Birth of a Nation
- Synopsis
- A play made for television that looks at the conflict between the old, authoritarian methods of school teaching and the more relaxed methods favoured by progressive teachers. Features an idealistic master who is prepared to sacrifice his career to change the system. Now available on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the anthology release, TALES OUT OF SCHOOL (qv).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 78 min.
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- Now available on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the anthology release, TALES OUT OF SCHOOL (qv).
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Leland, David; schools; teaching; television drama
Credits
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Writer
- David Leland
- Contributor
- Bruce Myers; Jim Broadbent; Robert Stephens
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £30
- Availability
- Sale Hire
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2011
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £30
- Availability
- Sale Hire
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
Central Independent Television
- Notes
- use Carlton UK Television
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
- Name
Network
- shop@networkonair.com
- Web
- http://networkonair.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01992 657707
- Address
- 19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.
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