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  1. Human Sacrifice (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The FORBIDDEN RITES series looks at rituals considered important and acceptable to one society but...

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  2. Media Screen Roundup - June 2015

    Date
    13 Jul 2015, 12:45
    Author
    Linda
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. This issue opens with a rather morbid...

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  3. Overkill (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Martin
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    In 1963 human remains were found in a Cheshire peat bog, renewing interest in the archaelolgical investigation of Iron Age bog bodies. Archaeologists used modern forensic scienctific techniques to establish...

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  4. Death Wish: The Untold Story (1994 Video)

    Producer
    David Malone
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    What makes life possible is death, and lots of it. Every cell in the body is prepared to die, to sacrifice itself for the body’s good. This ‘suicide programme’ is the natural healing mechanism that...

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  5. Cannibalism (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    This film explores the history of cannibalism around the world and its role in different culture, from ancient Britain to Papua New Guinea, including first-hand accounts, expert interviews and rarely seen...

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  6. Ice Mummies (3 Parts) (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Tim Haines; Andrew Thompson
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 2000 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    1 (producer Andrew Thompson): In Siberia in 1993 archaeologists found the body of a young woman whose flesh, clothes and possessions were preserved by the permafrost. From her frozen body are emerging clues...

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  7. Carnival King of Europe Collection (2017)

    aka: Carnival, King of Europe

    Director
    Michele Trentini; Giovanni Kezich
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 562 minutes), £200.00

    Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...

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  8. Power of Myth, The (1988)

    Director
    Bill Moyers
    Producer
    Catherine Tatge
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 342 minutes), £19.99

    During the last two years of Joseph Campbell’s life journalist Bill Moyers interviewed him at filmmaker George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City....

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  9. Aztecs (2002)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £19.99

    AZTECS is the companion film to the major 2002-3 exhibition of Aztec culture at the Royal Academy, London. Sculptor Antony Gormley, gallery director Norman Rosehthal and te exhibition’s curators introduce...

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  10. Nomad Cinema

    Date
    19 Jan 2017, 12:30
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    The romance of war films - Jennifer Leigh Williamson from Nomad Cinema explains the themes behind their recent screenings at the Imperial War Museum, and explores why audiences still find war films so...

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