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  1. Art of France (2017)

    Subject
    Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

    Three episode series tracing the history of French art, presented by art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon. Beginning with the arrival of Classicism and the Age of Enlightenment, the series proceeeds through the...

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  2. Russia 1917: Countdown to the Revolution (2017)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    BBC documentary looking at how Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin took control of Russia in just a few months in 1917. Dramatic re-enactments bring to life clashes, seminal speeches and the storming of the Winter...

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  3. Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here (2013)

    aka: Industrial Revolution, The

    Producer
    Charles Colville
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Professor Jeremy Black presents this documentary which attempts to explain why the Industrial Revolution happened in Britain, rather than France, Germany or even the United States. Professor Black discusses...

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  4. Genius of Inventions, The (2013)

    Producer
    Dominic Crossley-Holland
    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £780.00

    This series takes twelve inventions and explores how they have changed the way people live. They explain how these inventions came about, from sparks of genius to steady incremental improvements, and...

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  5. Russian Revolution and Fascism in Colour, The (2013)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 180 minutes), £17.83

    RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN COLOUR Cold, hungry and disillusioned, the Russian factory workers of Petrograd staged a demonstration about a lack of bread during the winter of 1917. Incredibly, this small show of...

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  6. October: The Russian Revolution (2012)

    Director
    Gilles Dellanoy
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 45 minutes), $7.49

    Commentary and archival footage explore the causes of the Russian Revolution, the theory and practice of Communism and the progress of the revolution up to the death of Lenin. French Channel 80 Documentary...

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  7. Filthy Cities (2011)

    Producer
    Sam Starbuck
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

    Presenter Dan Snow traces the evolution of three of the world’s major cities, from the perspective of their unhygienic pasts, looking at how Paris, London and New York have evolved into paradigms of the...

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  8. Fred Dibnah’s World of Steel, Steam and Stone - Part 1 (2006)

    Subject
    Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 174 minutes), £19.99

    A series of 6 30-minute programmes in which the late Lancastrian steeplejack Fred Dibnah traces the development of industrialisation in Britain.

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  9. World Revolutions for Students, Series (7 Parts) (2005)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes each), £158 (set) £32.00 (each)

    This series of 7 programmes examines the underlying causes and dramatic effects associated with revolutions throughout world history. It explores the revolutionary philosophies and strategies of world...

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  10. World in Arms, A (3 Parts) (2005)

    aka: War Against Napoleon - A War in Arms

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 147 minutes), £14.99

    A 3-part television series depicting the story of the war between Britain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the first ‘world war’ - as empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that...

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