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  1. Mysteries of Egypt (3 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 156 minutes), £19.99

    A box set containing three National Geographic programmes exploring ancient Egypt. 1) EGYPT UNDERWORLD: PATHWAYS TO ETERNITY - archaeologust Dr. Zahi Hawass excavates a mysterious tunnel at the vbottom of...

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  2. Triumph of Life (2010)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 282 minutes), £24.99

    A six-part series on evolution, using a combination of cutting edge model effects and superb wildlife photography. The series shows how living things adapt and use a number of strategies to survive, but that...

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  3. Look at Life: Volume 1 - Transport (2010)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 540 minutes), £14.40

    Fifty-four films from the LOOK AT LIFE series, produced by the Special Features Division Rank Organisation every week for screening in Odeon cinemas between 1960 and 1969. Digitally restored from the...

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  4. Look at Life: Volume 2 - Military (2010)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 450 minutes), £10.80

    Forty-five films from the LOOK AT LIFE series, produced by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation every week for screening in Odeon cinemas between 1960 and 1969. Digitally restored from the...

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  5. Warhol (2010)

    Director
    David Bailey
    Subject
    Art; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 125 minutes), £5.90

    In the 1970s photographer David Bailey made a series of documentaries for ATV, including this film about Andy Warhol. Bailey’s standing and reputation ensured that he was given unprecedented access to the...

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  6. World at War: The Ultimate Restored Edition (2010)

    Director
    Ted Childs; Martin Smith
    Producer
    Peter Batty; Ted Childs; Martin Smith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1949 minutes), £79.99

    Narrated by Laurence Olivier and first broadcast in 1973, this 10 disc edition contains all 26 episodes of the original series. Please note that this version is presented in an aspect ratio of 16:9, which...

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  7. British Air Traffic Control (2010)

    Director
    Peter Watkins
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £14.99

    A collection of archive footage and films investigating the functions, history and techniques of air traffic control procedures in the sixties and seventies, including The CONTROLLERS (1963), an early film...

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  8. Six Degrees Could Change the World (2010)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £4.99

    This programme, produced by National Geographic, explores the potentially disastrous consequences of climate change. Using computer models, satellite measurements, ice core analyses and other methods, the...

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  9. 638 Ways to Kill Castro (2007)

    Director
    Dollan Cannell
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 140 minutes), £17.99

    Poison pens, lethal noxious gases, deadly model aircraft, toxic cigars, baseball grenades and exploding molluscs - just a sample of the hilariously outlandish 638 plots to kill the charismatic Cuban...

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  10. High Hopes (2007)

    Director
    Mike Leigh
    Subject
    Drama; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 116 minutes), £14.99

    A disparate cast of characters swim in and out of each others lives against a background of London and its suburbs, seamlessly orchestrated by director Mike Leigh. DVD extras: Original Theatrical Film (108...

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