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  1. Valveman: The Story of One Man’s Obsession (2009)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £11.50

    Documentary about Gerald Wells, who has amassed one of the world’s largest collection of valves, vintage radio and other early apparatus from the pioneering days of wireless communication. The film tells...

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  2. Generation Jihad (2009)

    Producer
    Leo Tlling; Samantha Anstiss
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £585.00

    BBC journalist Peter Taylor presents this three-part series which investigates the phenomenon of home-grown terror plots hatched by young Muslims who have rejected the values of their parents and the western...

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  3. Here was the News 1960: Part 1 (2009)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 75 minutes), £9.50

    In 1959, the launch of Anglia Television brought regional news to television sets for the first time. This DVD presents a selection of local news items, from flooding to fashions. The headlines of 1959 and...

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  4. BBC Creative Industry Lectures: Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry and Will Hutton (2008)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government

    This series of three lectures form part of the BBC’s programme of consultation with the creative industries, held in 2008 to inform the BBC’s response to the Ofcom review of public service broadcasting....

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  5. Democracy and Broadcasting: Is Scotland Being Served? (2008)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government

    Audio recording of the ‘Democracy and Broadcasting: is Scotland being served?' debate, organised by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission and held on the 6th May 2008. This event, held in Glasgow, was an...

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  6. British Writers: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 214 minutes), £19.50

    This three-CD compilation forms part of the British Library’s series of documentary recordings by English-language authors and playwrights. 30 British writers are represented, talking about their lives and...

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  7. American Writers: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £19.50

    This three-CD set includes recordings of 27 celebrated American writers, starting from the earliest generation whose voices survive. The majority of the recordings derive from BBC radio broadcasts, in which...

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  8. Ted Hughes- Poems and Short Stories: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £15.50

    The first of a pair of 2-CD sets drawn from the BBC radio broadcasts of Ted Hughes features live and studio recordings of the poet introducing and reading his own work. The recordings include his earliest...

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  9. Ted Hughes - Poetry in the Making: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 139 minutes), £15.50

    This double CD draws on the broadcasts Ted Hughes made for schools, particularly the highly praised LISTENING AND WRITING series, later published as ‘Poetry in the Making’, in which Hughes aimed to...

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  10. George Barker: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 72 minutes), £9.70

    T.S. Eliot described George Barker as a genius, and W.B. Yeats compared his rhythmic invention to that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Drawing primarily on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts spanning the years...

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