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40 Years of Science Fiction Television (1993 Video)

aka: Forty Years of Science Fiction Television Featuring ‘Star Trek’

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A selection of occult and science fiction television, beginning with ‘ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER and FLASH GORDON and continuing through to the 1990s. Includes SUPERMAN, SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE, OUTER...

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Understanding Literature: The Elements of Fiction (2004)

Director

Ray DiZazzo

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £14.29

This thirty minute programme guides viewers through the basic elements of fiction: plot, character, conflict, flashback, foreshadowing etc. using examples taken from the work of Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain,...

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Breathing in Science Fiction (2016)

Subject

Literature; Science

From Darth Vader’s laboured respiration, to the divers gasping for air in James Cameron’s The Abyss, the sounds of breathing in science fiction are not only memorable, they also draw attention to the act...

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Decline of British Fiction, The

Subject

English language and literature

Patrica Waugh and Jennifer Hodgson discuss their motivations for writing their article ‘On the Exaggerated Reports of a Decline in British Fiction,' published in The White Review arts journal. In this...

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David Lodge (1980 Audio)

Director

Tom Evans

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

out of distribution, Audiocassette. 40 min.

David Lodge discusses the aims and intentions behind the writing of his fiction. He describes his experiences with publishers and his work in the field of literary criticism, e.g. ‘The Language of Fiction’.

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Brian Aldiss with Christopher Priest (1985 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

A discussion between Brian Aldiss and Christopher Priest, two writers of science fiction.

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Tales out of School: The Fiction of Geoffrey Trease (1992 Video)

Director

Gina Marsh

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Out Of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1992 sale: £10.00

Children’s author Geoffrey Trease, now in his 80s and about to finish his 102nd novel, talks about his career. He has been highly influential, setting new standards and establishing the profession as one...

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History of Science Fiction Movies, A (1996)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

How the future was viewed in the first half of the twentieth century, using original archive film clips of many classic science fiction movies. Films like THE FIFTH ELEMENT were inspired by the dreams of...

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Stanley Middleton (1979 Audio)

Producer

T Evans

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 40 min.

Describes Middleton’s working methods and reasons for concentrating his fiction on his native city of Nottingham.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 139 minutes), £5.99

The biggest box-office hit of 1968, Kubrick’s work remains the greatest science fiction film yet made and is among the most revolutionary, challenging and debated works of the 20th century. This...

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