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  1. Ira’s Arms Cash, The (1982 Video)

    Director
    John Smithson
    Producer
    John Ware
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.

    Looks at the IRA gun-running operation from America to Ireland, and reveals how the FBI halted a large contingent of arms to Ulster. The focus of the FBI’s attention was NORAID - the Irish Northern Aid...

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  2. Best Boy: A Film by Ira Wohl (1979)

    Director
    Ira Wohl
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 111 minutes), £19.99

    Director Ira Wohl took on this personally courageous project that may ultimately help other people who live under the same circumstances as Wohl’s aunt, uncle, and their mentally handicapped son Philly....

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  3. City Under Siege, A (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Richard Melman; William Woollard
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Filmed over six months, shows how the the people and the City of London reacted to the IRA bomb that exploded on 24 April 1993 and discusses the precautions to prevent further terrorist activity in the City.

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  4. Irish Ways (1989 Video)

    Director
    Arthur McCaig
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1999 sale: £50.00 (inclusive)

    Considers from a Republican viewpoint the previous 20 years of military occupation in Northern Ireland. Contrasts the rich culture of the area with its violent economic and political history. Interviews with...

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  5. London (1993 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Keiller
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 80 min., £15.99 (inc.)

    Records fictitious journeys through the real London, shot by Patrick Keiller over a period of 12 months, capturing a city in decline. The year 1992 saw the re-election of the Conservative government, the...

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  6. Patriot Game, The (1978 Video)

    Director
    Arthur McCaig
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 93 min., 1999 sale: £50.00 (inclusive)

    Tells the story of the long and bitter battle for Northern Ireland from the point of view of the Provisional Wing of the IRA. Using a high proportion of footage shot for television, the film reviews and...

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  7. Question of Torture, A: Northern Ireland (1972 Film)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Before the Human Rights Commission in Strasbourg, Britain faces charges made by the Irish Republic concerning methods used to extract information from IRA suspects. How much pressure can justifiably be...

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  8. Troubles, The (5 Parts) (1981 Video)

    Producer
    Richard Broad; Ian Stuttard
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Hire (BFI) Sale (Granada), Videocassette. VHS. col. 54, 72, 80, 68, 60 min.

    1: An account of the British conquest of Ireland and the sense of grievance and resentment it created. 2: Examines how Ireland came to be partitioned in 1921. 3: Traces the history of the Northern Ireland...

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  9. Author: The Jt Leroy Story (2016)

    Director
    Jeff Feuerzeig
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary about the truth behind the JT Leroy literary phenomenon. Leroy was a fictional persona created by writer Laura Albert and played by Albert’s sister-in-law, Savannah Knoop. In 2006, The New York...

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  10. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

    Director
    Michael Moore
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), £19.99

    Michael Moore’s critique of how the Bush government used the events of September 11, 2001 to forward its own agenda. One of the most controversial documentaries of all time. DVD extras: a montage of...

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