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Ken Russell at the BBC (2008)

Director

Ken Russell

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 477 minutes), £29.95

Collection of six films made by Ken Russell for the BBC in the 1960s: ELGAR (1962); THE DEBUSSY FILM (1965); ALWAYS ON SUNDAY (1965); ISADORA DUNCAN (1966); DANTE’S INFERNO (1967) and SONG OF SUMMER...

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Much Ado About Nothing (2005 Radio)

Series

Play of the Week (BBC World Service)

Director

David Hitchinson

Adapted for radio by Paul Brennen, this production of the play is interspersed with interviews with theatre directors, critics and actors including The Daily Telegraph critic Charles Spencer, Cheek by Jowl...

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Tess (2013)

Director

Roman Polanski

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 164 minutes), £19.99

Restoration of Roman Polanski’s acclaimed 1979 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles. This is the first time that TESS has been available in High Definition. Nastassja Kinski...

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Ken Russell: The Great Passions: Always on Sunday; Isadora; Dante’s Inferno (2016)

Director

Ken Russell

Subject

Art; Dance; Literature; Television studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes + 64 minutes + 88 minutes), £29.99

This collection brings together three films from 1965-7. The collection opens with ALWAYS ON SUNDAY (1965) a dramatized examination of the painter Henri Rousseau. ISADORA, THE BIGGEST DANCER IN THE WORLD...

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The Derby

Date released

26 May 1955

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1355A

NoS ID

020090

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The 1955 Derby. DESCRIPTION: The great Classic Race run on Epsom Downs. SHOTLIST: CU of jockey hat and riding crop. GVs of Epsom racecourse and stands. GVs from stand. LS of the Royal...

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Merry Wives of Windsor, The (2012 Video)

Director

Philip Breen

Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 modern dress production of The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Philip Breen. Desmond Barrit is Falstaff.

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Merry Wives of Windsor, The (2012 Video)

Director

Philip Breen

Video recording (mixed recording, 4 cameras) of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 modern dress production of The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Philip Breen. Desmond Barrit is Falstaff.

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William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1996 Film, Video)

aka: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Producer

Baz Luhrmann; Gabriella Martinelli

An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet radically interpreting the text, while preserving the verse. Set in a futuristic Verona, the film uses shock cuts, speeded-up trick motion, and a rock music score. Leonardo...

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History of Advertising General : 1950 - 1970 (2005)

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 120 minutes), £19.99

This 2-DVD compilation of American advertisements from 1950 - 1970 shows how the advent of television altered the advertising landscape, providing a valuable insight into the marketing strategies implemented...

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