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Comment by Otedo News Update on August 1, 2012 at 3:50pm

FILMS Compiled Dr.Charles Gore :
Copyright © all images and texts copyright Dr.C.Gore

Attenbrough, D., (dir.), 1977, Kingdom of Bronze, colour (60 minutes), for Tribal Eye Series, BBC

Igbekhai, B.A.,(dir.), 1979, The Making of a King: The Crowning of Oba Erediuwa, Ministry of Information, Culture and Sport.

Lan, D., (dir.), 1995, Artist Unknown, (consultant) Gore, C., colour (50 minutes), Omnibus Series, BBC

Onwurah, N., (dir.), 1996, Behind the Mask, colour (50 minutes) Hidden Empire Series, BBC/M-Net

Osoba, F., (dir.), 1990, The Dormant Genius, colour (54 minutes), Hadada Productions

Robinson, T., (dir.), 2000, Stolen Goods National Treasures, colour (50 minutes), BBC

Speed, F., (dir), 1962, Benin Kingship Rituals, (consultant) Bradbury, R.E., colour (23 minutes)

Various Directors (4 British & 1 Yoruba), 1994, Benin: An African Kingdom, 5 Part Series (consultant Izevbigie, A., and Orisayomi, R.), Titles:- 1) The Present: Benin's People, 2) The Past: Emotan and the Banished Prince 3) Past and present: Traders, the City and Men over the Sea 4) Past and Present :Crafts and Crafts' People 5) The Present: Home to the Village, colour (15 minutes each), Yorkshire Television/International Broadcasting Trust for Channel 4

Source: http://www.cgore.dircon.co.uk/films.htm

Comment by Otedo News Update on August 1, 2012 at 2:48pm

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

 

- Benin and the Europeans, 1485-1897 by Alan Frederick Charles Ryder
Product details: Hardcover: 388 pages / Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; 1st Edition edition (July 1969) Language English / ISBN-10: 058264514X / ISBN-13: 978-0582645141

- Graham Connah. 1975. The Archaeology Of Benin: Excavations and other researches in and around Benin City, Nigeria. Clarendon Press : Oxford. Pages - 266 (plus photographs) ISBN - 0 19 920063 7 http://ihuanedo.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-archaeology-of-benin

- Kings, Magic,& Medicine " by Chief Dr. Dayl Peavy JD. An African American that has an Esan Chietaincy title (2007). An Ob'oguega as well as an Ob'orunmila. Have been conducting research in Edo State since 1997 and published in a book titled: "Kings, Magic & Medicine". http://ihuanedo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-book-on-great-benin

- Evolution Of Benin Chieftancy Title (Very specific facts on Edo and Edo's in Diaspora). $25.00

- Benin City Pilgrimage Stations (Detailed Edo History). $25.00

- Benin City- Edo State Capital (More details on the colonial Era).

- The Edo Man of the 20th Century (Oba Eweka 11 life history). $10.00

- Erediauwa, Prince of Benin. (About the Price and not this Oba).$10.00

- Iwu- The body marks of Edo People. $10.00

- A DVD on Edo History from Ogiso to current. Concluded by an address by Omo N'oba himself. $10.00

 [Contact Tina Iyare tinaiigho@yahoo.com Tel:610-563-9131 Tel:610-873-6842** TO PURCHASE ANY OF ABOVE BOOK WITH PRICE TAG]

 

TOURIST PLACES TO VISIT:

 

- The Portuguese National Archives in Lisbon

- British Museum

- National Museum Benin City

 

LINKS:

- THE IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE OF GREAT BENIN.

- EDO NATION PREMIER WEB

- EDO FOLKS HISTORY AND LANGUAGE

Comment by Otedo News Update on August 1, 2012 at 2:47pm

- The Correct History Of Edo People By Naiwu Osahon

- Edo-African heritage within the context and the dynamics of Nigerian culture

- First European Contact With Nigeria Was 1485 By The Great Benin Emp...

- Greatness of an African Queen Mother: IDIA By Uwagboe Ogieva

- Excellence in education and culture for the new millennium By Chief Oje Aisiku, PhD

- Bini Names in Nigeria and Georgia By Roger Westcott, Professor Emeritus, Drew University

- Nigeria: The Edo of Benin By Osamuyimen Stewart, Ph.D.

- THE CORRECT HISTORY OF EDO By NAIWU OSAHON

- THE STORY OF ARHUANRAN (THE DUKE OF UDO)

- Agbor link with Edo people "Origin of Agbor - Agbon" By By Emeka Esogbue

- Benin (Nigeria) and its Mystique By MIKE JIMOH

- Benin History and the Museum's Benin Collection From the museum.upenn.edu

- 100 Years after the Invasion of Benin Reflection By Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN)

- Benin Chronology

Comment by Otedo News Update on August 1, 2012 at 2:47pm

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- Abolish Edoid Group of Race for One Edo Nation or Edoid Nation!

- Contesting the History of Benin Kingdom By Peter P. Ekeh

- Benin - Urhobo Relationship By Dr. Nowa Omoigui

- Language and unity of Edo people By Uyilawa Usuanlele

- Benin_Igbo_Yoruba Historic relations (Onitsha, Orisha) By PHILIP EM...

- The Oduduwa Controversy Resolved. By Naiwu Osahon

- Esan Not An Ethnic Group But Benin(Edo) By Uwagboe Ogieva

- Ogiso and Eweka times: A prelimnary history of Edoid Complex of cul... By Peter P. Ekeh
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