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Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) (Video)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £13.74

Henrik Ibsen was born in the small coastal town of Skien in Norway. His family were Middle class burghers. He worked as an apprentice to an apothecary before going to Oslo to study. He began writing plays...

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Samuel Beckett: Works for Radio (2006)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 235 minutes), £39.95

Released to mark the centenary of the birth of Samuel Beckett [1906-1989], this set of four CDs collects the five works that Beckett created expressly for the radio: All That Fall, Embers, Words and Music,...

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Hedda Gabler (Audio) (2002)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette), £8.99

Audio production of Inbsen’s controversial play of marital disharmony, female rebellion and suppressed passion first performed in 1890.

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Exploration of Vocal Lineage (2013)

Producer

Janis Kelly; Norman Meyn

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40 mins.), £20

A film by Janis Kelly and Norbert Meyn, discussing fundamental principles of singing passed down through the generations since the Italian masters. The film gives an account of the teaching of Franziska...

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Happy Days (2004)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

An American television production of the Beckett play in music hall style.

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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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Beckett and the Stage (1971 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 56 minutes), £45.00

Lecture on Beckett’s plays by professor Colin Duckworth, University of Auckland (formerly of Bedford College, London).

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Earthquake Below (1975 Video)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

Looks at how an earthquake shattered San Francisco in 1906 and a more recent earthquake in suburban Los Angeles. Also looks at the causes of earthquakes and at fault systems. Examines the attempts by NASA to...

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My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg (1992 Video)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 85 min., 2000 sale: US$315.00 (+p&p) PAL

Focuses on composer Arnold Schoenberg in the years 1906-1923, during which he braved bitter poverty and isolation - the fate of a revolutionary in a conservative world. His concerts resulted in riots,...

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Samuel Beckett - Reading in English (198)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

Relates the writer to dramatic tradition and to his society. The plays are approached as theatrical experience as well as literary texts, using readings to illuminate questions of theme and style. A...

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