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  1. Spirit Moves, The: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986 (2010)

    Director
    Mura Dehn
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 120 minutes), $165.00

    This 3-part documentary traces the evolution of African American dance in urban America. It was recorded and created over a period of thirty years by Mura Dehn, a European filmmaker. Shown with their...

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  2. Shadows of Progress: Documentary Film in Post-War Britain 1951-1977 (2010)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 830 minutes), £34.99

    This 4-disc set contains 32 films and brings together for the first time almost 14 hours of film material preserved in the BFI National Archive, telling the previously untold story of British documentary...

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  3. Ever Wondered About Food? Complete Series 5 (2007)

    Subject
    Catering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    Chef Paul Merrett serves up another fascinating menu of recipes, science and fascinating food facts. In this fifth series he savours the flavours of peppers, honey, tea, bananas, milk, and onions.

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  4. H.G. Wells: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 73 minutes), £10.00

    This CD makes available for the first time all the surviving BBC radio broadcasts of H.G. Wells. The earliest dates from 1931, by which time Wells was already in his sixties and a renowned public figure,...

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  5. Bernard Shaw: The Spoken Word (2006)

    Subject
    Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £16.00

    George Bernard Shaw was a prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain, and he used the medium to promote some of his more controversial views, making regular broadcasts over a period of almost 25...

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  6. 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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  7. Ever Wondered About Food? Complete Series 3 (2005)

    Subject
    Catering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    The six programmes in this series look at the history and uses of cheese, seafood, eggs, potatoes, chicken and mushrooms.

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  8. Mystery of Charles Dickens, The (2002)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 90 minutes), £16.99 (inclusive)

    A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...

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  9. Court Culture and Courtiers / Court Culture: Structure and System (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Audiocassette 60 min.

    Side A: Professor Sydney Anglo discusses Castiglione’s book’ The Book of the Courtier’, which was very popular during the Renaissance in several European countries. Asks why generations of courtiers...

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  10. Great Expectations Video Pack (1999 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

    Video-based teaching package based on the 1999 BBC adaptation of ‘Great Expectations’, which, in discussing the film, also studies Dickens himself, the nature of adaptation and the original novel. Also...

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