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  1. Nuclear War in Britain: Home Front Civil Defence Films (2012)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 284 minutes), £24.99

    A compilation of public information films made by the British government between 1951 and 1987, many of which have not been available for public viewing for many years. The DVD includes the following films:...

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  2. Nuclear Scare Stories of the Cold War (2004)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £12.99

    A compilation of chilling civil defence films from the 1950s and 1960s, instructing American citizens how to survive if a nuclear war broke out.

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  3. Duck & Cover and More (2003)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 67 minutes), $9.99

    A compilation of five nuclear information films produced in the USA during the Cold War.

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  4. Wartime Britain (2002)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 min), £14.95

    A collection of five short films reflecting life in Britain during World War II.

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  5. New Lot, The (2002)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 42 min), £18.95

    An AKS training film that was lost for 50 years and rediscovered by the National Film Archive of India. Written by Peter Ustinov and Eric Ambler, it takes 5 very different new recruits, with all their vocal...

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  6. Real Dads Army (2002)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £16.95

    Four films depicting various aspects of recruiting and training the Home Guard (Dad’s Army) during World War 2.

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  7. Charley Says: The Best Public Information Films in the World (2001)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £14.99

    More than 150 public information films made between the 1950s and 1980s by the Central Office Of Information. They were shown in the breaks between television programmes and warned the public about a range...

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  8. Good Taste and Common Sense (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Design; History; Sociology
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 76 min., 2004 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

    Six selected official British government information films showing how Britain has been portrayed over the 60 years: 1: Insight - Terence Conran (1981, 14 min): traces the success of Terence Conran’s...

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  9. Protect and Survive (1976 Video)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 93 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    In the 1970s the British government secretly prepared a series of information films to tell the public how to prepare for nuclear war. They would be shown on television if a nuclear exchange seemed...

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  10. Minis Make Money (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 76 min., 2000 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

    Seven selected official British government information films showing how Britain has been portrayed over the last 60 years: 1) Opus (1967, 27 min): an impressionistic survey of the arts in Britain in the...

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