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I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) / Siberian Mammoth (2007)

aka: Soy Cuba

Director

Mikhail Kalatozov; Vicente Farraz

Subject

Film studies; Politics & government; Spanish studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 230 minutes), £8.99

A 2-disc set. Disc 1 : I AM CUBA, partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, captures the island just before it made the transition to a post-revolutionary society. Moving from city to country...

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Talking Heads (Complete) (1988)

Director

Alan Bennett; Stuart Burge; Giles Foster; Tristram Powell

Producer

Innes Lloyd

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 428 minutes), £24.99

Twelve short monologues written by Alan Bennett. 1) A CHIP IN THE SUGAR (dir. Stuart Burge): Alan Bennett as a middle-aged man who lives with his mother, and finds her taking up with an old flame; 2) A CREAM...

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Art History II: A Survey of the Western World (12 Parts) (1989 Video)

Producer

Donna Easter

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 x 15 min., 1995 sale: £29.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series surveying European and American art from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Each part concludes with a brief visual quiz.

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Cinema 16: European Short Films (2004)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 210 minutes (films) + 210 minutes (commentary)), £20.00

A selection of 16 short films, including many unseen early works from some of Europe’s greatest directors. Made between 1957 and 2000. All the films are accompanied by commentaries, many given by the...

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World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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Seven Artists (7 Parts) (1979 Video)

Director

David Gladwell; Geoffrey Haydon; John Mansfield; Ian Sharp; Peter West

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £210.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Examines some of the main features of 20th-century art, which is characterised by a multiplicity and profusion of styles. In each film the artist speaks for himself and the narrative follows the creation of...

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Ascent of Man, The (13 Parts) (1973 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Biology; History; Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 650 minutes), £36.99

A classic13-part series in which Jacob Bronowski examines the intellectual, cultural, and scientific breakthroughs in man’s four-million-year evolution. He discusses the importance of new ideas and how...

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People’s Flag, The (5 Parts) (1987)

Director

Chris Reeves

Producer

Lin Solomon

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 300 minutes), £60.00

A series of five programmes offering an alternative socialist history of Britain in the 20th century. Part 1: looks at how the Labour Party developed at a time when the British Empire was still strong. It...

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World Revolutions for Students, Series (7 Parts) (2005)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes each), £158 (set) £32.00 (each)

This series of 7 programmes examines the underlying causes and dramatic effects associated with revolutions throughout world history. It explores the revolutionary philosophies and strategies of world...

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