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Royals. by Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Derek JacobiOriginally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2021.The rise and fall of royalty in the 20th century.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Current affairs.; Politicians.; Current events.; Documentary television programs.; British Isles.;
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Phantom Parrot. by Stonehill, Kate,film director.; Tribeca Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Tribeca Films in 2023.When human rights activist Muhammad Rabbani refuses to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices and is prosecuted, a journalist following the case uncovers the existence of the top-secret surveillance program, Phantom Parrot. This disturbing discovery brings up questions of modern espionage and digital privacy in this unsettling film about a man with the courage to speak out.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Science.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Computer science.; Human rights.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Privacy, Right of.; Political activists.; British Isles.;
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London in the Time of Dickens. by Nayder, Lillian,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Lillian NayderOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2023.In LONDON IN THE TIME OF DICKENS, you'll get the unique opportunity to experience the British capital through the eyes of a literary master whose work is inextricably tied to the city and its rich history. Throughout 12 lectures taught by Professor Lillian Nayder of Bates College, you'll utilize Dickens's life and work to tour the metropolis of London in a time of rapid transformation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; European literature.; Literature--Study and teaching.; History.; British Isles.; Art and architecture.;
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Mad About the Boy. by Thompson, Barnaby,film director.; Cumming, Alan,actor.; Everett, Rupert,actor.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alan Cumming, Rupert EverettOriginally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2023.The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret. Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball. Narrated by Alan Cumming. With Rupert Everett as the voice of Noël Coward. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Barnaby Thompson.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Playwriting.; Biography.; Actors.; Great Britain--History.; England.; British Isles.; Art and architecture.;
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Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Black Power. by Amponsah, George,film director.; Kulaaya, Daniel,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel KulaayaOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.Charting the period between 1961 and 1971, this is a searing account of how members of the British Black Power movement challenged police oppression and political prejudice. At the heart of the documentary is a series of astonishing interviews with past activists, many of whom are speaking for the first time about what it was really like to be involved in the British Black Power movement, bringing to life one of the key cultural revolutions in the history of the nation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Racism.; African diaspora.; Police brutality.; Race relations.; British Isles.; Africa--History.;
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Resistance in a Hostile Environment: Uprising. by Rogan, James,film director.; McQueen, Steve,film director.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2021.This visceral series explores how three seminal events during 1981 – a racist arson attack, the Black People’s Action Day protest, and riots in Brixton – intertwined. And how, in the process, race relations were defined for a generation.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Racism.; African diaspora.; Race relations.; Police brutality.; Documentary television programs.; British Isles.;
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(I Am) Weekender. by Raunet, Chloé,film director.; Gillespie, Bobby,actor.; Langer, Clive,actor.; Welsh, Irvine,actor.; Deller, Jeremy,actor.; Ramsay, Lynne,actor.; Moore, Mark,actor.; British Film Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bobby Gillespie, Clive Langer, Irvine Welsh, Jeremy Deller, Lynne Ramsay, Mark MooreOriginally produced by British Film Institute in 2023.Initially banned on its release, Weekender – the film of Flowered Up’s classic acid house cri de cœur – is today hailed as one of the most innovative music films ever made. Now WIZ’s pioneering meditation on the British rave experience is celebrated in (I AM) WEEKENDER, Chloé Raunet’s documentary about the film’s making, impact and legacy, with contributions from Irvine Welsh, Jeremy Deller, Lynne Ramsay, Bobby Gillespie, Clive Langer, Mark Moore, Róisín Murphy, Annie Nightingale, Shaun Ryder, David Holmes, Roy the Roach and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Music.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Motion pictures, British.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Popular music.; Popular culture.; England.; Youth--Social life and customs.; Performing arts.; British Isles.;
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The island of extraordinary captives : a painter, a poet, an heiress, and a spy in a World War II British internment camp / by Parkin, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's midnight roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England via the Kindertransport train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. Peter's story was no isolated incident. During Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews escaped and found refuge in Britain. Once war broke out in 1939, the nation turned against them, fearing that Nazis had planted spies posing as refugees. Innocent asylum seekers thus were labeled "enemy aliens" and ultimately sentenced to an indefinite period of internment. When Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them--one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. Drawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified documents from the British government, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin tells the story of this unlikely group of internees. The Island of Extraordinary Captives brings history to life in vivid detail, revealing the hidden truth of Britain's grave wartime mistake and showcasing how hope and creativity can flourish in even the darkest of circumstances"--
Subjects: Midgley, Peter, 1921-1991.; Hutchinson Internment Camp (Douglas, Isle of Man); Germans; Jewish refugees; Noncitizens; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Viking heart : how Scandinavians conquered the world / by Herman, Arthur,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Civilization, Modern; Civilization, Viking.; National characteristics, Scandinavian.; Northmen.; Scandinavian Americans; Vikings.;
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The American agent / by Winspear, Jacqueline,1955-author.;
When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered in her London digs, news of her death is concealed by British authorities. Serving as a linchpin between Scotland Yard and the Secret Service, Robert MacFarlane pays a visit to Maisie Dobbs, seeking her help. He is accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice--Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie get out of Hitler's Munich in 1938. MacFarlane asks Maisie to work with Scott to uncover the truth about Saxon's death. As the Germans unleash the full terror of their blitzkrieg upon the British Isles, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect Anna, the young evacuee she has grown to love and wants to adopt. Entangled in an investigation linked to the power of wartime propaganda and American political intrigue being played out in Britain, Maisie will face losing her dearest friend--and the possibility that she might be falling in love again.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character); World War, 1939-1945; Murder; Women private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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