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Century of Fairground Memories, A

Synopsis
Tells the stories of show people’s lives and culture, and how it has changed over the last hundred years. Individual recollections are combined with contemporary and old film footage, photographs and memorabilia from the University of Sheffield’s National Fairground Arhive and other sources.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
2000
Subjects
History
Keywords
fairgrounds; oral history

Online availability

URI
http://jiscmediahub.ac.uk/
Price
academic subscription
Delivery
Download

Credits

Producer
Claire Allam

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£15.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
27 minutes
Year
2014

Distributor

Name

JISC MediaHub

Notes
NB. As of 1 September 2016, the Jisc MediaHub subscription service is no longer available. However, all the multimedia content that Jisc has licensed for use by higher and further education institutions, which is currently accessed via the MediaHub subscription, is available through a new service, MediaPlus, at http://mediaplus.alexanderstreet.com.
Name

University of Sheffield Learning & Teaching Services

Web
http://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/browse/category.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=114 External site opens in new window
Phone
0114 22 20401
Address
New Spring House (Ground Floor)
231 Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2GW
United Kingdom
Notes
LeTS holds a back catalogue of high quality educational video programmes it has produced, all of which are available in DVD format. The 100+ titles cover most academic subject areas and contain valuable sequences in the form of animations and demonstrations. The DVDs are available to purchse from the university’s online store.

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