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Glenda Jackson

Series name

The Pacemakers

Issue no

14

NoS ID

327150

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: The actress Glenda Jackson talks about the process of acting, both in the theatre and for the camera. The film includes post-production work on ‘Women in Love’ (1969) and a dissection of a...

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Celluloid Closet, The (1995)

Director

Robert Epstein; Jeffrey Friedman

Producer

Robert Epstein; Jeffrey Friedman

Subject

Film studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 101 minutes), £14.99

A documentary compilation of film clips and interviews covering 100 years of cinema, looking at the way homosexuality has been represented in popular cinema and tracing how stereotyes emerged. and includes...

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John Schlesinger

Date released

1973

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

731

NoS ID

328972

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: John Schlesinger is one of a group of British film directors who have brought their own distinctive styles to the international cinema in the past decade. His films include the award winning...

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Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)

Director

John Schlesinger

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (105 minutes), £15.99

Alex (Jackson) and Daniel (Peter Finch), both embark on an affair with Bob Elkin (Murray Head), a young artist. Bob plays fair, dividing his time between his two lovers, each of whom are aware of the...

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Russian Revolution, The 1 (1998 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 2006 sale: £39.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Covers major events leading up to, and immediately following the 1917 Russian Revolution, from the reign of the last Tsar to the death of Lenin. Looks at influential personalities - Nicholas II, Alexandra,...

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Northern Ireland from Within - The Two Communities: Experiences As a Community Leader in Derry City (1992 Video)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 61 min., £50.00 +VAT

The Right Rev Edward Daly, Bishop of Derry, in a public talk given on 10 February 1992, speaks eloquently and frankly about his work as a priest and bishop in Derry City during Northern Ireland’s troubled...

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Troubles, The (5 Parts) (1981 Video)

Producer

Richard Broad; Ian Stuttard

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Hire (BFI) Sale (Granada), Videocassette. VHS. col. 54, 72, 80, 68, 60 min.

1: An account of the British conquest of Ireland and the sense of grievance and resentment it created. 2: Examines how Ireland came to be partitioned in 1921. 3: Traces the history of the Northern Ireland...

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Martin Luther King Jr: Been to the Mountaintop (2008)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 71 minutes), £17.99

Seen and heard in this original footage are highlights of dramatic speeches and conversations of Martin Luther King Jr spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his...

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World in Action: Volume 4 (2014)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 628 minutes), £14.40

This DVD collects a number of notable episodes from the ITV current affairs series which ran from 1963-1999. The Granada-produced series was trailblazing and hard-hitting, choosing subjects that other...

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Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD

A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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