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  1. Charley Says: The Best Public Information Films in the World (2001)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £14.99

    More than 150 public information films made between the 1950s and 1980s by the Central Office Of Information. They were shown in the breaks between television programmes and warned the public about a range...

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  2. In Which we Live; Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943 Film)

    Director
    Richard Massingham
    Producer
    Lewis Grant Wallace

    Propaganda short. Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man’s suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography. When the suit is being cut up to make clothes for the...

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  3. Timothy Asch (1932–1994)

    Date
    12 Sep 2014, 10:17
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Visual Anthropology at the University of Southern California, Timothy Asch made several groundbreaking documentaries and was a champion for the use of...

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  4. Suburbia: The American Dream

    Subject
    Architecture; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 120 minutes), $14.99

    This collection of industrial films takes a trip back in time to the dawn of the American suburb. They were created to educate the public on the values of moving out of the dirty, grimy city and into newly...

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  5. Captured (2013)

    Director
    John Krish
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 62 minutes), £19.99

    Never commercially released before and previously only shown to a highly restricted audience of top military brass from the Ministry of Defence, CAPTURED (1959) is a stunning POW drama and a lost gem of...

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  6. Big Picture, The (2008)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 235 minutes), £19.99

    The Cold War of the 1950s resulted in many US television programmes produced by government and industry to promote their own interests. The longest running and best received of these was the U.S. Army’s...

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  7. Communication Essentials Series (4 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 4 x 22 minutes), £59.00 each part;£199.00 (series)

    This four-part series helps students improve their communication skills in four critical areas: listening, speaking, writing, and reading. Viewers are challenged to improve their habits and aim for several...

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  8. Coi Collection: Vol 3 They Stand Ready (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    This third compilation of COI films helps paint a positive picture of life in the Services. The films include morale-boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films, which placed...

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  9. When the Wind Blows (1986)

    Director
    Jimmy Murakami
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £14.99

    Jim and Hilda Bloggs are a middle-aged couple who put their faith in the government as they prepare for nuclear war. When the countdown begins, they roll up their sleeves and follow the advice contained in...

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  10. Addressing the Nation: Gpo Film Unit Volume 1 (2008)

    Director
    Alberto Cavalcanti; Len Lye; Humphrey Jennings; Basil Wright
    Producer
    John Grierson
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £24.99

    The first of three deluxe double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit on DVD for the first time. The complete collection includes legendary filmmakers such as John Grierson, Len...

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