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  1. Stone Tape, The (1972 Video)

    Director
    Peter Sasdy
    Producer
    Innes Lloyd
    Subject
    Literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    DVD

    A television adaptation by Peter Sasdy of Nigel Kneale’s classic ghost story, first broadcast in 1972 as ‘a ghost story for Christmas’ and repeated just once, in 1973. A team of scientists, eager to...

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  2. Delius - Song of Summer (1968 Video)

    aka: Song of Summer

    Director
    Ken Russell
    Producer
    Ken Russell
    Subject
    Media studies; Music
    Distribution
    DVD

    Based on Eric Fenby’s memoir ‘Delius as I knew him’, traces the last years of Frederick Delius, and Fenby’s dedication in giving up five years of his life to helping the blind, paralysed composer set...

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  3. Whistle and I’Ll Come to You (1968 Video)

    aka: Oh, Whistle, And I’Ll Come to You, My Lad

    Director
    Jonathan Miller
    Producer
    Jonathan Miller
    Subject
    Literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    DVD

    A television adaptation by Jonathan Miller for the BBC ‘Omnibus’ series, of M R James’s story of the supernatural ‘Oh, whistle, and I’ll come to you, my lad’. A tale of solitude, terror and the...

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  4. Lost Centuries, The (8 Parts) (1968)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History

    An 8-part television series made in 1968 looking at post-Roman Britain from the rise of Christianity and the influence of the later Islamic empires though to the beginning of the Renaissance. The series also...

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  5. Fight for York Minster, The (1967)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Architecture

    A television programme made in 1967 in which Dr Brian Hope-Taylor presents an appeal film for the York Minster restoration fund, using as background footage of his ongoing investigation of the foundations of...

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  6. At Last the 1948 Show (1967)

    Subject
    Television studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 320 minutes), £29.99

    AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW debuted in 1967 and it is now considered a pioneering comedy series. This Collector’s Edition includes all 10 surviving shows, plus two near-complete reconstructions and a partially...

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  7. Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)

    Subject
    Television studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 361 minutes), £29.99

    A madcap sketch show with a cult following, DO NOT... was a huge influence on television comedy. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Eric Idle, with performances and additional material by...

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  8. Cathy Come Home (1966)

    Director
    Ken Loach
    Producer
    Tony Garnett
    Subject
    Drama; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 77 minutes), £15.99

    Dramatised documentary on the inadequacy of welfare and housing facilities in Britain. Through a variety of circumstances a young family in 1960s’ London becomes a ‘problem’ family - Cathy’s husband...

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  9. Who Were the British? (6 Parts) (1965)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History

    A six-part television series made in 1965 looking at the early inhabitants of Britain and the impact of the Romans. Presented by Brian Hope-Taylor with contributions from Glyn Daniel. 38 minutes.

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  10. Francis Bacon at the BBC (1963)

    Subject
    Art

    The BBC Archive celebrates the life and work of Francis Bacon, one of the 20th Century’s greatest artists. This collection is inspired by the retrospective of Bacon’s work at Tate Britain. Complete...

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