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Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25...
This three disc set is a special edition released to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act, July 1984. Disc 1 features VIDEO NASTIES: DRACONIAN DAYS. Nucleus Films’ acclaimed...
Dr Patrick F. Wallace, former Director of the National Museum, discusses finds from excavations from Dublin, which is one of the world’s best preserved Viking towns. [7 minutes]
A film portrait of Tony Benn, the longest serving Labour MP in history, made shortly before Benn’s death in 2014. The film features Benn speaking directly to the camera as he addresses the events of his life.
Six acclaimed filmmakers, including Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger and Michael Madsen, each explore the architecture and history of six iconic buildings; the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Library of...
A 2 disc DVD of the National Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which contains the ‘50 Years on Stage’ live gala performance and the two part Arena documentary on the history of the National...
DVD release of the 1964 documentary based on Barbara Tuchman’s book of the same name, which tells the story of the events leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
In this series of three films, archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the ages of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and into the modern day, to discover how we have tried to understand our ancient...
Documentary telling the story of the London Irish Women’s Centre. The film recounts the story of the Centre from its origins in the 1980s to its closure in 2012. Using a creative fusion of montage, archive...
Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world-leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became...
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