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  1. Spartans, The (2002)

    Subject
    Classical studies; History

    This series chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen. Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of Spartan life. (141 minutes)

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  2. Old Hands: British Labour Camps 1929-1939 (1999)

    Subject
    Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 35 minutes), £25.00

    Exposes the history of the remote labour camps for the unemployed which were set up and run by successive British governments between 1929 and 1939. David Colledge, a Leeds social historian, acts as the...

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  3. Christopher’s Movie Matinée: Haphazard Adventures in Flower Power Cinema (1968)

    Director
    Mort Ransen
    Subject
    History; Social Studies

    In 1968, in Yorkville (Toronto), the NFB provided a group of hippies with cameras, film and a few NFB film crew members so they could make a film illustrating their lives and their world. The footage they...

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  4. Art, Design and Empire

    Subject
    Art; Design; History

    What could be more British than a nice cup of tea? Fish and Chips? The Union Jack? David Dabydeen discusses the influence of Empire on British art and design.

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  5. Country Houses

    Subject
    Architecture; Design; History

    This film looks at the development of British country houses and gardens over 400 years, since the time of Henry VIII.

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