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  1. Money-Driven Medicine (2009)

    Director
    Andrew Fredericks
    Producer
    Alex Gibney
    Subject
    Business studies; Economics; Medical sciences; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 86 minutes), $195.00

    A film exploring the medical-industrial complex and the consequent high cost and poor quality of America’s health care system. It confronts the myths about what’s driving healthcare costs and quality,...

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  2. Fight for the Whitehouse, The (2008)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 496 minutes), £24.99

    A 3-disc boxed set DISC 1 THE EARLY YEARS: 1950s A fascinating retrospective on the early years of televised campaigns and debates. These years saw presidential politics emerge into the living rooms of...

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  3. Why Democracy? (Short Films) (2007)

    Subject
    Development studies; Philosophy; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Not In Distribution

    In October 2007, ten one-hour films focusing on contemporary democracy were broadcast in the world’s largest ever factual media event. Running alongside the 10 documentaries, and integral to the outreach...

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  4. Manufacturing Dissent (2007)

    Director
    Debbie Melnyk; Rick Caine
    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 124 minutes), £15.99

    A documentary that seeks to separate fact, fiction and legend. Two Canadian filmmakers track Michael Moore on tour during the release of the explosive FAHRENHEIT 9/11, chronicling the politically...

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  5. Great Global Warming Swindle (2007)

    Director
    Martin Durkin
    Subject
    Environmental science; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 158 minutes), £9.99

    A feature-length documentary made for Channel 4 which counters the argument put forward in Al Gore’s AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. It maintains that man-made CO2 emissions have very little discernable effect on...

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  6. Kennedy-Nixon Debate, The (2006)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 44 minutes), $9.99

    The first of the four debates, held in Chicago on 26 September 1960, was confined to a discussion of domestic issues. It begins as each candidate makes opening remarks; each of the four interviewing...

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  7. Great Ideas of Philosophy Series II (6 Programmes) (2006)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes each), £39.95 each; £189.95 set

    Stimulating commentary by renowned philosophers whose lines of inquiry intersect the spheres of science, religion, politics, epistemology, and logic makes this 6-part series useful for the study of...

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  8. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

    Director
    Michael Moore
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), £19.99

    Michael Moore’s critique of how the Bush government used the events of September 11, 2001 to forward its own agenda. One of the most controversial documentaries of all time. DVD extras: a montage of...

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  9. Rich Media, Poor Democracy (2003)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (NTSC, 30 mins), $225.00

    This video puts forward the argument that if a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble. Robert McChesney lays the blame for this state...

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  10. Tony Benn- An Audience with Tony Benn (2003)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 105 minutes), £14.99

    Benn’s reputation for speaking his mind has won him a receptive audience in theatres throughout the country, where his candour stands in stark contrast to the fenced and guarded words of politicians....

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