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  1. Hanging Gardens of Arabia, The (1990)

    Director
    André Singer
    Producer
    Tony Milroy
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (52 minutes), £20.00

    Set in the arid highlands of the Yemen, tells how local farming communities have maintained and age-old system of terrace farming that has prevented the drought and famine experienced in neighbouring...

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  2. Cannibalism (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    This film explores the history of cannibalism around the world and its role in different culture, from ancient Britain to Papua New Guinea, including first-hand accounts, expert interviews and rarely seen...

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  3. Robots in Industry (1981 Film, Video)

    Producer
    Howard Kennett; Adam Singer
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Robots in industry are often thought of as a substitute for men, rather than as a valuable aid to them. Stresses the point that robots are content to work in surroundings that men are increasingly unwilling...

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  4. True Story of Lili Marlene, The (1944)

    Director
    Humphrey Jennings; Jiri Weiss
    Subject
    History; Media studies; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 65 minutes), £19.99

    Marius Goring narrates Humphrey Jennings’ film of the extraordinary story of Lale Andersen, the singer whose record became a battle song for troops on both sides in World War II. Goebbels detested the song...

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  5. Jessye Norman (1986 Film, Video)

    Director
    Bob Bentley
    Producer
    Harvey Kass; Cathy Palmer
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A biography of the classical singer born in Georgia, later working in Berlin and now settled in London. Jessye Norman talks about her cultural roots. this is intercut with newsreel footage of the American...

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  6. Inside China: The Newest Revolution (1983 Video)

    Director
    Leslie Woodhead
    Producer
    André Singer
    Subject
    Anthropology; Geography; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Filmed in two Han communities around the city of Wuxi in south-east China. Looks at the new emphasis on material incentives after years of Maoist austerity. Four women sing ‘we exchanged our chickens for a...

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  7. Lessons from Gulam: Asian Music in Bradford (1986 Film, Video)

    Director
    John Baily
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Bradford has a community of 60,000 Muslim Asians. The film is a detailed study of musical culture and education within this community. Gulam Musa is the principal character and he is shown as a teachers and...

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  8. Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love (2003)

    Subject
    Drama; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 71 minutes), £19.99

    Maria Callas appeared on the operatic stage for the very last time at Covent Garden in July 1965. She sang the role of Tosca. Though a huge success, it also marked the beginning of the end for this...

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  9. Kazakhs of China, The (1983 Video)

    aka: Inside China: The Kazakhs

    Director
    André Singer
    Producer
    André Singer
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI, Granada), Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Kazakhs are horse-riding herders of sheep and yak, living on a vast territory administratively called East Wind Commune in Sinkiang province of China. For the first time a western television team was...

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  10. Ceremonie Qawwali (2002)

    Subject
    Music; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 77 minutes), £13.99 (inclusive)

    The Sufis are a mystical sect of Islam and qawwali is the form of music they have developed in India and Pakistan, since the 13th century. The central focus of the music is the intensity of feeling in the...

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