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  1. Miners’ Campaign Tapes, The (2009)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £9.74

    These six short films, released for the first time, are a crucial document of a cataclysmic episode of British history 25 years ago. A testament to solidarity and activism, the Miners’ Campaign Tapes...

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  2. 63 Up (2009)

    aka: 7-63 Up

    Director
    Michael Apted
    Producer
    Claire Lewis
    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £5.50

    The original 7 Up, first broadcast in 1964 as a World in Action special, featured children from widely different social backgrounds sharing their hopes and dreams for the future. This unique, groundbreaking...

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  3. Jack Firestein, Only a Bookseller (2009)

    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 55 minutes), £25.00

    Jack Firestein was a bookseller with bookstalls outside the Camden Labour Centre, in Unity Theatre foyer and shops in the East End, Willesden and Soho. He was also a driver to Clive Jenkins, General...

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  4. Design 2 (2008)

    Subject
    Design; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 160 minutes), £24.99

    The DVD features six 26-minute programmes from the second DESIGN series that places the art of design in its sociological and technological context. The programmes tell the story of the 20th century through...

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  5. Cranford (2008)

    Director
    Sue Birtwistle; Susie Conkin
    Subject
    Drama; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

    A television adaptation of three Elizabeth Gaskell novels: ‘Cranford’, ‘My Lady Ludlow’, and ‘Mr Harrison’s Confessions’ the story follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives...

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  6. Land of Promise: The British Documentary Movement 1930 - 1950 (2008)

    Director
    Paul Rotha; Arthur Elton; Basil Wright; Humphrey Jennings
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 720 minutes), £34.99

    A collection of 40 films from the British documentary movement during its period of greatest influence. These films capture the spirit and strength, concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before,...

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  7. Policing London in the 70s (2008)

    Subject
    History; Law; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 94 minutes), £14.99

    Available for the first time on DVD, 4 films from the Metropolitan Police archive vividly capturing the work of police officers in London during the 1970s. Violent and uncompromising, these films reflect the...

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  8. Simon Schama’s American Future: A History (2008)

    Subject
    Economics; Geography; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £25.99

    As the United States prepares for the 2008 election, historian Simon Schama presents a personal view of how America arrived at where it is today, and the challenges it faces for the future. With the US...

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  9. Power of the Political Cartoon, The (2008)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Politics & government

    Video recording of a discussion between political cartoonist Martin Rowson and Willl Self on the history of political satire. Held at the RSA in October 2008. (30 minutes)

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  10. Bigot Songs: Ethnic Prejudice Recordings (2008)

    Subject
    History; Music; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 180 minutes), $9.95

    Phonograph and cylinder recordings from the early 1900s, featuring songs celebrating prejudices society is still freeing itself from. Over 180 minutes packed into 75 MP3s on 1 CD. For full title list see...

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