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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 1973: The Language of Animals (1973)

Subject

Biology

David Attenborough’s lectures explore the complex world of animal communication. The series was filmed live at the Royal Institution between Friday 23 December 1973 and Friday 4 January 1974. Attenborough...

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Afghanistan: The Great Game (2013)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £12.99

Rory Stewart tells the story of foreign intervention in Afghanistan from the 19th century to the present day. In part 1, Stewart looks at how control of Afghanistan was seen by Victorian Britain as key to...

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Legion of the Damned (2000 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min., 2000 sale: £13.99 (inclusive)

Looks at the history and traditions of the French Foreign Legion, which today is used as a rapid response force in war zones around the world. Uses footage from the legion’s archives, and follows an intake...

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American Political Process, The (1987 Video)

Producer

Hugh Phillips

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1994 sale: £175.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Deals with public policy making in the United States. Focuses on the sale of AWACS, an airborne radar system, to Saudi Arabia in 1981. The issue is an example of the way congressional activism and ethnic...

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Beau Travail (2000)

Director

Claire Denis

Subject

Film studies; French studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £20.00

Inspired by Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’, filmmaker Claire Denis’ film explores the near-mythical world of the French Foreign Legion. A sergeant-major whose position and power are threatened when...

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Sale of Awacs to Saudi Arabia, The (1987 Video)

Producer

Hugh Phillips

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1994 sale: £175.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows the analysis of the abortion issue by exploring a foreign policy dimension of the public policy process. Focusses on the sale of AWACS, an airborne radar system, to Saudi Arabia in 1981. The issue is...

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Heimat: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings - Set 3 (2004)

Subject

German studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 750 minutes), £59.99

The third part of Edgar Reitz’s Heimat trilogy and the chronicle of a decisive decade in Germany’s history, taking the story from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the eve of the new millennium.

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History of the English Language (1943)

Director

Mary Field

Subject

English language and literature; Linguistics

History of the English Language acts as an excellent layman’s introduction to the origins of one of the most common languages on the planet, demonstrating how dialect changes over time, and presenting...

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Nampo No Tomo e (1943 Film)

aka: To South-East Asian Friends

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows foreign students from India, Burma, Indonesia and the Philippines (a solitary German and a Frenchman are also conspicuous) studying and relaxing at a hostel of the International Student Fellowship at...

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City, The 1 (1992 Video)

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The City of London is home to the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, investment banks and headquarters of the major high street banks. The programme describes the activities of these financial...

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