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  1. 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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  2. Peake’s Progress (2011)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 147 minutes), £15.00

    A combination of short stories and poetry from ‘Peake’s Progress’, read by Peake’s sons Fabian and Sebastian Peake. The readings include the epic ‘Rhyme of the Flying Bomb’, a selection of...

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  3. British Publishing (1979 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Librarianship
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 14 min.

    Gives a broad view of British publishing today, touching on the history of publishing before describing how a book develops - from the author’s first thoughts to the commercial promotion of the finished...

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  4. George Barker: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 72 minutes), £9.70

    T.S. Eliot described George Barker as a genius, and W.B. Yeats compared his rhythmic invention to that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Drawing primarily on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts spanning the years...

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  5. American Poets: The Spoken Word (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £20.00

    This three CD set is a companion to the British Poets compilation. Around 30 poets are included, from Gertrude Stein, born in 1874, to Amiri Baraka, born in 1934. The 20th century was a time of enormous...

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  6. Stevie Smith: The Spoken Word (2009)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 68 minutes), £10.00

    This CD collects 50 poems and songs read by Stevie Smith and recorded for the BBC over the period 1956-1968. It includes many of Smith’s best-known titles, including Not Waving but Drowning, Thoughts about...

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  7. Sylvia Plath: The Spoken Word (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 73 minutes), £9.95

    Her frank, confessional style of writing won Sylvia Plath many fans around the world, and she remains very popular over forty years after her death. This CD brings together BBC recordings from the British...

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  8. British Sign Language: A Beginner’s Guide (1988 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 117 min.

    A guide to British Sign Language.

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  9. Bernard Shaw: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £16.00

    George Bernard Shaw was a prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain, and he used the medium to promote some of his more controversial views, making regular broadcasts over a period of almost 25...

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  10. Britannia - A Bridge (1973 Film)

    Director
    David C Lockner
    Producer
    John Shearman
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1970. Shows the reconstruction of the bridge, with steel arches supporting and eventually replacing...

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