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Apius and Virginia by ‘R B’ (198 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 87 min., 1993 sale: £20 +p&p

Based on Chaucer’s ‘Physician’s Tale’, in which a Roman father beheads his only daughter to save her from the lust of a wicked judge, this 1560’s ‘heroine’ play is a quintessentially English...

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Rbg

aka: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Director

Julie Cohen; Betsy West

Subject

Law; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £9.99

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the...

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Justice for the Shrewsbury Pickets (2011)

Subject

Law; Politics & government

Distribution

Available on BetaSP/DVcam videotape

A film re-examining the political events surrounding the arrest of 24 Shrewsbury building workers and the imprisonment of three of them, six months after the successful 1972 building workers’ strike. The...

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Dreyfus Affair, The (1983 Video)

Director

Peter Coltman

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 36 min., 1999 sale: £17.50 (+VAT +p&p)

An account of and assessment of a miscarriage of justice which divided French society and the effects of which are still felt today. Looks at the Dreyfus case of alleged espionage, how it became the...

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Rise and Rise of Bill Gates, The (1994 Video)

Producer

Brian Davies

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min., 1994 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A report on Bill Gates of Microsoft and his management style. Although his company has amassed him a huge personal fortune, recently he has fallen foul of some of his main competitors who accuse him of...

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Toulouse: Money and Power and Provincial France (1990 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In the 16th century the University of Toulouse trained lawyers for the local parliament, the Royal Courts of Justice, while the merchants of Toulouse created one of the wealthiest cities in France by trading...

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Sara’s Story

Subject

Social Studies; Women’s studies

Based on real-life accounts by women survivors, this distinctive and engaging animation short provides reliable information on the causes and possible impacts of Female Genital Mutilation. The video, made...

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Concept of Freedom, The (2 Parts) (1984 Video)

Subject

Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 50 min.

Part 2: On the analysis of freedom, not only is the notion of desert undermined, but also that of justice and many of our attitudes to others and ourselves. It undermines both the possibility of reconciling...

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Senile Dementia (1986 Video)

aka: Silent Epidemic, The

Producer

John Willis

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

Describes a case of senile dementia by showing the position of one housewife, Jackie Drake, who looks after her young daughter and her 67-year-old mother who suffers from the condition. Covers her fight to...

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Why Civil Liberties? (1994 Video)

Director

Billy Ridger

Producer

Billy Ridger

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 70 min., 1995 sale: £30.00 (+VAT and p&p)

Introduction to rights and civil liberties. Seven 10-minute video triggers using documentary and drama to explore rights and liberties, miscarriages of justice (M11 protest), freedom of expression, racism,...

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