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  1. Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)

    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 177 minutes), £15.00

    A three-part television series in which art historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as revealed through illuminated manuscripts from the British Library’s Royal Manuscripts...

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  2. Amazon Abyss (2010)

    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    Five-part series of 30-minute programmes in which Mike deGruy and Kate Humble lead an international team of scientists and divers as they search for species new to science in the Amazon River. They discover...

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  3. Eyewitness (2010)

    Producer
    Kate Shiers-Ghellere; Peter Leonard
    Subject
    Psychology; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    A groundbreaking three-part series, made by the OU in collaboration with Greater Manchester Police, explores the fallibility of human memory in witness testimony, by creating eyewitnesses and looking at real...

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  4. Communism and Football (2010)

    Director
    Sean Hughes
    Producer
    Sean Hughes
    Subject
    History; Politics & government; Sports science
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    Footballers from Russia, Hungary and East Germany recall how the Beautiful Game was manipulated for political ends during the Cold War. Despite the high stakes, many courageous footballers resisted attempts...

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  5. Coming to Your Screen: Microsoft’s New Vista & DIY TV (2007)

    Subject
    Business studies; Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £34.99

    Two programmes on the home technology revolution, made in a collaboration between the BBC’s MONEY PROGRAMME and the Open University’s Open Business School. MICROSOFT’S NEW VISTA - Microsoft has...

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  6. World According to Google, The & 50 Cent Money Machine (2006)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £34.99

    Two programmes on business diversification and marketing, made in a collaboration between the BBC’s MONEY PROGRAMME and the Open University’s Open Business School.

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  7. Slavery Business, The (2 Parts) (2005)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £14.29

    The full story of Britain’s slave empire has been hidden for almost two centuries. These programmes tell of how slavery was brought to an end by the British people taking on the slave dynasties and winning.

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  8. War Game, The (2003)

    Subject
    Drama; Media studies; Politics & government; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 130 minutes)

    Few films have caused as much controversy as Peter Watkins’ THE WAR GAME, a drama documentary made for BBC TV in 1965 about a ‘limited’ nuclear attack on Kent. Blending fiction and fact to create a...

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  9. Alan Bennett: Telling Tales (2000)

    Producer
    Mark Shivas
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. 130 min.

    Alan Bennett recalls his early years in ten short monologues: A Strip of Blue, Proper Names, Our War, Eating Out, An Ideal Home, Aunt Eveline, A Shy Butcher, Unsaid Prayers, Days Out, No Mean City.

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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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