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World at War, The: Vol 1 (5 Parts) (1973 Video)

Director

Peter Batty; David Elstein; Hugh Raggett

Producer

Peter Batty; David Elstein; Jeremy Isaacs

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 417 minutes), £24.99

The first six programmes from the seminal 26-part series first shown in 1974, preceded by a programme on the making of the series. 1 THE MAKING OF THE WORLD AT WAR - The story behind the production process...

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First World War, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 597 minutes), £49.99

A 10-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan, Professor of the History of War at Oxford University. Conventional myths of the war as a European conflict are exploded and the human tragedy is placed...

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World in Arms, A (3 Parts) (2005)

aka: War Against Napoleon - A War in Arms

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 147 minutes), £14.99

A 3-part television series depicting the story of the war between Britain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the first ‘world war’ - as empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that...

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Soviet Influence, The: From Turksib to Nightmail (2011)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 163 minutes), £19.99

In the early 1930s, a small number of Soviet propaganda films were shown in Britain that excited filmmakers such as John Grierson, Paul Rotha and Basil Wright - luminaries of the British documentary film...

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Weapons of War

Series name

Warwork News

Issue no

S15/1

NoS ID

156578

Story no

2 / 2

Breakdown of organization and function of Minister of Supply. A complete picture of the weapons and equipment produced by the people to be used by armed forces against the enemy. Shots of men returning from...

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The Divided City

Date released

1959

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

14

NoS ID

349638

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: Travelogue - Berlin. Panning aerial shots: the Mayor’s offices: Emperor William Memorial Church (94): Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, arriving in London on April 21st 1959 for discussion...

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Trouble at the Top, Series 3 (6 Parts) (1999 Video)

Producer

Mary FitzPatrick; Michele Kurland

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 40 min., 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 2000 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series following the personal struggles of business leaders who are confronted with difficult times. 1 (producer Michele Kurland): With the Northamptonshire family shoe manufacturing business failing, Steve...

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Fifty Years of Cinematography

Date released

12 Jun 1944

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

162

NoS ID

156298

Story no

1 / 1

Early development of cinematography: Lumiere, William Fox-Talbot, William Freise-Greene, Edison. Early newsreel (eg: Edward VIII as a child, Mrs Pankhurst). Early stars of the silent screen, Mary Pickford,...

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Itc 50 (2005)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 800 minutes), £24.99

In celebration of ITV’s fiftieth anniversary in 2005, this DVD presents a selection of the best examples of programmes produced by ITC - Lew Grade’s Incorporated Television Company - which produced many...

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Early Russian Cinema (1991 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, 10 videocassettes. VHS. b&w. 45, 55, 58, 55, 45, 94, 95, 104, 100, 72 min., 1995 sale: £165.00 (+p&p) set

An anthology in ten volumes of Russian filmmaking from the early years of the 20th century. The films were rediscoved at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 1989. This selection was made by Ian Christie...

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