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Documentary on the Parliamentary year, presented by Richard Bestic. The ups and downs of the year in the Houses of Parliament, covering GCHQ trade union ban; strikes; the Miners’ Strike; use of...
A programme of words and music conceived and written by David William. Four actors alternate in their portrayal of several historical figures including George Bernard Shaw, Voltaire, Virginia Woolf, Berlioz,...
A tour of Highgate Cemetery, now maintained by the Friends of Highgate Cemetery. Honorary Secretary Jean Pateman describes how the cemetery began in 1839 and expanded as it grew in popularity. Judith...
Our Kind of Town. Presented by Richard Robbins, from Greenwich. Includes interviews with Caroline Wilson, who lives in Vanbrugh Castle in Greenwich Park; Commander of the Royal Naval College, John Munday,...
Readings from ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Fathers and Sons’. Each extract is followed by an interview which examines how the language used creates a sense of realism. Cicely...
Radio series. Tony Robinson reads Pete Brown’s history of British pubs as seen through the story of one London inn, the George in Southwark, said to be the one-time local of Chaucer, Dickens and...
The news shook the English-speaking world. Celebrated British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew perished in the Arctic during an ill-fated attempt to discover the Northwest Passage. More shocking, they...
A collection of twelve silent films made in 1924 by Harry B. Parkinson and Frank Miller. The films were made to capitalise on the popularity of the magazine of the same name and were often based on the idea...
NoS synopsis: A stretch of derelict mining water in Yorkshire now a nature reserve NCB Commentary - Off the Great North Road in Yorkshire stands Ferrybridge Power Station. The original plant was built in...
What future is there for the printed word?. By looking at the impact of the printing press in the 15th century, we can get some clues to the future. Presents a brief history of printing and literacy using...
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