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  1. Betjeman: The Collection (2017)

    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 575 minutes), £12.99

    Britain’s former Poet Laureate worked closely with the BBC to produce many excellent and informative documentaries. This collection brings together three of Betjeman’s finest series: A PASSION FOR...

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  2. Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism (2016)

    Subject
    Architecture

    Jonathan Meades investigates the architecture of Mussolini’s Italy. He finds a dictator caught between the forces of modernism and a revivalism that harked back to ancient Rome.

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  3. Cathedrals of Culture (2014)

    Director
    Wim Wenders; Michael Glawogger; Karim Ainouz; Michael Madsen; Robert Redford
    Subject
    Architecture; Arts and Humanities
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £11.34

    Six acclaimed filmmakers, including Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger and Michael Madsen, each explore the architecture and history of six iconic buildings; the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Library of...

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  4. Art Deco Icons (2013)

    Subject
    Architecture; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £9.99

    In this series architectural historian David Heathcote checks into Claridges Hotel in London’s Mayfair, explores the dramatic 1930s London Transport HQ in St James, spends the weekend at Casa del Rio and...

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  5. Cathedrals: Wakefield, Wells and Southwark (2013)

    Director
    Richard Alwyn
    Producer
    Richard Alwyn
    Subject
    Architecture; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 60 minutes), £40.00

    Documentary series. In this series of three films, documentary film maker, Richard Alwyn, goes behind the scenes in three of England’s Church of England Cathedrals - Wakefield, Wells and Southwark. Each...

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  6. Preston and Its Guild, 1902 - 1992 (2012)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), £12.00

    To mark Preston Guild 2012, the first Guild of the 21st century, the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University presents a 20th century story of Preston and its Guild, as told through a...

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  7. Making of a Holy City, The (2012)

    Subject
    History; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.92

    Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the history of Jerusalem, one of the oldest cities in the world, in this three-part BBC documentary series.

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  8. Roundwood Timber Framing: Building Naturally with Local Resources (2012)

    Subject
    Architecture; Engineering; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £19.95

    A step-by-step design and build process for a locally sourced roundwood timber framed building, as well as showing other examples of builds including houses, a shop and a small outhouse. The link between...

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  9. How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? (2011)

    Director
    Norberto Lopez; Carlos Carcas
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 78 minutes), £9.99

    This film chronicles the life, work and philosophy of the architect Norman Foster. It allows us to eavesdrop on Foster’s working methods while exploring his background, his work with R. Buckminster Fuller...

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  10. Four with Betjeman: Victorian Architects and Architecture (2011)

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £6.99

    Four part series narrated by the poet John Betjeman which looks at the work of influential Gothic architects in 1850s England. The buildings considered by Betjeman include the Houses of Parliament, the...

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