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<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Actor Richard Todd presents this documentary on the iconic Elstree Studios, where many classic English films were made between 1927 and the programme's recording in the 1950s. As well as relating the history of the studios, situated near the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, the documentary features footage from over 40 films made there, including the first feature film produced in the studios, 'The White Sheik' (1927), and Alfred Hitchcock's 'Blackmail' (1929).<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Journalist David Frost, best known for his interview with the disgraced Richard Nixon, enjoys a more cordial conversation with the English playwright, Noel Coward. Coward was one of the great literary figures of his generation, enjoying success, not only in his primary field as a playwright, but as a composer, actor, singer, director and all round wit. Recorded at the Mayfair Theatre in September 1968, five years before Coward's death, the conversation between the two men touches on current affairs, Coward's life and his views on art and success.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Documentary record of the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, narrated by Laurence Olivier. The only feature-length document of the coronation to be filmed in Technicolor, the programme offers a glimpse into the pomp and ceremony of the occasion and approaches the event with a celebratory air. As well as footage of the ceremony itself, held at Westminster Abbey, coverage of the subsequent procession through London, with the streets lined with thousands of spectators, is included. Castleton Knight directs and produces, with music from Guy Warrack.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Margot Fonteyn leads the Royal Ballet in this 1960 showcase which was filmed at the Royal Opera House. The footage includes three performances in which Michael Somes partners the prima ballerina, comprising Stravinsky's 'The Firebird', Act II of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and Henze's 'Ondine' for which choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton specifically created the title role for Fonteyn.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Television documentary series produced by CNN which covers the key themes and events of the 1980s in the United States of America. From the presidency of Ronald Reagan to the emergence of AIDS and the subsequent hysteria to the end of the Cold War, this series charts the years of tumult, innovation and excess that made up the 1980s. The episodes are: 'Raised On Television', 'The Reagan Revolution', 'The Fight Against AIDS', 'Tear Down This Wall', 'The Tech Boom', 'Greed Is Good' and 'Video Killed the Radio Star'.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Another collection of short documentary films produced by the Rank Organisation in the 1960s to show at the Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The shorts were designed to replace cinematic newsreels, which had been rendered largely redundant by the increasing prevalence of television sets and televisual news broadcasts. This volume contains 42 digitally restored films, many unseen since their initial cinematic broadcast, that explore themes relating to sport and games in Britain and include a look at the growth of winter sports in Scotland and the Grand National.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>