Clipbank - History

Synopsis

A series of five history TV-ROMs each presenting free-standing clips from the ITN news archive, to support specific topics in the history curriculum at Key Stage 3 and 4.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2002

Year of production

2002

Uses

Age 11 upwards

Subjects

History

Keywords

Cold War; television news; Vietnam war; World War 1; World War II; United States of America

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Format

Hybrid

Price

£35.25 each

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

30-40 mins each

Year

2003

Sections

Title

Vietnam War, The

Synopsis

Vietnam War TV-ROM contains between 30 and 40 minutes of video clips fromthe ITN archive, text, links to selected websites plus two lesson plans for use with 11- to 14-year-olds and 14- to 16-year-olds respectively.

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400021

Title

USA 1919-1980

Synopsis

This disk features 30-40 minutes of ITN archive footage of the USA between 1919 and 1980, the raw responses of news journalists, extracts from purposeful programmes by government filmmakers and documentaries reflecting the spirit of the time. Text sets the historical context of each clip and its provenance given, so it can be evaluated critically.

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400014

Title

Cold War 1945-69, The

Synopsis

This disk features 30-40 minutes of ITN archive footage of the Cold War, the raw responses of news journalists, extracts from programmes made by government filmmakers and documentaries reflecting the spirit of their times. Text sets the historical context of each clip and its provenance given, so it can be evaluated critically. With each clip there are screens giving background information and links to useful websites.

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400013

Title

World War 1, Nazi Germany and Europe 1919-1939

Synopsis

This disk features 30-40 minutes of ITN World War 1 and Nazi Germany archive footage, the raw responses of news journalists, extracts from purposeful programmes from government filmmakers and documentaries reflecting the spirit of their times. Text sets the historical context of each clip and its provenance given, so it can be evaluated critically.

Title

World War 2

Synopsis

This disk features 30-40 minutes of ITN World War 2 archive footage, the raw responses of news journalists, extracts from purposeful programmes from government filmmakers and documentaries reflecting the spirit of their times. Text sets the historical context of each clip and its provenance given, so it can be evaluated critically.

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400012

Sponsor

Name

Channel 4 Video

Web

http://www.channel4.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7396 4444

Fax

020 7306 8350

Address

124 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 2TX

Distributor

Name

4 Learning

Notes

Channel 4 Learning has now closed. This used to be the educational broadcasting arm of Channel 4. The online shop sold educational DVDs and CD-ROMs for use in primary and secondary schools.