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  1. Orpheus Redevivus: The Songs of Thomas Campion (1976 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Bowen
    Subject
    English language and literature; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 42 min.

    R. H. Wells sings and accompanies on lute the songs of Thomas Campion, explaining their poetry, musical style and their place in the Elizabethan England.

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  2. Winter Journey, A (1976)

    Director
    Clive Gunnell
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £10.00

    Clive Gunnell’s film depicts an incident in Thomas Hardy’s novel ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ during which Tess goes on a long walk through the Dorset countryside looking for her husband. The film...

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  3. Way of the World, The (5 Parts) (1975 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Duguid
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x 52 min, 1 x 106 min.

    Five Restoration comedies adapted for television. 1: By Sir John Vanbrugh. 2: By Thomas Shadwell. 3: By Sir John Vanbrugh. 4: By Sir Charles Sedley. 5: By William Congreve, adapted by Robin Chapman. With...

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  4. T S Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’: A Poem of Hope (1973 Audio)

    Director
    N.C. Collins
    Producer
    N.C. Collins
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 60 min.

    Professor Harold Brooks questions those views which see Eliot’s poem as one of despair and horror. He indicates the three main planes on which Eliot handles his criticism of modern society, and takes the...

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  5. Wessex Tales (1973)

    Director
    Gavin Millar; Michael Tuchner
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £19.99

    This six-part collection of adaptations of the works of Thomas Hardy was originally broadcast in the UK in 1973. The first episode was Hardy’s THE WITHERED ARM. Subsequent episodes include FELLOW TOWNSMAN,...

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  6. Dylan Thomas Memoir, A (1972)

    Producer
    Bailey Silleck
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 28 minutes), $69.00

    Caitlin Thomas’ frank reminiscences of life with her volatile husband provide insight into his personality and dedication to the craft of poetry. Thomas’ poetry readings narrate much of the film; the...

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  7. Under Milk Wood (1971)

    Director
    Andrew Sinclair
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 88 minutes), £17.99 (wide screen) £19.99 (definitive)

    Adaption of Dylan’ Thomas’ last play, set in the mythical Welsh village of Llareggub, following the thoughts and actions of its inhabitants during the course of a single day. Based on the radio play. The...

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  8. Four Modern Poets (197)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

    Laurence Lerner of Sussex University talks about the background of four poets and poems - T. S. Eliot "Prelude"; W. H. Auden "The Shield of Achilles"; W. B. Yeats "Lapis Lazuli"; Wallace Stevens "Of Heaven...

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  9. Thomas Hardy 1 (197)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

    One of a series of audiotaped discussions which show literary criticism as a living, evolving interchange. This discussion is between I. Gregor of the University of Kent and D. Lodge of Birmingham University.

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  10. Thomas Hardy 2 (197)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

    One of a series of audiotaped discussions which show literary criticism as a living, evolving interchange. This discussion is between Melvyn Bragg (writer and broadcaster) and R. Gittings (poet, playwright...

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