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  1. Reagan Presidency, The (2013)

    Director
    Chip Duncan
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 180 minutes), $19.99

    This three-hour programme offers an in-depth chronicle of Ronald Reagan’s years in the Oval Office, featuring interviews with Sandra Day O’Connor, Condoleezza Rice, George Shultz, Robert Reich, Bill...

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  2. War, The (2013)

    aka: War, The: A Ken Burns Film

    Director
    Ken Burns
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 900 minutes), £39.99

    Ken Burns’ seven part documentary series film focuses on World War II in a bottom-up fashion, viewing the conflict through the experiences of four quintessentially American towns: Luverne in Minnesota,...

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  3. African Americans, The: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 360 minutes), $29.99

    This film, presented by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and...

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  4. Coi Collection: Vol 7: The Queen on Tour (2012)

    Subject
    Geography; History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 234 minutes), £19.99

    To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, this seventh compilation of films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) presents colour footage of the Queen and the Royal Family travelling the...

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  5. A Royal Occasion: From Victoria to Elizabeth II (2012)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 287 minutes), £19.99

    To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the BFI has put together a collection of films from the the BFI National Archive on a range of royalty-related subjects, beginning as far back as 1896. The...

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  6. America in Primetime (2012)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), $29.99

    Four programmes in a series analysing the evolution of programmes filling the primetime slot on US television. Each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through...

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  7. Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (2012)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy informed the world that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases on the island of Cuba, 90 miles off the shores of Florida. The events of the next 13...

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  8. Coi Collection: Vol 5 - Portrait of a People (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    The fifth volume in the COI collection, PORTRAIT OF A POEPLE, proudly looks at Britain and its people. Promoting an idealised notion of Britain has often been at the forefront of COI film production: from...

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  9. Coi Collection: Vol 3 They Stand Ready (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    This third compilation of COI films helps paint a positive picture of life in the Services. The films include morale-boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films, which placed...

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  10. From "Atvland" In Colour (2011)

    Director
    Peter Raven
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 245 minutes), £17.99

    This documentary, presented in a 2 disc set, tells the story of the affectionately known ‘ATVLand’ - the ATV Centre in Birmingham - from its beginnings to its ultimate closure in 1997, celebrating some...

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