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  1. Tony Benn’s Defining Moments (2009)

    Director
    David Parker
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 107 minutes), £9.99

    Tony Benn was a great chronicler of his times and in this final chronicle of his life he reflects on the moments that defined his political and personal life experiences. This programme uses interviews...

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  2. Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales (2016)

    Director
    R.B. Russell; Rosalie Parker
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), £10.00

    This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated ‘strange stories’, his two volumes of...

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  3. Turner and Venice (2003)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £17.99

    Venice is the subject that dominates the later paintings and watercolours of J.M.W Turner. Filmed in Italy and London, and produced alongside Tate’s major 2003-4 exhibition, this film explores all aspects...

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  4. University Library Architecture in Britain (1982 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 14 min.; 70 slides. col.

    Between 1960 and 1982 over 30 new university library buildings have been built in Britain. The programme shows 16 of them, discussing their individual merits and describing some of the problems that...

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  5. History Through the Newsreel: The 1930s (4 Parts) (1976 Film)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    1: Introduces the four-part series with a short summary of the social context of the British newsreels, including photographs of contemporary cinemas and figures for cinema attendances, followed by a...

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  6. Tale of Two Cities, A (1990)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £9.99

    A film version of the novel by Charles Dickens about romance and intrigue during the French Revolution.

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  7. Nuclear Submarine, A (2010)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Taking fourteen years to design and build and costing around a billion pounds, nuclear submarine the Astute is one of the most technologically advanced and controversial machines in the world. For over a...

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  8. Ladykillers, The (1955 Film)

    Director
    Alexander Mackendrick
    Producer
    Michael Balcon; Seth Holt
    Subject
    Media studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Feature film. Mrs Louisa Wilberforce, a widow living alone in a Victorian house near St Pancras station, rents her upstairs room to a mysterious ‘Professor Marcus’, who meets with four oddly assorted...

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  9. On Camera. Part 5: Appearing on Camera (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Harris Watts
    Subject
    Film & television production
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 44 min.

    Discusses the qualities needed to be a successful interviewee on television or corporate video. 1 (27 min): Discusses what is likely to happen before, during and after an interview and discusses how to...

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  10. War Requiem (2008)

    Director
    Derek Jarman
    Subject
    English language and literature; History; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 89 minutes), £19.99

    Based on the life of Wilfred Owen, the poet, who died in 1918, this film is a blend of Benjamin Britten’s music, Owen’s poetry and director Derek Jarman’s visuals. The film includes wartime footage...

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