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1) White Riot
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Description
Britain, late-1970s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration. The National Front, a far-right and fascist political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders writes a letter to the music press, calling for rock to be a force against racism. NME, Melody Maker, and Sounds all publish the letter. Flooded...
Series
Publisher
Kultur International Films
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In 55 B.C. Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome, turned eyes towards the mysterious isle of Britain. Within a few short years the Roman war machine had tamed the Celtic tribal society and transformed it into a province of the Empire.
Home use only.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
An aerial tour of more than 35 castles, palaces, and cathedrals across Great Britain. This program give you a unique view of these historic locations. Some highlights include Westminster Abbey, the site of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011, and Alnwick Castle, which was the castle that stood in for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last 400 years, from Elizabeth I to the present Queen Elizabeth II, explaining how the royal wardrobe is a carefully orchestrated piece of theater managed by the royals themselves to control the right image and project the right message to their subjects. Royal fashion is, and always has been, as much about politics as it is about the cut.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley explores three extraordinary royal palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. During lockdown they're closed to visitors, but Lucy has the keys. From William the Conqueror to Princess Diana, they tell the story of almost a thousand years of British monarchy.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The crowning achievement of Orson Welles's extraordinary film career that was the culmination of the filmmaker's lifelong obsession with Shakespeare's ultimate rapscallion, Sir John Falstaff. Usually a comic supporting figure, Falstaff; the loyal, often soused friend of King Henry IV's wayward son Prince Hal, here becomes the focus: a robustly funny and ultimately tragic screen antihero played by Welles with looming, lumbering grace.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
©2003, ©2000.
Language
English
Description
One modern family takes on the challenge of domestic life on Britain's home front in 1940s house, a re-creation of a World War II household. This time-travel experiment covers the period from the outbreak of war in 1939 to Victory Day in 1945, compressing the events of six wartime years into two months. Though the military threat is metaphorical, the privations are real and the pressures create tensions nonexistent in modern society.
Publisher
Cromwell Productions
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A splendid record of the mighty Legions of the Roman Empire. From three wars fought and won against Carthage, the Punic city, through the brutal campaigns against the Celtic tribes of Gaul, to the bloody conquest of the mysterious island of Britain, this is the story of a remarkable fighting machine.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
British royal heritage: The complete history of the British monarchy! An irreverent, humorous, yet historically accurate romp through the good, the bad, and the extremely ugly Kings and Queens of Great Britain. Royal romances of the British monarchy: A passionate journey that reveals the royal romances that changed the course of history. British Royal Scandals and Conspiracies: Uncover the gruesome murders, dangerous liaisons and political back stabbings...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 2011, a group of amateur historians made an incredible archaeological find: the bones of King Richard III, hunchbacked, with an arrow through the spine. Now, scientists are testing the bones to find out more about the king and also conducting fascinating experiments to determine whether Richard could have fought so ferociously in battle with such a severe deformity.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ambitious and acclaimed series from The Queen writer Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as prime minister end with the election of Tony Blair.
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