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  1. Eighties, The (2017)

    Producer
    Tom Hanks; Gary Goetzman; Mark Herzog
    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 344 minutes), £12.24

    Produced by Emmy-award winning Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, ‘The Eighties’ is the third series in the acclaimed documentary strand chronicling American society and popular culture in the...

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  2. 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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  3. Cold War, Hot Jets (2013)

    Director
    Simon Winchcombe
    Producer
    Simon Winchcombe
    Subject
    Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £34.99

    Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world-leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became...

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  4. Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States (2013)

    Director
    Oliver Stone
    Producer
    Oliver Stone
    Subject
    American Studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 581 minutes), £19.50

    Ten-part documentary series directed and produced by Oliver Stone and co-written by Stone and historian Peter Kuznick. The series looks back at human events that at the time went under-reported, but that...

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  5. Nuclear War in Britain: Home Front Civil Defence Films (2012)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 284 minutes), £24.99

    A compilation of public information films made by the British government between 1951 and 1987, many of which have not been available for public viewing for many years. The DVD includes the following films:...

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  6. Classical Music and Cold War: Musicians in the Gdr (2012)

    Director
    Thomas Zintl
    Subject
    History; Music; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 5, 52 minutes ), £19.15

    Through case studies of individuals who lived under the system, the documentary explores the fates of both the privileged and the non-privileged, and delivers insight into the influence of the political...

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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. War of the World (2010)

    Subject
    History

    A 6-part series of 60-minute programmes in which Professor Niall Ferguson presents a major history of the 20th century. He argues that the underpinning forces behind the conflicts of the last century were...

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  9. Fight Against Fanaticism: Us Anti-Repression Films (2010)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 124 minutes), $19.95

    Five films fighting for freedom of dissent against bigoted oppression. Contents: DESPOTISM (1946, 11:00) Extraordinary film that seeks to explain how societies can be placed upon a graduated scale...

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  10. 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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