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Filmed on location across England and Ireland, this program takes a close look at the Lindisfarne Gospels—a priceless work of art and one of Christianity’s most enduring symbols of faith—and the historical and religious contexts in which it was created. Michelle Brown, curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library, explains who made it and why, presents new findings about its dating, and shows how it unites a remarkable range of motifs and styles from the Celtic Iron Age, Germanic prehistory, ancient and Christian Rome, Coptic Egypt, and Byzantium. A wealth of other devotional objects and images from early Christianity are also featured.

Led by singer David Gedge, The Wedding Present performs a career-spanning show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in November 2005. The 21-track set includes favorites such as “Kennedy,” “Corduroy” and “A Million Miles” as well as interview and tour footage.

The original work End Rolls is a performance for three 16mm projectors. A color negative film was exposed directly to different sources of light (candlelight, stove, fire) with the intention of creating fluctuations of color throughout the reel. Three copies were made, each printed at a different level of light. In the performance, sounds are extracted through the lens of each projector using light-sensor microphones. Since mechanical film projectors don’t run entirely in sync, the three films play together in a dance—echoes of movements and sounds—to which I make further changes in performance by working with the projector controls. End Rolls #2 is a digital adaptation, for two fixed screens, that was made for a program at Arnolfini, Bristol.

A film shot in a Tessie Dorman’s shebeen in east Tyrone, a place of exile fro thinker and escapist since before living memory, since redeveloped, legally licenced, now closed down.

“Where is my son? Why don’t they give him back to me?” In 1973, a month after Pinochet seized power in Chile, a helicopter headed north. 4 days later it returned. 71 people were dead. What was the real purpose of the Caravan of Death? Who gave the order? And where are the dead? 27 years later Pinochet is facing trial. Filmed undercover with Judge Juan Guzman as he builds the case against Pinochet, this documentary asks whether Chilean justice will respect the relatives of the executed and disappeared who cannot, and will not, forget them.

A ghosthunter's unconventional methods for scaring away annoying ghosts.

The North London Line was unique in being the only Network Rail route to be consistently featured on the London Underground map. 2006 was the last year of operation into North Woolwich by the class 313 EMUs. To record this for posterity,the train operator at the time, Silverlink Trains, allowed Video 125 cameras unrestricted access to train cab and stations along the route. The route was electrified at 25KV overhead to allow vital freight movements around the capital. One of the most unusual stations is that at Willesden Junction, the platforms being positioned above the West Coast Main Line and the affiliated “DC lines” from Euston to Watford. The history of the route is complex but totally fascinating, details of which are related en route by Rob Curling.

STV and History channel documentary to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Royal Oak at Scapa Flo Scotland. With harrowing eye witness accounts from survivors. Narrated by Alex Norton

The BFI's fascinating collection of 60 short films all made before 1911 aims to give wider access to some of the extraordinary film material held in the BFI National Archive, much of which has been restored. Although most films made at this time were actualities and newsreels, this collection contains mostly fiction films, ranging from the dramatic to the comic and the fantastical.

More animated adventures with Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends Ivor, Henry, and the Fat Controller.

They imprison members of many animal species, from rabbits, cats, hamsters, dogs, guinea-pigs, birds, to monkeys, who are destined to suffer and die in cruel experiments. Basically, HLS will test anything for anybody. HLS consider that the lives of nonhumans have no value, except the profit they make from their exploitation. Every single day, they will violate the rights of nonhuman animals. “SHAC ACTION” shows SHAC Action films and demo footages done at “ Time For Action 1, 2” and the newly released “Time for Action 3”. Also included is the SHAC USA film Strikeback. “THE TRUTH” shows the nonhuman rights violations that take place inside this vivisection lab. The documentary consists of two parts done by undercover activists. The first one is a SHAC film showing footage taken secretly inside HLS’s lab in Huntingdon and New Jersey. The second, “It’s a dog’s life”, shows Zoe Broughton working undercover at HLS.

"Made using lengths of black 35mm movie film [...] the film was attached to a board and shot with a shotgun. The resulting damage was then repaired and the separate lengths joined together in strict order. At its simplest it is a pun on the phrase "to shoot film". My idea was to portray the concept of shooting a film as a physical and literal action. The film can be seen as pure documentation of an act. The damage done becomes the image and the soundtrack." -Pope

According to previous media reports, HIV positive men, or "gift-givers", who want to transmit the virus to so-called "bug chasers" - HIV negative or untested men - do so in an apparently negotiated exchange. HIV positive Ricky Dyer, who investigates the apparent bug chasing phenomenon for this documentary, says that an air of complacency about the realities of living with the virus may be one reason why infection rates have been rising. Dyer tries to find out the truth behind the reporting by going online on a gay dating website, saying he is an HIV positive man who wants to talk to bug chasers. However, Dyer is appalled to find dozens of apparent bug chasers contact him within days saying that they want to be "pozzed up" - infected with the virus. - Bugchasers seek sexual partners who are HIV positive for the purpose of having unprotected sex and becoming HIV positive; giftgivers are HIV positive individuals who comply with the bugchaser's efforts to become infected with HIV.

Joanne and Nick, are a smart young couple making their way in the world. She talks to the dead, while he collects valuables. They do it once too often and now they're on the run. They head into the mountains, night falls and their car breaks down, so they continue on foot. Not far away they discover a deserted house at the side of a hidden lake where they take shelter for the night, but the house is not empty. They find an eccentric woman, Queenie, and a younger companion, Naiad living there. The young couple soon find that they're not in control. Joanne thought she'd been faking her psychic powers, she now finds they're real, and someone, or something has plans for using them. They experience supernatural happenings, and it becomes clear that Queenie and Naiad are fighting over the newcomers in a power struggle of their own. It's the longest forty-eight hours of their lives and they're all wrong about how it will end.

Otolith II mixes fiction, archival material and documentary footage filmed in Mumbai and Chandigarh. It explores the pressures exerted on inhabitants by competing projections of the city of tomorrow. Predictive models of the urban masterplan, corporate scenarios and real estate speculation converge to extract labour, convert attention and capture potential for profit.

On Later… with Jools Holland: Legends our host introduces us to some of the greatest musical legends of the last thirty years. Performances from massive selling artists Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Robbie Williams, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, R.E.M., Tony Bennett, Blondie, Willie Nelson and Page & Plant set the stage alight, presenting a must-have DVD.

Join in and sing-along with Thomas & Friends in this beautifully animated video of wonderful songs. Also on board, as an extra special treat, is Sir Topham Hatt, a song which has never been featured on video before. (2000) - A Britt Allcroft Company Production

The Last Babacus is probably Somerset's first fairytale musical. And it's certainly the first to be made for £2000. It follows the story of Alexis, a young loner living with his friends in the village of Brumby Glen. Brumby Glen is a magical place, where boys and girls sing and dance all day long, and a cake is never far away - but why are there no grown-ups? And what is the mysterious 'Babacus' that nobody's allowed to mention? Alexis and his friends will be taken on an epic quest to find out all these things... and much, much more.

A lot of prisoners are also fathers. This short animated film looks at the difficulties facing fathers and stepfathers in prison, and their children. It deals with the effects of imprisonment, and how parents can help children to cope.

Utilising the visual language of portraiture and the techniques of stop-motion animation to explore the ways in which the head and face can be used to construct and reveal the very subtle inflections of human character.

The official 2002/03 season review Under Alex McLeish, Rangers dominated the Scottish football season in 2002-2003, winning both domestic cup competitions and reclaiming the SPL championship, becoming the first team to win 50 titles in the process. This review features all of the highlights of the season and includes a bonus disc that features the entire 90 minutes of both cup finals.

Eerie animation about the rise of a supernatural figure with a cryptic message for mankind.

In this anti-tourist film I refused to look up. Too polite to steel people, or too cowardly, I looked down and filmed my first contact along the black constellations of E14th St. in New York.

One day - one life in St. Petersburg, according to the writings of Russian Absurdist poet Daniil Kharms. An animation attempt to combine styles of documentary cinema and constructivists theatre, seeking to reveal Kharms' vision of life.

Texas sniper Charles Whitman's story stands out for many reasons, not least of which being that it features a co-star - the University of Texas Tower from which he fired almost unimpeded for 96 minutes. On the surface, Charles Whitman would have seemed as steady and upstanding as the tower itself - he came from a wealthy, prominent family in Lake Worth, Florida, was a gifted student, an accomplished pianist and an Eagle Scout. But this veneer could not be further from the truth as this look inside his warped mind reveals. On August 1st 1966, Charles Whitman climbed the University of Texas Clock Tower with his high-powered rifles and killed 14 people and wounded 31 others. Interviews with those who knew him well and excerpts from Whitman's own writings reveal how his murderous personality was formed and why his violent nature remained hidden for so long.

This is the first volume in a new series of cab rides covering branch lines in Devon and Cornwall. Join us in the drivers cab for a unique perspective on Cornwall’s branches to Looe, Falmouth and St Ives – three rural lines designated as ”Community Rail Initiatives” in a bid to secure their future. Each line features some of the most fascinating of West Country tracks. A full commentary gives operations and historical information.

Stacey is a young mother trapped in a violent marriage who wants to see her daughter as Cinderella in the school play but must first escape the nightmare of her own Prince Charming.

Borderland hinterland.

Docudrama based on the events of August 1st/2nd 1990 and the drama that unfolded with British Airways Flight 149, after the outbreak of the Gulf War in Kuwait, and its invasion by Iraq.

A young girl rescues a seal and meets a sea prince in his underwater palace. As she leaves, he gives her a beautiful and mysterious shell.

One of the three microshorts which inspired 'Jojo in the Stars'

Six songs recorded live at the BBC as a bonus disc to The Life Pursuit CD. Tracks include: "Another Sunny Day", "Dress Up in You", "To Be Myself Completely", "Mornington Crescent", "Funny Little Frog" and "White Collar Boy".

Optical sound film by Guy Sherwin

A small, personal and moving documentary about the father of the film maker. The title refers to a statement by her father: 'My bag has a thousand pockets. In each is a memory'. Old Mr Kennedy has a lot to remember (he lived through both world wars and was driven from Germany by the persecution of the Jews), but tragically enough, his memory is increasingly failing him.

Ciudades de oro y espejos (2009), shot in 16mm in Quintana Roo, is a film consisting of five scenes planned to occur principally in and around the city of Cancún, which was founded in 1970. There, a group of springbreakers; a hotel with dolphins in its pool; a member of the Bloods dancing atop a Mayan archaeological site called El Rey; the demolition of a mirrored building; and the interior of the night club Cocobongo appear one after the other, set to a particular looped recording: Le feu de St. Elme, by Haïm Saban and Shuki Levy. This music is part of the soundtrack to an animated series about Spanish conquistadors, Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982).

Although British Railways retired the last of its steam fleet in 1968 interest in steam engines has continued to grow. Hardly surprising really as the country that invented the steam engine has always had a love affair with this most human of all machines. Without the efforts of Britain's many heritage steam lines, the opportunity for families to savour the nostalgic atmosphere of a steam railway would have been lost many years ago.

A circular short film on violence, using long takes and dead time.

I had rooms at the front and back of the house and I recorded sunlight passing through them in the course of the day, as well as across the buildings seen from the windows. Sometimes I would set the time-lapse camera running and go off to work, leaving it to record the sunlight in the empty rooms. Another room in the flat was used for rehearsal by the saxophone player Alan Wilkinson. The soundtrack comes from recordings I made while walking from room to room as he was playing. This is mixed with a variety of music from the street, reflecting the multi-ethnicity of the location - Greek music, reggae, country & western. G.S. (LUXONLINE)

A group of men meet in the woods for strange kinks.

A man finds a strange box in the woods, so takes it home to investigate - unaware of the strange supernatural forces at work.

Obsessed with a paper effigy of his loving wife an introverted stationer lives in a fantasy world of staples and photocopies. But when the doll leaves him torn and bleeding and his real wife starts asking awkward questions he must make a choice between flesh and paper.

Filmed during a Russian rocket launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the world's largest space-launch center.

This DVD documents the building of a complete custom electric guitar right from cutting down the tree as a source for the timber, to the final twang through an amplifier. This provides an in depth understanding of what is involved in the construction of an electric guitar.

Film played at Robert Owen’s School for Children's AV Theatre in New Lanark, set in the year 2200. Time-traveller Harmony tells the story of New Lanark.

The title refers to the name of a lunar sea. Accordingly, this piece is comprised of arcs, or waves, moving through unstable states.

Claymation short film.

Indymedia UK presents 'Genoa: Red Zone' - a hard-hitting film which presents the real story of those brutal Italian days of protest. Eight months in the making with a cast of thousands, this hour-long documentary does not shy from the truth. Staggering images of violence provide gritty realism yet the beauty of resistance shines through. Despite the repression, a multitude of voices were heard in Genoa: Landless Peruvian peasants stood side by side with Sicilian cheese farmers; national boundaries were overturned as a global body of people demanded a world built on social and environmental equality. That flame - it appears - is impossible to extinguish.

Miss Marple : The Moving Finger (1985) Miss Marple : At Bertram's Hotel (1987)

Insight into the lives of horse-drawn travellers over the stormy motorway mountains and into the village of Durisdeer in Dumfries.

A look at the special technical gadget of Secret Agent 007 James Bonds movies. Some of them are real.

Laure Prouvost Short.

A senior banking executive reveals how high street banks deliberately target their customers and push borrowing. The whistleblower tells how the industry is driven by aggressive targets, uses hard-sell tactics and sophisticated marketing techniques, and profits from customers in financial difficulty. The programme highlights one of an alarming number of people who have killed themselves when their debt spirals out of control.

An animated documentary about a life devoted to the dead.

Dreamy images, often in slow motion, stirred or stirring, filmed along the banks of the Seine. Close-ups of water, blurred outdoor shots, shadows and silhouettes of people. A phenomenological portrait of the city, in a joint project with Andrea Emonds, whose voice enhances synesthetic experience.

An undercover documentary filmed in West Papua, providing a rare and moving insight into the long forgotten struggle for freedom of the Papuan people from Indonesian rule. For over 45 years a bitter independence struggle has been fought there between native Papuans and the occupying Indonesian regime, largely unnoticed by the outside world. It is estimated that at least 500,000 Papuans have been killed since the occupation of their land began. Thousands more have been victims of human rights abuses or 'disappeared' for voicing their support of the independence movement. Forgotten Bird of Paradise provides a rare and moving insight into a long forgotten struggle, and reveals how the Papuan peoples resilience and determination for freedom burns stronger now than at any time in history.

A rock 'n' roll archaeological tour of the British Isles as it was in pre-Roman times.

The Queen Witch is plotting to stop time and rule the world forever with the help of a magic potion, containing 13 newts, 13 toads and 13 kittens. But she only has 12 kittens and with the help of her army of Karate Witches she sets out to capture the 13th kitten and complete the spell.

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