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  1. Troubles in Northern Ireland, The (2012)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 20 minutes), $240.00 (DVD), $216.00 (1 Year Digital Licence)

    For thirty years the words ‘Northern Ireland’ were associated with violence, unrest, political instability and death. Why, and how, did this come about? Was it a religious, economic or political...

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  2. Communism and Football (2010)

    Director
    Sean Hughes
    Producer
    Sean Hughes
    Subject
    History; Politics & government; Sports science
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    Footballers from Russia, Hungary and East Germany recall how the Beautiful Game was manipulated for political ends during the Cold War. Despite the high stakes, many courageous footballers resisted attempts...

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  3. No End in Sight (2008)

    Director
    Charles Ferguson
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 102 minutes), £14.99

    The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling...

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  4. Street Fight (2008)

    Director
    Marshall Curry
    Subject
    Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 81 minutes), £14.99

    STREET FIGHT chronicles the ferocious political clash in 2002 between Cory Booker, a 32-year-old Yale Law School graduate, and long term incumbent Sharpe James, for Mayor of Newark, N.J. Fought in Newark’s...

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  5. End of America, The (2008)

    Director
    Stern Ricki; Annie Sundberg
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £14.99

    Documentary based on The New York Times bestseller of the same name. In an indictment of sweeping policy changes during the Bush years, author Naomi Wolf makes a chilling case that American democracy is...

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  6. Life After Oil (2006)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £15.00

    Recordings of three talks given as part of a course at Schumacher College on the future of energy. David Fleming spoke about re-localisation and the end of oil; Michael Meacher discussed political issues...

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  7. H.G. Wells: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 73 minutes), £10.00

    This CD makes available for the first time all the surviving BBC radio broadcasts of H.G. Wells. The earliest dates from 1931, by which time Wells was already in his sixties and a renowned public figure,...

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  8. Bernard Shaw: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £16.00

    George Bernard Shaw was a prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain, and he used the medium to promote some of his more controversial views, making regular broadcasts over a period of almost 25...

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  9. Hearts and Minds (2005)

    Director
    Peter Davis
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £19.99

    Recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the Vietnam War using archival news footage as well as their own film and interviews. A key theme is how attitudes of American racism and...

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  10. Last Party 2000 (2004)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 89 minutes), £19.99

    An exploration of the state of democracy in the modern day United States of America. Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign...

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