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Trial access to this resource will end on 3rd April 2023
BBC Monitoring was founded in 1939 at the start of WWII. Its purpose was to listen to radio broadcasts and gather open-source intelligence to help Britain and its allies understand global dynamics and assess emerging global threats. Over the next 60 years, the scope of its monitoring grew quickly. Trained specialists transcribed broadcasts of speeches, current affairs, political discussions, and social and cultural events worldwide. Transcripts, in turn, were translated into English, then read by experts who carefully selected critical content for publication. Finally, selections were summarized and curated into daily reports that comprise the Summary of World Broadcasts. These original daily reports often included commentary and evaluation by subject matter experts, as well as synopses and specialist briefings.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 7th April 2023
The Dance Collection includes a rich international range of video content, spanning European and American contemporary dance to techniques and dance traditions from Bali, India, Japan, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tunisia. Featuring documentaries, interviews, works and performances from internationally renowned practitioners such as Kurt Joos, Pina Bausch, Jiří Kylián, Isadora Duncan, Alvin Ailey and others, the Dance collection encompasses a variety of genres from ballet, flamenco and hip-hop to kabuki and indigenous Australian dance.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
The Music Collection incorporates a wide range of filmed performances and documentaries on genres from jazz to classical and featuring renowned figures such as Arvo Pärt, Pierre Boulez, Stephen Sondheim and many more.
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Alternate Name(s):Bloomsbury Video Library; Visual and Applied Arts
Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
This wide-ranging Visual and Applied Arts collection includes documentaries, interviews, and instructional videos covering fine art, the history of art, performance art, new media art, architecture, fashion, design, craft, decorative arts, antiques, and luxury goods. Documentaries encompass key names such as Norman Foster, Vivienne Westwood, Christian Dior, and Frank Lloyd Wright, whilst interviews feature Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Gilbert & George, Sam Taylor-Wood, Ettore Sottsass, Eric Javits, Bernard Lacoste, and many more.
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Trial access to this database will end on 29th March 2023
British History Online is a collection of nearly 1300 volumes of primary and secondary content relating to British and Irish history, and histories of empire and the British world. BHO also provides access to 40,000 images and 10,000 tiles of historic maps of the British Isles.
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Trial access to this database ends on 30th April 2023
Includes the Worlds and Works of Shakespeare, and the Shakespeare Survey.
Cambridge Shakespeare hosts a range of essays on Shakespeare and contexts alongside integrated playtexts and notes, reference material and related multimedia resources.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 29th March 2023
Documents on British Policy Overseas (DBPO) is a fully searchable collection of primary source documents from Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), shedding light on diplomatic history throughout the 20th C. It is based on three print series which form a record of British peacetime diplomacy since the end of the 19th C: British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914, Documents on British Foreign Policy 1918-1939 and Documents on British Policy Overseas. DBPO is produced in collaboration between ProQuest and the FCO.
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Alternate Name(s):Drama Online; Asian Theatre Video Collection
Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
The Asian Theatre video collection is an essential resource for students of theatre design and production, as well as contemporary theatre practice. It offers interviews with leading performers and practitioners, and houses a tranche of filmed performances, documentaries, rehearsal footage, and training videos. From Butoh to Bollywood, Bunraku to Topeng, this collection is a vital repository for students and academics interested in Asia’s rich theatrical traditions.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
Through its focus on contemporary avant-garde troupes such as The Sydney Front, this video collection is an invaluable resource for the study of British, American, and Australian theatre. From the nuances of American puppetry and the skills of Australian Circus performers, to large-scale sculptural productions and political dance pieces, this collection’s rich array of biopics, interviews, workshops, and filmed performances provides a unique multi-media insight into the traditions and adaptations of British, American, and Australian theatre over the last fifty years.
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Alternate Name(s):Drama Online; European Theatre Video Collection
Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
Spanning the schools of mime, acrobatics, and puppetry, as well as the theatrical traditions of Belgium, Serbia, and Germany, the European Theatre video collection contains a wealth of stimulating content. Through rare filmed recordings, archival footage, and critical commentaries by leading directors, this collection explores avant-garde groups such as France’s Théâtre du Mouvement, Denmark’s Odin Teatret, and Serbia’s JEL Theatre.
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Alternate Name(s):Drama Online; Playwrights and Practitioners Video Collection
Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
Blending interviews with rare rehearsal footage, documentaries with production excerpts, the Playwrights and Practitioners video collection is an essential resource for students, actors, and academics. From the songs of Brecht to the provocations of Burlesque, the collection rings with the voices of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners and offers a rich insight into the creative processes of some of the industry’s most esteemed writers and directors.
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Alternate Name(s):Drama Online; Theatre Making and Performance Training Video Collection
Trial access to this resource will end on 31st March 2023
The Theatre Making and Performance Training video collection uses masterclasses, documentaries, and actor interviews to guide students and early-career practitioners through the art of auditioning, vocal training, and stage combat. Through a tailored selection of ‘How To’ resources, the collection also proves essential for those specialising in the design elements of theatre, such as make-up artistry, set design, theatre safety, and lighting.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 30th April 2023
Explorer is an upgrade of MarketLine being a fully integrated cross-sector intelligence platform that provides even greater coverage and deeper insights than MarketLine. Take advantage of all of the alternative datasets, such as Product Launch Analytics, Global Ads, Jobs Analytics and Social Media Analytics. Access to almost 800,000 Company Profile reports, Industry and Sector Reports, Country and City data and Case Studies. There are over 55 million datasets on GlobalData Explorer, compared to 2.8 million on MarketLine.
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Digital sheet music app providing access to over 100 thousand publisher editions of sheet music from a wide-range range of classical and contemporary composers.
Download the nkoda app (Windows, Apple, Android) for full functionality.
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Trial access to this resource will end on 29th March 2023
Find the most current, authoritative coverage of music research with Oxford Handbooks: spanning music theory and sound studies, history, politics and ethnomusicality, including studies on a variety of music genres, musical theatre, even dance and theatre.
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Trial access to this database will end on 9th April 2023
This resource covers the fascinating subject of feminism over the long nineteenth century (1776–1928). It contains an extensive range of primary and secondary resources, including full books, selected chapters, and journal articles, as well as new thematic essays, and subject introductions on its structural themes: Politics and Law, Religion and Belief, Education, Literature and Writings, Women at Home, Society and Culture, Empire Movements and Ideologies
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