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  1. History of Advertising, The (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 51 min., 2000 sale: £11.06 (+VAT +p&p)

    A series of advertisements with commentary taking a light-hearted look at advertising and its persuasiveness through the ages.

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  2. Fool in Britain, The: The Theatrical Figure in His Mediaeval Background (1984 Video)

    Director
    Joyce Taylor
    Producer
    Sandra Billington

    Medieval illuminations presented to illustrate attitudes to the fool in medieval Britain and his role in society. The discussion includes the character’s appearance in morality plays and in Shakespeare.

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  3. Media Screen Round-up October 2017

    Date
    12 Dec 2017, 11:46
    Author
    Jose
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly round-up of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research and published at Learning on Screen by Jose de Esteban. There is a special issue of The...

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  4. Great Day (1956 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    The opening by of Calder Hall, the world’s first nuclear power station.the world’s first nuclear power station, by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Describes the construction and design of the station, and shows...

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  5. Farmstead, The (1982)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Looks at how the buildings of a farm adapt to the needs of farming in any given period or region and how they provide information about the social and economic life of the surrounding countryside.

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  6. Bernard Shaw: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £16.00

    George Bernard Shaw was a prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain, and he used the medium to promote some of his more controversial views, making regular broadcasts over a period of almost 25...

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  7. Mystery of Charles Dickens, The (2002)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 90 minutes), £16.99 (inclusive)

    A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...

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  8. History: What is Its Future? (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Rosemary Hill
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines the current debate on how history should be taught in schools. Looks at the development since the 1970s of the ‘new history’with its greater emphasis on skills and social history, and at the...

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  9. Twentieth-Century World (1998 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 100 min., 1999 sale: £7.50 (inclusive)

    Series exploring the social, economic and political events that have affected the lives of British people in the 20th century. Themes include: the shipyards of Cardiff, colonial life in Kenya, the electronic...

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  10. Great Expectations Video Pack (1999 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

    Video-based teaching package based on the 1999 BBC adaptation of ‘Great Expectations’, which, in discussing the film, also studies Dickens himself, the nature of adaptation and the original novel. Also...

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