell’s autobiography which takes him up to 1947, ‘A Life in the...
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