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  1. Room with a View, A (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £19.99

    Film adaptation of the novel by E.M. Forster about an innocent Edwardian girl travelling in Italy who has her eyes opened to real life and romance. DVD Extras: Remastered; Commentary from Simon Callow,...

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  2. British Museum's 2012 Theatre of the World Exhibition

    Date
    26 May 2011, 16:08
    Author
    Eve-Marie
    Post Type
    Post

    Just two weeks ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, the British Museum will be opening its 'London 1612: Shakespeare's Theatre of the World' exhibition. The show aims to explore the role of the capital as an...

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  3. BBC Acting Series, The (2006)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 6 x 60 minutes), 19.99 each or £99.99 the set

    A series of six 60-minute programmes featuring leading actors discussing and demonstrating different styles of acting. Individual programmes are acting in film - Michael Caine; acting in opera - Jonathan...

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  4. Audience with Charles Dickens, An (1996 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (125 minutes)

    Simon Callow re-enacts the public readings given by Charles Dickens, reading extracts from five of the most popular Dickens novels. The readings aim for an accurate re-creation of Dickens’s style - costume...

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  5. Mystery of Charles Dickens, The (2002)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 90 minutes), £16.99 (inclusive)

    A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...

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  6. England, My England: The Story of Henry Purcell (2010)

    Director
    Tony Palmer
    Subject
    Drama; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 152 minutes), £13.49

    A dramatisation of the life and times of Henry Purcell. Little is known about the enigmatic composer, but director Tony Palmer makes up for this by contextualising his story in late 17th Century England, and...

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  7. Theatreland (2009)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £19.99

    This programme follows the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s busy daily life from the front of house team dealing with the public, to the production teams backstage working to get a new production up and running,...

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  8. Big Clock, The (1948)

    Director
    John Farrow
    Subject
    Film studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 96 minutes), £18.00

    Overworked true crime magazine editor George Stroud has been planning a vacation for months. However, when his boss, the tyrannical media tycoon Earl Janoth insists he skips his holidays, Stroud resigns in...

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  9. Great Authors: Charles Dickens (2003)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 510 minutes (3 discs)), £29.99

    A 3-part DVD set exploring the life, times and work of Charles Dickens, using a mixture of drama and dramatised documentary from the BBC archives. His is a fascinating story - from rags to riches, complete...

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  10. Theatreland

    Date
    24 Jul 2013, 09:59
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Theatreland: Behind the Scenes at London’s Theatre Royal, Haymarket. GB. DVD. 2009. 480 minutes. £9.99 About the reviewer: Mark Taylor-Batty is Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of...

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