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  1. Royal Navy in the 1940s: The War Years (2014)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

    Compilation of Royal Navy films from the 1940s, including the 947 Royal Naval Review in the Firth Of Clyde with over 100 ships, the combined RAF and Royal Navy Exercises of 1948 and the Combined Western...

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  2. British Home Front, The: First World War 1914 - 1918 (2014)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 153 minutes), £13.95

    For the first time ever on DVD, a comprehensive impression of life on the British Home Front during the First World War and the very varied roles and responsibilities shouldered by British citizens during a...

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  3. British Train Disasters, 1914 - 1975 (2013)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 145 minutes), £14.99

    This is a compilation of newsreel reports from the British Movietone News archive. It is a comprehensive round up of items reporting on 76 disasters, mostly from the era of steam locomotion, with causes...

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  4. British Circus, The: 1898 - 1972 (2013)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 181 minutes), £19.99

    This compilation of films presents a comprehensive overview of the British Circus starting with 1898 footage of the Barnum and Bailey Circus arriving in Sunderland. Many circus companies are subsequently...

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  5. Public Information Films of the British Home Front: The First World War (2013)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £16.99

    This release brings together a collection of information films during World War I, made in order to promote co-operation and support among civilians. More than 25 official cartoons, trailers and short films...

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  6. British Space Programme: Projects Cancelled 1962 (2012)

    Subject
    History; Space science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 76 minutes), £11.99

    Whilst the achievements and exploits of the Soviets and Americans in space exploration are well documented, the story of the British Space Programme is much less well known. Beginning in 1962 with the...

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  7. 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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  8. This Sceptred Isle: Day Trips in Britain 1940s to 1970s - The Films of Harold Baim (2012)

    Director
    Harold Baim
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 365 minutes), £15.99

    Spanning the 30 years from 1944 to 1974, THIS SCEPTRED ISLE includes over a dozen archive travelogues as filmed by celebrated quota quickie B-movie producer Harold Baim.

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  9. Keep Calm and Carry on: News Reports from the British Home Front 1939-1945 (2011)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 482 minutes), £19.99

    Compilation of newsreels from the Second World War reporting on the activities on the Home Front. Among the eight hours’ worth of material are items on the evacuation of children, air raids, gas mask...

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  10. Britain in Colour in the 1930s (2011)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £14.99

    This release features a collection of short films and newreels from the Pathé Pictorial archive which were colourised using hand stencilling techniques. The featured films are as follows: A SHROPSHIRE GEM,...

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