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  1. Celebrating Dickens (2012)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    This documentary, presented by Professor John Mee, explores the life and career of Charles Dickens in his various guises: the author, the public performer, the philanthropist, the celebrity, the boy and the...

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  2. Daniel Deronda (2011)

    Director
    Tom Hooper
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 207 minutes), £19.99

    A television drama based on the novel by George Eliot, adapted by Andrew Davies. It is the story of the eponymous 19th century man, a Jew who reluctantly enters a marriage of convenience with an anti-Semitic...

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  3. Sense and Sensibility (2008)

    Director
    John Alexander
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

    A production of Jane Austen’s novel adapted for BBC television by Andrew Davies.

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  4. Little Dorrit (2008)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 480 minutes), £34.99

    A television version of the novel by Charles Dickens adapted into fourteen episodes by Andrew Davies. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence...

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  5. Bleak House (2006)

    Director
    Susanna White; Justin Chadwick
    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 480 minutes), £24.99

    A faithful television dadaptation with a contemporary edge. At its heart is the story of the icily beautiful Lady Dedlock, who nurses a dark secret, and the merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn, who seeks to uncover...

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  6. Pride and Prejudice (1995) (2000)

    Director
    Simon Langton
    Producer
    Sue Birtwistle
    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 327 minutes), £19.99

    Andrew Davies’ adaptation of the Jane Austen romantic novel, filmed in English stately homes and country cottages. The DVD includes a short ‘behind-the-scenes’ documentary.

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  7. Middlemarch (1994)

    Director
    Anthony Page
    Producer
    Louis Marks
    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 375 minutes), £24.99 (retail)

    George Eliot’s saga of love, disillusionment and blackmail in 19th-century England, adapted by Andrew Davies. Dorothea misguidedly marries the Rev. Edward Casaubon, whilst Dr Lydgate finds his ideals...

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  8. Screening ‘Middlemarch’ (1994)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 minutes), £70.50

    A video-based resource pack, planned and edited by the British Film Institute’s education staff. The video analyses one sceen, looking at some of the decisions made in its production; compares a chapter of...

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  9. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1991)

    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 250 minutes), £14.99

    The discovery of Melpham Idol, a pagan phallic figure, in the coffin of a disinterred Bishop becomes the most important archaeological find of the century, a discovery that changes the course of scholarship...

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  10. Othello (2004) (Television)

    Director
    Susan Shaw
    Producer
    Susan Shaw
    Subject
    Drama

    Television arts documentary series. Marking the 400th anniversary of Othello, the programme explores interpretations and performance history of the play. Includes extracts from the Royal Shakespeare...

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