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  1. Gentleman Jack (2019)

    Subject
    Literature; Television studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 465 minutes), £12.00

    TV adaptation of Anne Lister’s diaries. Halifax, Yorkshire, 1832. Charismatic, Anne Lister determines to transform the fate of her ancestral home Shibden Hall. To do this, she must re-open her coal mines...

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  2. Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time (2016)

    Director
    Clare Whalley
    Subject
    Literature; Women’s studies

    Documentary telling the story of publishing house Virago Press, which dared to set itself apart to champion women’s literature in an industry dominated in the 1970s by men. [59 minutes]

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  3. John Berger: The Art of Looking (2016)

    aka: John Berger or the Art of Looking

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Film exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. The film is an intimate portrait of a man who has shaped our understanding of the concept of seeing.

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  4. Crucible, The (2015)

    Director
    Yaël Farber
    Subject
    Drama

    The play by Arthur Miller filmed live in high definition at the Old Vic, London in September 2014. Richard Armitage is John Proctor. Yaël Farber directs.

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  5. Stuart Hall Project, The (2013)

    Director
    John Akomfrah
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 103 minutes), £19.99

    John Akomfrah’s documentary about cultural theorist Stuart Hall combines archive imagery with specially filmed material and a Miles Davis soundtrack to present a sensitive portrait of one of the founders...

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  6. Doris Lessing (2012)

    Subject
    Literature; Women’s studies

    A short podcast looking at the life and career of writer Doris Lessing, a Nobel laureate who has been praised for her ability to inhabit different fictional worlds. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series...

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  7. Germaine Greer (2012)

    Subject
    Literature; Women’s studies

    A short podcast looking at Australian born feminist and academic Germaine Greer, who is credited with making feminism appealing and accessible for a large audience of both men and women. Part of The New...

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  8. Nathaniel Hawthorne (2012)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £13.74

    Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in the New England seaport of Salem, Massachusetts. Steeped in the history of his Puritan forebears and at the same time a part of the astonishing development of the new American...

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  9. Caribbean Roots: Poets Read Their Own Work (2011)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Audio (CD, 140 minutes), £16.00

    This 2-CD collection brings together 58 recordings of ten Black British and Caribbean poets. The selections illustrate a range of experiences, emotions, styles and influences, reflecting both the culture of...

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  10. Science Fiction Writers (2011)

    Subject
    Literature; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 79 minutes), £10.00

    This cd collects recordings of ten well-known science fiction authors from various BBC radio productions. Track listing: 1. Isaac Asimov. From ‘Outlook’. Date of broadcast: 02.01.1990; 2. Doris Lessing...

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