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Bancrofts at the Prince of Wales’s Theatre, The, 1865-1880 (1994 Multimedia)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, 50 slides. b&w & col.

Chiefly associated with the mild domestic realism of Tom Robertson’s comedies, Marie Wilton and Squire Bancroft with their distinctive brand of ‘wholesome fare’ attracted middle-class audiences, first...

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Albert Memorial, The (2 Parts) (1991 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, 2 x 24 slides., 2000 sale: £40.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) both sets

2: Slides of all the major free-standing statues on the Albert Memorial, as well as reliefs and mosaic work, featuring the sculptures of H H Armstead, Henry Weekes, John Lawlor, John Bell and William Theed.

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Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) (1950)

Director

Michael Gordon

Producer

Stanley Kramer

Subject

Drama; French studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 113 minutes), £3.99

Adaptation of the 19th-century play by Edmond Rostand based on the 17th-century Savinian Cyrano de Bergerac, who suffers when his love for cousin Roxanne remains unrequited. Music by Dimitri Tiomkin.

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Moving Memories (1990 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 55 min., £12.99 (inclusive)

A compilation from the unique collection of the North West Film Archive containing films of the region. Shows 1) a children’s outing from Altringcham to Mobberley (1909); 2) the London to Manchester ariel...

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This Sceptred Isle (1999 Audio)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, 20 audiocassettes. 1740 min. 28 Compact discs. 1740 min., 2001 sale: £10.99 (+p&p) each part 2001 sale: £50.00 (+p&p) 20th century subset on cassette 2001 sale: £75.00 (+p&p) 20th century subset on CD 2001 sale: £89.95 (+p&p) complete set on cassette 2001 sale: £150.00 (+p&p) complete set on CD

An account of the nation from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the end of the 20th century, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee. Features extracts from Winston Churchill’s ‘A history of...

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David Starkey - Monarchy Series 3 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

David Starkey’s third series examining the relationship of the English Monarchy with the people, laws, and land throughout history. Programme 1. THE RETURN OF THE KING. Starting in 1660 with the return...

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David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

aka: Elizabeth

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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