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  1. Shadow of a Gunman (2004)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 90minutes), $24.95

    An American television production of O’Casey’s play, writtten in 1923. It is a tragi-comedy set in a squalid Dublin tenement in 1920. Portrays the life of some obscure people during the time of the...

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  2. Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? (1995 Video)

    Director
    Donald Taylor Black
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 124 min., 1996 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

    Examines the struggle of the Irish people to create an Irish cinema, and why the familiar cinematic images of Ireland have been created in Britain and Hollywood. Includes interviews with Neil Jordan, Jim...

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  3. Great Famine, The (1995 Video)

    Director
    Pete Lawrence
    Producer
    John Percival
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Tells of the devastating famine suffered by the Irish rural poor from 1845 to 1851, which led to over a million deaths. 1: Examines the social background of the Irish ‘potato culture’ and looks at the...

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  4. When Ireland Starved: An Gorta Mór, The Great Famine (1992)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 98 minutes), 14.99 Euros

    This four part series examines the causes and effects of poverty in Ireland, which led to the Great Famine of the 1840s, during which around a million people died. The episodes are as follows: 1. Causes of...

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  5. Suspect Community: An Investigation into the Operation of the Pta (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Law; Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

    An examination of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) since its introduction in 1974. Focusses on its repressive effects on the Irish community in Britain. The tape moves between the experiences of people...

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  6. Being White (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Psychology; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

    Few white people whatever their cultural background describe themselves as being white, but take for granted both their skin colour and the advantages it brings in a society which has defined ‘normal’ as...

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  7. Wish You Weren’t Here: Reading Race Through Edwardian Postcards (1998 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, 36 slides. col., 1998 sale: £20.00 (inclusive)

    A slide-based taching pack looking at recent debates about race and representation through a detailed study of images of Jewish, black and Irish people in late Victorian and Edwardinan postcards. The study...

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  8. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 5-8

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2175 minutes), £35.99

    In this 15-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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  9. Great British Railway Journeys: Series 1-4

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2784 minutes), £32.50

    In this 19-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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  10. Sustaining the Success of Festivals & Events: A Global Look at the Next 50 Years (2007)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1), $25.00

    On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Festival & Events Organisation, an international panel of event professionals was assembled to help look ahead to the next fifty years. They...

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