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Empire Warriors: The British Empire at War 1945-47 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 369 minutes), £19.99

A documentary focussing on four key wars fought at the end of the British Empire, featuring original archive and news footage together with dramatic reconstructions of key events and first-hand accounts from...

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Great Authors: George Eliot (2004)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), (not yet released)

This 2-part DVD set explores the life, times and work of George Eliot, a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian...

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Medi-Vision (Parts 16-26) (1995 Video)

Producer

David C Anderson; Robert D Mitchell

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28, 34, 23, 38, 29, 59, 60, 22, 27, 31, 28 min., 1995 sale: £42.00 (+p&p) each part

Medical education programmes providing demonstrations of various aspects of the clinical method and clinical medicine. These programmes cover paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, cardiac cases,...

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Tyger, The Rose and the Pleasure Dome, The

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 15 minutes), £19.99

Dramatisations and performances of poems written by major poets before 1914. Offers a wide range of poetry for analysis and interpretation.

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Natural Disaster Films 1905-1973 (2005)

aka: Natural Disaster Films - Earthquakes, Floods, Tornados & Hurricanes

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 150 minutes), $19.95

A compilation of footage of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes & hurricanes. Includes: 1936 PITTSBURGH FLOOD (PART II - PART I MISSING) (1936, 2:49, Silent); A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET BEFORE THE FIRE (1906,...

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Frank Capra’s Why we Fight (1942)

Director

Frank Capra

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 403 minutes), £24.99

Forceful propaganda on the aims of democracy contrasted with fascism. Liberties are taken with the material but a good example of the best resources of Hollywood directed towards propaganda and patriotic...

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My Voyage to Italy

Subject

Film & television production; Italian studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 246 minutes), £7.99

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese gained great inspiration from the Italian films he watched in his youth and others that made an impact later on in his life, changing the way he made films. My Voyage To Italy...

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Presidential Campaign TV Ads Volume 1 1952-1964/Volume 2 1964-1976 (2006)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 60+ menutes each), $9.99 each volume

Two compilation volumes (sold separately) of American presidential campaign television commercials. Vol 1: 22 Commercials Selling Candidates For The Presidency. Contains: 52 Eisenhower - "Ike For President...

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Under African Skies (5 Parts) (1985 Video)

Producer

Mark Kidel; Michael Macintyre; Michael Raeburn; Richard Taylor

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 60 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £225.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series looking at the diverse music of Africa: where it comes from, what it means and where it is going. 1 (producer Michael Raeburn): Among all English-speaking African countries, the music of Zimbabwe has...

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World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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