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Something to LISTEN TO
Beirut Hostages: The Reunion

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite about their shared experiences and are joined by campaigner Jill Morrell.

McCarthy, Keenan and Waite were held in captivity in the Lebanon for several years, with long periods in solitary confinement. Their ‘Place’ was defined, limited and controlled by their captors. How does this relate to our own sense of ‘Place’ as it’s limited by the current Covid-19 lockdown?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b00k2q8s

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How victories and disasters are remembered.

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How writers and filmmakers help us to travel anywhere in the mind.

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Some reflections on the space age and globalisation. We are all on the same planet.

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Something to WATCH
A Sense of Place (2007)

Dir. Marie Ferris
Prod. Ronin Films

Exploring the importance of Place for Cultural Identity. This documentary features refugees dislocated from their ‘Home Place’ with implications for their sense of identity.

https://ravensbourne.kanopy.com/video/sense-place

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Canonical book about the Normandy landings.

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The Longest Day- Cornelius Ryan : Cornelius Ryan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan's unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage...

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Iconic artefact evocating an imaginary place.

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One of the key components of J.R.R. Tolkien's (1892-1973) three volume fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings is the map of the imaginary world in which the story is set.

This general map of Middle Earth is folded into the back of the first volume. With 150 million copies sold, the book and map would go on to inspire a whole genre of fantasy writing, imagery and gaming culture.

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One of the key components of J.R.R. Tolkien's (1892-1973) three volume fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings is the map of the imaginary world in which the story is set. This general map of Middle Earth is folded into the back of the first volume.

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Using specific place in film as an additional character.

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A fascinating documentary about an international crew onboard the MIR space station during the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Directed by Andrei Ujica.

Synopsis: In May 1991, the Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev embarked on his mission to the space station Mir, where he was to remain for ten months - twice as long as planned. During the time he spent in space, the August coup took place in Moscow which was to result in the collapse of the Soviet Union. By the time Krikalev returned to Earth in March 1992 his country was called Russia. He is the first person to have been able to observe the end of a historical era from the vantage point of God.

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Danger and desire as contradicting forces.

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The question of ownership and cultural appropriation.