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Great Writers of the Twentieth Century (1997)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes each), £125.00 each or £500 the set of 25

Profiles of 25 prominent 20th-century novelists, using interviews with friends, relatives and experts along with archive footage. Subjects of individual programmes are: D H Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, F Scott...

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Artsweek (1984)

Genre

Interview; Music; Talk show

Sue Jameson presents Artsweek. She talks to choreographer Arlene Phillips, writer Andrew Lloyd Webber and director Trevor Nunn about their new production, Starlight Express. Singer Lonnie Donegan talks about...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Arts Week (1984)

Genre

Interview; Music

Arts Week programme hosted by Richard Robbins (standing in for regular host Sue Jameson), with weekly review of the arts. Includes Robbins’ interviews with actress Nichola McAuliffe on Tennessee...

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Conservative conference - Margaret Thatcher U-turn speech (1980)

Genre

Interview; Music; News report; Speech

Jim Hancock reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s final day address to the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Thatcher - interrupted by right-to-work demonstrators - insists she will not...

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Barcelona (1992)

Director

Gerry Troyna

Producer

Rebecca Dobbs

Subject

Architecture; Art; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £50.00

Inspired by George Orwell’s "A Homage to Catalonia", Robert Hughes first visited Barcelona in 1968. Twenty-four years later, as the city prepares itself to host the 1992 Olympic Games, Hughes returns to...

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The Derby 1932

Date released

2 Jun 1932

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

156A

NoS ID

003651

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby 1932 ‘April Fifth’ Wins. DESCRIPTION: Sub.1. 21 starters go to the post for the 149th Derby. Sub.2. Orwell No 18 is hottest favourite for years. Sub.3. Result 1. April the...

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No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)

Director

St John Legh Clowes

Subject

Film studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 99 minutes), £15.99

One of the most controversial British films ever produced, this lurid crime drama caused an unprecedented storm of controversy upon release: local councils banned it, the Bishop of London denounced it, and...

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History of Britain by Simon Schama, A (Set 2) (2002)

aka: Simon Schama - A History of Britain

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 940 minutes), £59.99

The last eight episodes episodeds of Simon Schama’s 15-part history of Britain. The full 15 parts are available together on DVD with extras including two interviews with Simon Schama plus satellite link...

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100 Science Fiction Films

Date

3 Dec 2013, 11:53

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

100 Science Fiction Films by Barry Keith Grant (Palgrave Macmillan / British Film Institute, 2013). 216 pages. ISBN 978-1844574575 (paperback). £16.99 About the reviewer: James Chapman is Professor of Film...

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Listening to Britain

Date

16 Jan 2012, 17:28

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

BUFVC Article

With the British Library’s recently concluded audio project, the UK SoundMap, curation meets crowd-sourcing. Chris Clark, the project manager, discusses the challenges. About the Author: Chris Clark was...

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