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India’s Great Chance

Date released

28 Jan 1932

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

96

NoS ID

031858

Story no

3 / 5

British rule anarchy. Rt Hon Sir Frederick Sykes, Governor of Bombay, discusses present crucial situation.

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Imperial City (1980 Film, Video)

Director

David Rowan

Producer

Margaret Williams

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Film (16mm)

An account of the building of New Delhi over three decades. Discusses the commissioning of Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and the difficulties they faced. Shows how architecture, as an instrument of the...

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Two Gentlemen of Valasna, The (2007 Radio)

Series

Drama on 3

Director

Willi Richards

Producer

Roger Elsgood

Adapted for radio by Roger Elsgood and Willi Richards, The Two Gentlemen Of Valasna relocates Shakespeare’s play to India. Set in the weeks leading up to the 1857 Indian Mutiny, it was recorded in English,...

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Imperial echoes (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Imperial Echoes - a programme marking 30 years of Indian independence from Britain. Begins in Calcutta, with an interview with gentleman’s club owner Bob Wright, before moving on to Bengal Cricket...

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India Needs Britain

Date released

26 Nov 1931

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

78

NoS ID

031746

Story no

2 / 6

Maharajah of Burdwan, millionaire potentate, tells US his country could not prosper without British rule.

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Force More Powerful, A: A Century of Non-Violent Struggle (2003)

Subject

HISTORY & POLITICS CATALOGUES; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 6 x 30 minutes), £30.00 (+VAT) each

A series of six half-hour programmes tracing the use of non-violent struggle around the world in the 20th century. Highlighting examples from various countries, the series identifies the elements of...

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Legacy 2 (6 Parts) (1991 Video)

Director

Peter Spry-Leverton

Producer

Peter Spry-Leverton

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 60 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inc. VAT +p&p) (series) - Choices Direct

Five thousand years ago, the first cities in the world were built on the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. Here was the first writing, the first law, the first science -...

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World Revolutions for Students, Series (7 Parts) (2005)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes each), £158 (set) £32.00 (each)

This series of 7 programmes examines the underlying causes and dramatic effects associated with revolutions throughout world history. It explores the revolutionary philosophies and strategies of world...

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History of Britain by Simon Schama, A (Set 2) (2002)

aka: Simon Schama - A History of Britain

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 940 minutes), £59.99

The last eight episodes episodeds of Simon Schama’s 15-part history of Britain. The full 15 parts are available together on DVD with extras including two interviews with Simon Schama plus satellite link...

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World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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