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100 Years of the Raf (2018)

aka: 100 Years of the Royal Air Force

Producer

Richard Jukes; Jones Richard

Subject

Aviation

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £7.99

Since its creation in 1918, the Royal Air Force has developed and responded to ever changing demands, and has embraced new technologies too. This documentary, narrated by Sir Martyn Lewis, celebrates a...

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Private Joseph Kay (2018)

Director

Matt Kay

Subject

History; Literature

Jackie Kay’s poem Private Joseph Kay is dedicated to her grandfather who fought at the Somme. This short film, made by award-winning director Matthew Kay, responds to the poem and the themes it raises. [7...

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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

Director

Peter Jackson

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £9.99

Using state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more than a 100-years old, Jackson’s film brings to life the people who can best tell this story: the men who fought in the...

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Eighties, The (2017)

Producer

Tom Hanks; Gary Goetzman; Mark Herzog

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 344 minutes), £12.24

Produced by Emmy-award winning Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, ‘The Eighties’ is the third series in the acclaimed documentary strand chronicling American society and popular culture in the...

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Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, The (2017)

Director

Ken Burns; Lynn Novick

Subject

American Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1080 minutes), £69.95

This 18-hour documentary offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most divisive and controversial events in American history: the Vietnam War. Episodes include: 1-Déjà vu (1858-1961): After a century of...

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Beautiful Devils (2017 Television)

Director

James Marquand

Producer

Andrew Loveday; Michael Loveday; Terry Loveday; Craig Tuohy

Subject

Drama; Psychology; Shakespeare; Women’s studies

In this modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Othello, Oz (Othello) is great friends with Ivan (Iago) and they are both music producers. When a lucrative recording contract prompts Oz to sever ties with...

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Shakespeare and War (2017 Audio)

aka: To the Battle He Came

Producer

Richard Paul

Subject

Psychiatry; Shakespeare; Social sciences

Actor and US Army veteren, William Wolfert sheds examines the spoken words of soldiers in Shakespeare’s texts in order to shed light on how war affects men and women who serve. This exploration is the...

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Henry IV, Part 2 (2017 Audio)

Subject

Shakespeare

Following the loss of England’s French territories, Henry VI is plagued by power struggles, insubordination and threats to his monarchy. Part of a trilogy of plays, Emma Smiths asks whether it’s still...

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Mustine (2017)

Subject

Chemistry; Medical sciences

Podcast. This programme explains how the use of sulfur mustard, or mustard gas - a blister-causing agent used as a weapon during World War I - led to some of the earliest trials for anti-cancer drugs. [7...

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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey: Special Archival Edition (2017)

Producer

Sidney Bernstein

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £29.99

This is the first ever DVD / Blu-ray release of Imperial War Museum’s German Concentration Camps Factual Survey. This hugely important film documents the liberation of Belsen and other concentration camp...

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