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  1. No End in Sight (2008)

    Director
    Charles Ferguson
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 102 minutes), £14.99

    The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling...

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  2. End of America, The (2008)

    Director
    Stern Ricki; Annie Sundberg
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £14.99

    Documentary based on The New York Times bestseller of the same name. In an indictment of sweeping policy changes during the Bush years, author Naomi Wolf makes a chilling case that American democracy is...

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  3. George Barker: The Spoken Word (2008)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 72 minutes), £9.70

    T.S. Eliot described George Barker as a genius, and W.B. Yeats compared his rhythmic invention to that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Drawing primarily on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts spanning the years...

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  4. 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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  5. Romantic Poets, The 1 (2000 Multimedia)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A guide to the lives, times and works of the Romantic poets, focusing particularly on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Keats. Contains over 120 poems in full with one poem by each poet read aloud; modern...

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  6. Romantic Writings (1996 Audio)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 90 min., 1996 sale: £11.99 (inclusive)

    A wide-ranging view of the subject of romantic writings beginning with A discussion by Stephen Bygrave on listening to and understanding poetry of the Romantic period, followed by readings of poems by poets...

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  7. Dreyfus in Opera and Ballet (1994 Video)

    aka: Dreyfus As Opera and Dance Drama

    Director
    Udi Eichler
    Subject
    Dance; Music
    Distribution
    out of distributon, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Focuses on two German stage premieres with the Dreyfus affair as their theme: the opera ‘Die Affare’ ('The Affair’) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in May 1994, and the ballet ‘J’accuse’ at the Bonn...

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  8. Liberation of Algebra, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Glan Thomas
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL), £34.99

    Looks at the work of William Rowan Hamilton in Dublin and George Boole in Cork. Uses Hamilton’s discovery of quaternions to Booles’ The Laws of Thought’, as the foundations for work in the fields of...

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  9. Romantic Poets in the Alps, The (1984 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Discusses the visits made to the Alps by Wordsworth in 1790 and by Byron and Shelley in 1816 and their different responses to the grandeur of the scenery. Looks in detail at three works: Book VI of...

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  10. Major Barbara: The Pattern and Central Themes of the Play (2 Parts) (1976 Audio)

    Director
    N.C. Collins
    Producer
    N.C. Collins
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 34, 46 min.

    1: Noting the influence of the literary interests and family background of Gilbert Murray on this play, Professor Harold Brooks examines the themes of material and spiritual power and the influence of these...

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