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First Emperor, The: The Man Who Made China (2007)

Director

Nic Young

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £17.99

Combining re-enactments, expert commentary, and impressive graphic re-creations, Discovery Channel’s THE FIRST EMPEROR: THE MAN WHO MADE CHINA traces the ingenious and brutal rise of Qin Shi Huang, the...

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History of Ancient Britain - Celtic Britain (2011)

aka: History of Celtic Britain, A

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £20.42

TV historian and archaeologist Neil Oliver tells the story of Britain, before and during the Roman occupation. The 4-part series traces the development of Britain from 1000 BC to 400 AD. It shows how a...

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Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain (2009)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.56

An epic account of the events that have shaped our lives since the end of the Second World War. Using archive and stills, dynamic sequences of Andrew Marr’s journey across Britain, anecdote and analysis,...

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Plantagenets, The (2017)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (180 minutes), £11.99

Professor Robert Bartlett tells the story of England’s most dysfunctional, yet longest-ruling, royal dynasty. Henry II forges a mighty empire encompassing England and much of France. His sons, Richard the...

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Ancient Egyptians

Subject

History

Distribution

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

The four episodes of this television series depict life in ancient Egypt, using dramatisations, state of the art filmmaking and computer images. Based on evidence of real events, "The Battle of Megiddo"...

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Ultrasuede - In Search of Halston (2011)

Director

Whitney Sudler-Smith

Subject

Business studies; Design

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £8.00

Halston, with his signature fabric ultrasuede, was America’s first celebrity designer. At his pinnacle Halston sold his business and his name for a large sum of money but this couldn’t protect him from...

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History of Britain by Simon Schama, A (Set 2) (2002)

aka: Simon Schama - A History of Britain

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 940 minutes), £59.99

The last eight episodes episodeds of Simon Schama’s 15-part history of Britain. The full 15 parts are available together on DVD with extras including two interviews with Simon Schama plus satellite link...

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Ivan the Terrible (2 Parts) (1945 Film, Video)

aka: Ivan Groznyj

Director

Sergei Eisenstein

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

DVD

1 (1944): Story of Tsar Ivan IV - Ivan the Terrible. Begins with his crowning as Tsar of Russia, follows his struggle to consolidate the Russian Empire, freeing it from Eastern domination, through his...

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Fall of Eagles (2004)

Subject

Drama; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 690 minutes), £49.99

The classic1974 BBC dramatisation of the declining years and final collapse of three of the most powerful European dynasties - the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Hohenzollerns - between the mid-19th century and the...

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Your Job in Great Britain (2006)

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 102 minutes), £12.99

From World War Two onwards, thousands of American service personnel were posted to Great Britain. Before they came, they were shown films designed to familiarise themselves with the country and its...

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