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Famous Friends (2001)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 92 min), £15.99 inclusive

A compilation of six films made by British Transport Films between 1952 and 1962. Volume 6 in the series.

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In Search of Shakespeare (2003 Television)

Director

David Wallace

Producer

Rebecca Dobbs

A four-part historical documentary series on the life of Shakespeare, presented by Michael Wood.

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Word of Mouth (1998)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Hire, VHS (PAL, 10 x 25 minutes), £15.00 each

A 10-part poetry night club series hosted by John Hegley with contributions from some of the greatest poets from around the world. Shown on Border Television in 1990.

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David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

aka: Elizabeth

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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Western Tradition, The (8 Parts) (1989 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series tracing the history of ideas, events and institutions that have shaped modern societies. Explores interconnections among politics, literature, economics, industry, agriculture, art, philosophy and...

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Black History: From Civil War Through Today (2008)

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1080 minutes), £39.99

DISC 1 IN THE BEGINNING The Civil War - A vivid dramatization of the war which shaped the social landscape for black Americans for centuries to come. The Plantation System - A stark portrayal of plantation...

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Romantics, The: Complete Series (2006)

Subject

Arts and Humanities; History; Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

A compilation of three programmes exploring ‘The Romantics’. FROM REVOLUTION TO NATURE - This film traces the ‘birth’ of the individual in modern society. It begins with Jean Jacques Rousseau who...

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History of British Art, A (1996 Video)

Director

Martin Davidson; Rik Lander; James Muir; Tanya Seghatchian; Paul Tickell

Producer

Gillian Greenwood

Subject

Art; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 50 min., 2003 sale: £350.00 (+VAT +p&p) series 2003 sale: £125.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series tracing the history of British art from 1066 to the present. Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon travels across the country, presenting a picutre of the cultural life of a nation embracing not only in...

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Greatest Speeches of All Time Vols 1,2 and 3 (2006)

Subject

English language and literature; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £17.99 each vol

Three separate DVDs each containing original footage of some of the most important and well-known political speeches of modern time by US presidents, politicians, world leaders and supporters that...

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Arrows of Desire (3 Parts) (2002)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 25 minutes), £19.99 each

Three videos each containing four 25-minute programmes exploring the great diversity of English verse from the age of Chaucer to the present day. Traces the development of English verse through the ages,...

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