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  1. Arthur Boyd (1986)

    Director
    Don Featherstone
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 51 minutes), £14.95

    The landscapes of the Australian painter Arthur Boyd (b.1920) have a rough sensuality that is raw and pure as the primeval wilderness he depicts. This film shows the artist at work and reflects on his...

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  2. Kirghiz of Afghanistan, The (1975 Film, Video)

    Director
    Charlie Nairn
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Follows a a group of pastoralists living on a bleak mountain plateau in a remote corner of Afghanistan close to the Russian and Chinese borders. The focus of the film is on the remarkable authority and...

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  3. Masai Manhood (1975 Film, Video)

    Director
    Chris Curling
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £30.00

    Focuses on the significance of the Masai age-set system, and, in particular, on the dramatic Eunoto ceremony which marks the important transition from warriorhood, during which the ‘warriors’ live for...

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  4. Entertaining Angels Unawares (1995 Video)

    Director
    Sue Mallinson
    Producer
    Cherry Britton; Sue Mallinson
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 51 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the history of angels, looking at both orthodox and unorthodox views of scientists and church people, and featuring interviews wtih people who claim they have seen and/or been helped by angels.

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  5. Irrational Behaviour (1995 Video)

    Director
    Ian Lilley
    Subject
    Psychiatry
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows how phobias and anxiety disorders arise and how they can be treated. Shows a woman who suffers from a fear of heights, another from a fear of buttons, and victims of agoraphobia and monophobia (a fear...

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  6. Shilluk of Southern Sudan, The (1975 Film, Video)

    Director
    Chris Curling
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the rituals, mock battles and celebrations involved in the installation of the 32nd king of the Shilluk of southern Sudan, the most northern of the Nilotic peoples, whose dynasty was founded by...

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  7. Watership Down (Volumes 1 and 2) (2004)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 132 minutes), £5.99 each part (4Front)

    An animated series based on the book by Richard Adams, originally broadcast in 6 episodes. Three programmes on each tape. Individual episode titles are: THE PROMISED LAND, HOME ON THE DOWN, THE EASY LIFE,...

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  8. Frankenstein (2007)

    Subject
    Literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £17.99

    A contemporary television retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein with a fresh new twist, as literature’s most infamous creator, Dr Victor Frankenstein, is re-born in the 21st...

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  9. Earthquake (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Using previously unseen footage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, shows what happened in the first moments after the earthquake struck and asks if such catastrophes can be predicted. In 15 seconds...

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  10. Vanity Fair (2018)

    Director
    James Strong
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (7 x 60 minutes), £24.99

    Thackeray’s literary classic is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows Becky Sharp as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. Her story...

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