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Review by the Queen - For Valour

Date released

28 Jun 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1412A

NoS ID

021021

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Inspects Vc’s. DESCRIPTION: Three hundred men of supreme valour marched on to Parade in Hyde Park for the Review by the Queen of holders of the Victoria Cross. Since the...

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Mother Courage (2000)

Subject

Drama

A 2-camera recording of a new translation of Brecht’s MOTHER COURAGE by Lee Hall, performed at the New Ambassador’s Theatre in May 2000 by Shared Experience. "What is a performance of MOTHER COURAGE...

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Children of Courage awards (1990)

Genre

News report

Mark Phillips reporting on the annual Children of Courage awards organised by Womens Own to be awarded at Westminster Abbey by the Duchess of York. Includes interviews with the magazine’s Tony Warner;...

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Brecht on Stage (1991 Video)

Producer

Amanda Willett

Subject

Drama

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Professor Hans Mayer worked closely with Brecht on the original production of ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’. In this programme he discusses how ‘Mother Courage’ was staged and the work of Brecht...

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Brecht’s Songs (1991 Audio)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

out of distribution, Audiocassette. ? min., 1998 sale: £10.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the importance of Brecht’s songs in their dramatic context with epecial emphasis on ‘Mother Courage’. Includes a discussion of how Brecht composed ‘The Alabama Song’ with Kurt Weill.

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Theater of War (2010)

Director

John W Walter

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 95 minutes), £23.99

From research to rehearsal to opening night in 2006, THEATER OF WAR offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how leading actors prepare for their roles. As Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tony Kushner, and Public...

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Mother: Caring for Seven Billion (2011)

aka: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

Director

Christophe Fauchere

Subject

Development studies; Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £39.50

Since the 1960s world population has nearly doubled and now tops seven billion. Population growth, though little discussed, is putting an unprecedented burden on the planet’s life systems. This film brings...

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Brecht: A Man’s a Man (1962)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 27 minutes), £150.00

Eric Bentley - historian, playwright, drama critic and leading Brecht scholar - introduces scenes from his translation of Bertolt Brecht’s play-with-songs "Mann Ist Mann" ("A Man’s A Man.") The...

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Gulf war honours awarded (1991)

Genre

Interview; News report

Helen Costello reports on the honours given today for oustanding service and courage during the Gulf War. SAS Corporal David Dembury(?) was awarded a posthumous medal, his mother Maureen expresses her pride....

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The Derby

Date released

7 Jun 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1409A

NoS ID

020989

Story no

3 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Derby 1956. DESCRIPTION: The 177th Renewal of the Derby Stakes on Epsom Downs. SHOTLIST: GV stands. Sir Gordon Richards. Toppers. SCU beer drinkers. Picnic parties. Bookmakers. Royal...

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