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  1. Tracking the Emergence of New Words Across Time and Space (2015)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies

    Podcast. Dr Jack Grieve, Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics at Aston University, asserts that very little is known about how new words spread in language. New words are regularly identified by lexicographers,...

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  2. London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital (2012)

    Subject
    History; Social welfare

    Video recording of a lecture held on 7 March 2012 in the series ‘The Lost Hospitals of London’ organised by Gresham College. (53 minutes) In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight of...

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  3. Coi Collection: Vol 6 - Worth the Risk? (2011)

    Subject
    Health & safety; History; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 215 minutes), £19.99

    This sixth compilation of films made by the Central Office of Information examines the issue of ‘risk’ in our everyday lives. Complimenting the safety messages in Volume Four, STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!, the...

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  4. Coi Collection: Vol 5 - Portrait of a People (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    The fifth volume in the COI collection, PORTRAIT OF A POEPLE, proudly looks at Britain and its people. Promoting an idealised notion of Britain has often been at the forefront of COI film production: from...

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  5. Coi Collection: Vol 3 They Stand Ready (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 291 minutes), £19.99

    This third compilation of COI films helps paint a positive picture of life in the Services. The films include morale-boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films, which placed...

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  6. Extraordinary Women, Series (2011)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies; Women’s studies

    EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN highlights the lives of thirteen eminent women, a mix of saints and sinners, who lived their lives to the full. It celebrates their achievements, exposes their flaws, but also poses the...

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  7. Life in a Day (2011)

    Director
    Kevin Macdonald
    Producer
    Ridley Scott
    Subject
    Geography; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

    A historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film, compiled from footage shot on the same day by anyone from around the world. The aim is to document a single day on earth through a...

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  8. Way of the Morris (2011)

    Director
    Tim Plester
    Subject
    Dance; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 63 minutes), £13.40

    Morris Dancing is a form of English folk dancing that dates back to the 15th Century, in which men in costumes adorned with bells would offer their version of the dance of the Moors, with scarves, sticks and...

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  9. Coi Collection: Vol 1 - Police and Thieves (2010)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 296 minutes), £19.99

    The first volume in a series of DVD compilations of films made by the Central Office of Information. Established in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COI) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of...

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  10. Coi Collection: Vol 2 - Design for Today (2010)

    Subject
    Architecture; Design
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 296 minutes), £19.99

    Established in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COI) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of Information and was responsible for producing thousands of films which celebrated Britain, its people...

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