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  1. black areas (british coal mining)

    Date released
    1937
    Series name
    The March of Time 2nd Year
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    352158
    Story no
    1 / 3

    The March of Time synopsis: Abounding in vital interest to Great Britain is the newest issue of The March of Time, presenting an episode entitled "Black Areas", dealing with the vast issues of Britain’s...

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  2. A J Cook, Miners’ Leader 1926 (1984 Video)

    Director
    Philip Priestly
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20. min.

    Cook was national secretary of the Miners’ Federation in 1926. He is remembered by historian Paul Davies, Will Paynter, Dennis Skinner and Arthur Scargill. Comments on the General Strike are juxtaposed...

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  3. Historical Timeline

    Date
    30 May 2019, 11:11
    Author
    BUFVC-user43468
    Post Type
    Page

    Explore the history of women in British film and television production with our interactive timeline. [timeline_multiple title="ACT/T Timeline"] 1927 Cinematograph Films Act The Cinematograph Films Act...

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  4. Battle of Lewes Road, The: Our History (1983 Video)

    Director
    Jan Mathew
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

    Demonstrates the use of primary and secondary sources in historical research. The first part of the programme focuses on a number of eyewitness reports of the Battle of Lewes Road, a famous Brighton incident...

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  5. Greatest Paper in the World, The (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Fleming
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Surveys the history of ‘The Times’ from the early influential editors to the strike in the late 1970s. The second half of the programme concentrates on Rupert Murdoch’s policies in running a paper and...

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  6. Lightning Does Strike Twice (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Describes some of the physical mechanisms responsible for electrostatic charging of a thundercloud and the subsequent precipitation and electrical discharges resulting in lightning. The role of pointed...

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  7. Fastest Claw in the West, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Keenan Smart
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Documentary on the mantis shrimp, an inhabitant of the coral beaches of Hawaii, whose predatory strike is one of the fastest animal movements known. Looks at the work of Dr Roy Caldwell in Hawaii and...

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  8. People’s Century (Parts 7-9) (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Archie Baron; James DeVinney; Jonathan Lewis
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 165 min.

    A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 7 (producer: James DeVinney): How...

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  9. Stand Up and Be Counted (3 Parts) (1977 Film)

    Director
    Michael Rabiger
    Producer
    Stephen Peet
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Reports on five unrelated protests and ‘concerns of conscience’ that moved people to protest during the years 1914-1936. Part 1: Reports on five unrelated protests and ‘concerns of conscience’ which...

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  10. With Babies and Banners: The Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade (1978 Film, Video)

    Director
    Lorraine Grey
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Women’s participation in the key strike of the 1930s in the USA. Layoffs, poverty wages, hazardous working conditions and speed-ups were daily realities for auto workers. Women workers also suffered lower...

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