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A Royal Occasion: From Victoria to Elizabeth II (2012)

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 287 minutes), £19.99

To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the BFI has put together a collection of films from the the BFI National Archive on a range of royalty-related subjects, beginning as far back as 1896. The...

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Coi Collection: Vol 7: The Queen on Tour (2012)

Subject

Geography; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 234 minutes), £19.99

To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, this seventh compilation of films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) presents colour footage of the Queen and the Royal Family travelling the...

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Century in Sound, The (2000 Audio)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Compact disc. ? min., 2000 sale: £8.99 (inclusive)

A survey of sound recordings from the British National Sound Archive ranging over the whole of the 20th century, in which all the curatorial sections of the NSA are represented: popular music, classical...

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Heat and Dust (1983)

aka: Heat & Dust

Director

James Ivory

Subject

History; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 130 minutes), £19.99

A young historical researcher, inherits letters written by her great aunt Olivia and becomes obsessed with their revelations of her past in colonial India. Flitting between the present-day and the 1920s, the...

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Pantomime in Scotland: A Celebration of Scottish Pantomime on Film

Subject

Drama; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £18.95

Archive silent film from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s with a specially recorded musical soundtrack. Providing a unique insight into a forgotten golden age of pantomime, these films from the collections of the...

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Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD

A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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