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  1. England, My England: The Story of Henry Purcell (2010)

    Director
    Tony Palmer
    Subject
    Drama; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 152 minutes), £13.49

    A dramatisation of the life and times of Henry Purcell. Little is known about the enigmatic composer, but director Tony Palmer makes up for this by contextualising his story in late 17th Century England, and...

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  2. Animation is Twenty Five (2010)

    aka: Royal College of Art: 25 Years of Animation Films

    Director
    Susan Young; Simon Pummell; Jonathan Hodgson; Karen Kelly; Petra Freeman; Andrew McEwan; Stuart Hilton; Ruth Lingford; John Parry; John Parnham; An Vrombaut; Corinna Askin; Anthony Hodgson; Brian Wood; Steven Harding; Jan Otto; Kirsten Kelly; Joe King; Siri Melchior; Laurie Proud; Richard Kenworth; Marie paccou; Kunyi Chen; Suzie Templeton; Sonia Bridge; Gaelle Denis; Emily Mantell; Jonny Voss; Matt Abbiss
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £30.00

    This two DVD set brings together fifty films from the first 25 years of animation at the Royal College of Art. Includes illustrated booklet. Selected by leading animators and film experts, the collection...

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  3. Carbon Hunters (2009)

    Director
    Miro Cernetig
    Producer
    Melanie Wood
    Subject
    Energy; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Shawn Burns is one of a new breed of wheeler-dealers known as "Carbon Hunters" who know the fight to save the planet from global warming has created a lucrative industry: getting CO2 out of the air. In the...

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  4. Transforming Our Theatres (2008 Video)

    Subject
    Drama

    Promotional DVD to raise donations for the building of the new Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Artistic Director Michael Boyd and Executive Director Vikki Heywood speak of their vision for...

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  5. Christina: A Medieval Life (2008)

    Director
    David Wallace
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 59 minutes), £12.99

    Michael Woods traces the history of the Hertfordshire village of Codicote in the 14th century: a period which not only saw famine, plague - the Back Death - and war but also marked a sea change in English...

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  6. I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (2008)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 48 minutes), £7.99

    I’M STILL HERE brings to life the stories of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. The diaries are read by a number of well-know young American actors. Photos, text and...

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  7. Sutton Hoo Helmet, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary about the Sutton Hoo helmet and the other treasures which were found when the Anglo-Saxon ship burial was excavated near Woodbridge in Suffolk on the eve of World War II. The film includes...

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  8. Video Art (2005)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 30 minutes), £34.99

    Video Art emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s with artists like Bruce Nauman, as part of a counter-culture that opposed both the culture industry and the Fine Art Tradition. This is why Video Art is...

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  9. In Search of the Trojan War (2004)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 330 minutes), £19.99

    Investigates the literature and legends of the Trojan War to determine whether Homer’s tale was fact or myth. Filmed in Greece, Turkey and Berlin. Michael Wood narrates. Originally broadcast in 1985 as 6...

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  10. Conquistadors, The (2000 Video)

    Director
    David Wallace
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    History; Spanish studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 200 min.

    Television series in which Michael Wood relates the history of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century. In four parts: 1) The Fall of The Aztecs: retraces Cortes’ journey across Mexico...

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