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  1. Secrets of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, The (2016)

    Subject
    Music

    Ian Hislop and John Eliot Gardiner present a documentary about the circumstances behind the writing of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. [89 minutes]

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  2. Poetry: Between the Lines - The Romantics (2015)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    Hip-hop artist Akala explores the language, form and themes of the Romantic era, and explores the effect it has had in shaping our society. Among the poets discussed are Wordsworth, Byron, Blake, Shelley and...

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  3. Thomas Chatterton: The Myth of the Doomed Poet (2015)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    Poet Michael Symmons Roberts and Queen guitarist Brian May explore 18th-century poet Thomas Chatterton, whose early death epitomises the image of the "tortured genius".

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  4. Make More Noise: Suffragettes in Silent Film (2015)

    Subject
    Film studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 71 minutes), £19.99

    This compilation combines documentary footage of the suffragettes’ public activities with comedy films of the period. These gloriously anarchic pre-war comedies are full of bright sparks like the Tilly...

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  5. Draw and Play Keep Parkinson’s at Bay (2012)

    Subject
    Medical sciences

    A report on two projects dealing with Parkinson’s disease. The DIPAR project, based at University Medical Centre Groningen in The Netherlands, aims to improve the accuracy of early diagnosis of the...

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  6. Scientific Eye: Life and Living Processes DVD (2012)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £60.00

    10 x 20-minute programmes which showcases the best programmes from the Life and Living Processes units of Channel 4’s Scientific Eye series. These documentary-style programmes explore a broad range of...

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  7. Romantic Spirit, The (2011)

    Director
    Daniel Lander
    Subject
    Arts and Humanities; Literature; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 420 minutes), $39.49

    A fourteen-part documentary television series made in 1983 about the history of the Romantic movement in art,music and literature on 7 DVDs. Individual programmes are: BATTLE OF T HE STAGE- Plays of...

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  8. Perspective on Greatness: The Female Rebellion (2011)

    Subject
    History; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 50 minutes), $7.49

    The history of the Suffragette and the battle for women’s rights during 20th Century America.

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  9. Perspective on Greatness: The Female Rebellion Suffragette (2011)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government; Social Studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 50 minutes), $7.49

    The history of the suffragettes and the battle for women’s rights during 20th century America.

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  10. Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is Possible (2011)

    Subject
    History; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 90 minutes), £15

    In feature length essay form, this documentary traces Sylvia Pankhurst’s ideas, campaigns and political life. The film is packed with facts from primary sources, rare images from museums and archives,...

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