Welcome to Noisy Planet’s collection of History Films for School Networks. Click on any of the films featured on this page to see detailed information about that film, including a short clip from the film (nb. the preview clips are hosted via YouTube so you will need to watch them on a computer that does not have YouTube barred).

The films are Windows Media files (WMV9) with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and a bit rate of 769 kbps. Typical file size is 258 MB for a 50 minute film. Films are supplied as a site licence to the purchasing institution and are available to schools and colleges in the UK and the Republic of Ireland only.

There are two ways of buying:

(1) INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE: Films can be bought individually and downloaded from this website. Payment is by credit/ debit card at time of purchase at a cost of £19.99 + VAT per download.

(2) PACKAGE PURCHASE: Curriculum area packages can be ordered by email for delivery to your school on DVD for upload to your network. Please email your order to orders@noisyplanet.com. Include a Purchase Order number if your school operates such a system. Payment is by invoice to your school.

The curriculum area package for History consists of the following films:

(1) Capturing Idi Amin

(2) Che Guevara

(3) Genocide denied

(4) Memories of rain

(5) Our America

(6) The battle of Orgreave

(7) The emporer's tram girls

(8) The Pendle witch trials

(9) With much love and kisses

(10) Zimbabwe countdown

This package costs £175 + VAT.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email us at orders@noisyplanet.com

Capturing Idi Amin

"One of the things that occurred to me is that up until Nelson Mandela, Idi Amin was the most famous African in history", states director Kevin Macdonald. "All the stories about his cannibalism, witchcraft and multiple partners. He represents all that's worst and savage about the Dark Continent."Few facts are known about Amin's early life. What is known is that he joined the British Army in 1946 and was Uganda's heavyweight boxing champion for nine years. "He was a born leader and a very successful soldier", recalls Amin's former colleague, Major Iain Grahame. "When he was in the British Army, he was a kind of licensed killer", claims director Kevin MacDonald. "There are all sorts of stories of the kind of things he did."
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Che Guevara

Che Guevara's life is like a movie fantasy - only better. With compelling archive and moving memories of those dear to him we discover a leitmotif of the 60s who died young fighting for his beliefs. A sensitive, intelligent young man he set out to become a doctor. But for an idealist weaned on political debate fixing people was not enough. Bolting from med school he set out to discover Latin America. What he saw would change his destiny from medical doctor to revolutionary doctor. For Guevara, Latin America represented the worst excesses of capitalist exploitation. It was nothing but a continent locked in poverty under the thumb of the US, her corporations, and the CIA. So, high on idealism and Engels, he hooked-up with Fidel Castro and began to plot the overthrow of Batista. A whirlwind of machismo, medical know-how and political theory he made a strong impression on his new Cuban friends. They dubbed him "Che", meaning buddy, and the revolutionary fighter was born.
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	Genocide denied We bring you the controversial story of the 20th Century's first genocide. In 1915, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Tortured, murdered, denied, forgotten, the terrible plight of the Armenians has never been properly publicised. Now, for the first time, they have been given a voice. ... More Info »

Memories of rain

Terrorism in the present is decried by all right thinking people. But all too often, the eye of hindsight turns "terrorists" into heroes. In apartheid South Africa, men once described as enemies of freedom were exactly the people who earned and protected it for their peers. Many now lead the country. This sumptuous documentary is the tale of two South Africans, one white, one black, who fought the apartheid government with the ANC's guerrilla army. Filmed over a decade, this personal story paints a picture of humanity and bravery, of dedication and sacrifice, of people who gave up everything for what they believed in.
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Our America

Barely out of her teens, Magali joined a women's battalion of the Sandinista rebels and fought the US-funded Contras. Footage of Magali with her comrades became one of the defining images of a revolution driven by young idealists. Twenty five years on, the journalist who filmed Magali returns to Nicaragua to track her down. She finds a country changed beyond recognition, where the proud young rebels of yesterday are haunted by regrets. What happened to their dreams of independence and justice?
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The battle of Orgreave

In this film we witness the violent struggle of miners trying to save their jobs in what became one of the biggest public disturbances this country has ever seen. The camera focuses on the blood covered face of an angry protester, he looks defiant as he is led away by riot police. This is no criminal but a man trying to protect his livelihood. 55 miners faced long prison terms because of their involvement in the disturbance at Orgreave. This film looks at their fight for justice.
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The emperor's tram girls

In 1945 Hiroshima was a thriving part of Japan's war industry. Trams ferried many thousands of troops to and fro. Operating the trams was a team of young bubbly tram girls, who loved their work and who had all their lives to look forward to. But then the bomb was dropped on their city and time stopped for the tram girls. Powerful and unique archive takes us back to that terrible day.
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	The Pendle witch trials This documentary puts the infamous Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 under the microscope. It considers the accusations of treason, witchcraft and murder within the context of the hierarchy, religion and culture of the day. Academics and local historians compare the perceived threat from Catholics in the 17th century with that from global terror today. ... More Info »


	With much love and kisses Between 1918 and 1939 the Solovki archipelago was home to Russia's first "corrective labour camp". Hundreds of thousands of political prisoners were exiled to the camp. Tens of thousands never emerged. This is the Solovki's incomprehensibly brutal story, told through the letters of inmates and the reactions of surviving relatives. ... More Info »

Zimbabwe countdown

The horrors of Mugabe's regime and the plight of Zimbabwe have been well publicised. But where did it all go wrong? What provoked Mugabe to change from liberator to dictator? This documentary provides a personal insight into these issues. As a white Rhodesian, Michael Raeburn was forced into exile after turning against his fellow colonists to support the black guerrilla movement. He looks back at the implications of colonial rule and examines the crisis now ravaging his country. Wrought with pathos and immensely moving, this film takes a fresh look at the problems of Zimbabwe.
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