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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

John Romer explores the influence of ancient eastern civilisations. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in what now is Iraq, were rumoured to be part of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar. Today, scientists believe...

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Rape of Lucrece, The (2006 Video)

Director

Gregory Doran

A workshop presentation of The Rape of Lucrece adapted and edited by John Barton and Gregory Doran.

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Ocean Sound This Week No.106: Programme 106 of a weekly news and sports review (1988)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO.106 Programme 106 of a weekly news and sports review called OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK; broadcast by independent radio station OCEAN SOUND on 6th November 1988. Presented by PETE WARDMAN....

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Chronicle: A Glimpse of TV Heaven

Date

21 Jun 2017, 17:08

Author

Ben Hodson

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Commissioned by the BBC in 1966, Chronicle was a groundbreaking archaeological series that would be on the air for the next twenty-five years. Don Henson, University of York, looks at the history and...

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

Explores the birth of the image of "The New Man" in human history. Delving into the legends of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, John Romer demostrates how these monuments projected a...

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

Author and archaeologist, John Romer, contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders, exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder, the Pyramids. He then focuses his attention on...

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Pharos of Alexandria (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

John Romer ventures to the sites of two ancient cities created by Alexander the Great - cities that were considered among the most beautiful and unusual the world has ever seen. He also explores the culture...

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Coriolanus (2002 Video)

Director

David Farr

A video recording, using a single fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2002 touring production of Coriolanus. Directed by David Farr with Greg Hicks as Coriolanus.

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Winter’s Tale, The (2009 Video)

Director

David Farr

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2009 production of The Winter’s Tale directed by David Farr. Greg Hicks is Leontes.

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Station Eleven (2021 Television)

aka: Station 11

Director

Helen Shaver; Lucy Tcherniak; Jeremy Podeswa; Hiro Murai

Post-apocalyptic nine-part mini series adapted from the novel by Emily St. John Mandel. It tells the story of Kirsten Raymonde and her Shakespeare troupe, the Travelling Symphony, whose motto is ‘Survival...

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