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We have several DVD biographies about writers and composers, DVD programmes on world history, and will be releasing several dramas in the coming months.
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| A word from the founder - On Being Educated There are many views on what it means to be educated. At school or college we all tend to accept what is given to us having little experience of life which might help to make a judgement about what a fruitful education is. Being well read in what we call the classics of literature is for many people one of the ways in which they achieve a balanced view of life and so - educated.
Of course if you are a chemist you have to learn the facts of chemistry: a farmer needs to know about crops and animals: a banker about the ways of finance. But knowing these things are you educated?
All of us however, whatetever our gender, race, occupation, nationality, whatever seems to divide us, have one thing in common - all of us humans have to live in society: we love and hate, are kind and generous or selfish and mean spirited. This is where literature comes in: a few writers over the centuries stand out as people with a particular sensitivity to the human condition and a particular skill in writing about it. They are not teachers or preachers: they are simply able to tell a story in some remarkable way which locates our hearts and illuminates our understanding of human existence. Through the books these people become our friends: in ordinary life we could never expect to meet them. But through literature we are in special company for a time.
There are thousands of contemporary novels to choose from of course: a book by Dickens 150 years ago - how can it be relevant today? In the span of human history 150 years is nothing. Is an English writer comprehensible by people from other parts of the world? If you laugh, love, hate, are jealous, compassionate, thoughtful then you will have no difficulty with Dickens. Are the slums, saloons and sewers of London really different from those of Shanghai or Rio de Janeiro?
By introducing a few of the great writers of the past through our video biographies we hope to unlock some of the world's literary treasures which will help you to be well read!
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| Malcolm Hossick, Founder of Academy Media I have been acting, singing, dancing, gallery going and reading my way happily through my life for some time. My sanity (if I have it) has been maintained particularly through books and music and in these fields I've tried through the medium of film making to provide jumping off points for others. I enjoy it hugely. I hope you will. Browse and come back for more. |
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