To accompany its short season of classic British war films, BBC4 commissioned this 2 hour documentary examining the history of the war and cinema. In it we uncover forgotten gems like Frieda and revisit classics like Ice Cold in Alex, an exploration into how war films have changed with the times. They were a tool of government propaganda during WW2, and while the blockbusters of the 1950s were part of national nostalgia, today they have been rediscovered and become celebrated icons of British culture.

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Duration: 01:59:01 (178,523 fr)
File Size: 928 MB
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Video Bitrate: 948 kb/s
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The story of the rise and fall of a daring experiment into atomic energy. At a time when nuclear is firmly back on the agenda, this documentary meets the original Dounreay pioneers and charts the high and lows in the history of one of Britain’s most ambitious scientific projects.

This approach makes for a very even handed documentary that is of historical and cultural interest. It doesn’t hammer home any agenda and it stays as balanced when discussing radioactive particles being discussed on a beach 20 miles from Dounreay as it is when it is looking at the complexity of the construction project. Ken Stott’s narration helps confirm this approach by delivering in such a way that he sounds interested in the subject (pretty important) without pushing emotion in a false way. The various contributions are also well chosen and used. Everyone has something of value to say and the range of people compliments the balanced approach (from farmers and mothers to scientists and politicians).

The film offers no answers and doesn’t really have an agenda that it seems to be pushing. Obviously there are points being made about the inherent risks and the issue over managing a legacy of radioactive waste, but overall the film is well-balanced, even-handed and engaging.

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Documentary published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Arena series in 1982 – English narration

An Arena programme from 1982 profiling the life and tragic death of playwright Joe Orton. Following his journey from Leicester to RADA, to West End success.

Featuring frank and comic contributions from Orton’s sister and contemporaries (including a sharp-as-lemons Kenneth Williams), this fascinating profile charts his journey from stifling family life in Leicester to the West End via RADA and jail. The focus falls inevitably on his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell, but there is more here than this horrific act. It’s a glimpse into attitudes to homosexuality 25 years ago and a serious exploration of Orton’s short life and career.

http://rapidshare.com/files/79560419/Arena-Joe.Orton-A.Genius.Like.Us.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/79559788/Arena-Joe.Orton-A.Genius.Like.Us.part2.rar

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