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British Open Golf Tournament (2007) #691
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) #43
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Directed by Ken Loach. With Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald. Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces. |
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Amazing Grace (2006) #321
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Directed by Michael Apted. With Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai. The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade. |
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Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe (2006) #857
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4x1 hour. BBC. Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy. 1/4 The Romantic North. Francesco da Mosto gets romantic in Juliet's home town of Verona. 2/4 A British Love Affair. Francesco learns how to be a courtier in Urbino and goes grape harvesting in Chianti. 3/4 The Heart of Italy. Francesco discovers why Rome is the Eternal City and goes head to head with Mussolini. 4/4 The Land of My Mother. Francesco da Mosto visits the south and Sicily, home of his mother's family. |
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V for Vendetta (2005) #45
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Directed by James McTeigue. With Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea. In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman. |
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The Falklands Play (2002) #1427
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The Falklands Play: Directed by Michael Samuels. With Patricia Hodge, James Fox, John Standing, Michael Cochrane. On April 2, 1982, Britain went to war to regain the Falkland Islands. This movie is a gripping account of how Prime Minister Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP's government handled the biggest crisis in British foreign affairs since the Suez Canal. It tells the story of how Argentina, an ally of the British, fought the Conservative government and invaded the Falklands. This play charts the backroom maneuverings between Thatcher's government and the military, between the British and the Americans, and the Americans and the Argentinians that led to a breakdown in diplomacy, to war, and to Britain's eventual victory |
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In Search of History: Frankenstein (1997) #1118
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42 mins. The History Channel. It is the most famous monster in literature. The enduring creation of Mary Shelley has appeared in countless films and books since it was dreamed up by the 20 year old wife of the famed poet Percy Shelley. But is it possible that the story of the grotesque monster assembled from the parts of cadavers is rooted in the truth? FRANKENSTEIN investigates the true stories of two men who may be at the heart of the classic tale. First, travel to the castle near Frankfurt where an 18th century German doctor conducted gruesome experiments on corpses and live humans! There are startling parallels between what is known of his experiments and Shelley's tale. Another possible source is the work of amateur British scientist Andrew Crosse, who claimed to have generated life in the course of electrical experiments. He was silenced by a religious outcry against his god-like claim, but is his story at the heart of Frankenstein? |
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House of Cards (1990) #1452
TV DRAMA
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4 x 1 hour episodes. BBC. House of Cards: With Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel. The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top. |
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Michael Feinstein in Concert (1989) #614
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60 mins. Acclaimed for his performances of the Gershwins, Berlin and other masters of the American popular song, pianist and singer Michael Feinstein is now well established on the US concert circuit. He entertained President Reagan and Mrs Thatcher at the White House last October, and made his British debut in last year's Royal Variety Performance. This recording is from a concert given earlier this year at London's Dominion Theatre. Produced and directed by Brian Whitehouse. |
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The Fourth Protocol (1987) #1297
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Directed by John Mackenzie. With Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy. John Preston is a British Agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the "special relationship" between the two countries. Courtesy of The Daily Mail |
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) #1572
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2h 3m During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed. |
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Gandhi (1982) #524
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Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox. Gandhi's character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed. |
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Robin Hood (1973) #1509
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1h 23m The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals. |
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The Ascent of Man (1973) #1490
DOCUMENTARY
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The Ascent of Man is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski, who also authored a book adaptation. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long, elegant monologues, and its extensive location shoots. The programme began broadcasting on BBC2 at 9 pm on Saturday, 5 May 1973 and was released in the US 7 January 1975. 01 Lower than the Angels - Evolution of humans from proto-ape to the modern form 400,000 years ago. 02 The Harvest of the Seasons - Early human migration, agriculture and the first settlements, and war. 03 The Grain in the Stone - Tools, and the development of architecture and sculpture. 04 The Hidden Structure - Fire, metals and alchemy. 05 Music of the Spheres - The language of numbers and mathematics. 06 The Starry Messenger - Galileo's universe - and the implications of his trial on the shift to "northern" science. 07 The Majestic Clockwork - Explores Newton and Einstein's laws. 08 The Drive for Power - The Industrial Revolution and the effect on everyday life. 09 The Ladder of Creation - Darwin and Wallace's ideas on the origin of species. 10 World within World - The story of the periodic table - and of the atom. 11 Knowledge or Certainty - Physics and the clash of the pursuit of absolute vs. imperfect knowledge, and the misgivings of the scientists realising the terrible outcome of the conflict. Auschwitz. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 12 Generation upon Generation - The joys of life, sex and genetics and the dark side of cloning. 13 The Long Childhood - Bronowski's treatise on the commitment of humanity. |
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Waterloo (1970) #360
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Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk. With Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins. Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo. |
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The Ipcress File (1965) #1298
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Directed by Sidney J. Furie. With Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd. In London, a counter espionage Agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists. Courtesy of The Daily Mail |
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The British General Election of 1964 (1964) #843
DOCUMENTARY
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6 hours 15 mins. BBC. |
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The Guns of Navarone (1961) #1033
FILM
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Directed by J Lee Thompson. With David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle. A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel. |
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The Blood Donor (1961) #1459
COMEDY
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30 mins. BBC. Colourized version first broadcast on 14th January 2023 on GOLD. "The Blood Donor" is an episode from the television comedy series Hancock, the final BBC series featuring British comedian Tony Hancock. First transmitted on 23 June 1961, the show was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and was produced by Duncan Wood. Supporting Hancock were Patrick Cargill, Hugh Lloyd, Frank Thornton, James Ottaway and June Whitfield. It remains one of the best known situation comedy episodes ever broadcast in the United Kingdom. |
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The Blood Donor (1961) #1460
COMEDY
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30 mins. BBC. Colourized version first broadcast on 14th January 2023 on GOLD. "The Blood Donor" is an episode from the television comedy series Hancock, the final BBC series featuring British comedian Tony Hancock. First transmitted on 23 June 1961, the show was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and was produced by Duncan Wood. Supporting Hancock were Patrick Cargill, Hugh Lloyd, Frank Thornton, James Ottaway and June Whitfield. It remains one of the best known situation comedy episodes ever broadcast in the United Kingdom. |
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