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Easy Web Cams (2002)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 30 minutes), $19.95

This episode of Computer Chronicles, the American televison series on personal computer technology, discusses how to buy and install a web cam and the associated software. Larry Magid, columnist for the LA...

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Autopsy, The (4 Parts) (2000)

Producer

Claire Allam

Subject

Medical sciences

A series of four programmes aiming to help all doctors acquire a basic understanding of the autopsy and, in particular, help trainee pathologists gain a more in-depth knowledge of the techniques involved....

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History of History (2010)

Subject

History

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the writing of history has changed over time, from ancient epics to medieval hagiographies and modern deconstructions. In the 6th century AD, the bishop of Tours began his...

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Dangerous Dynasty, A: House of Assad (2018)

Subject

History; Politics & government

This three-part BBC series is a thorough lesson in how Syria has ended up in its current predicament. Right at the centre of it are President Bashar and his wife Asma, who met and fell in love in London....

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Genius of Charles Darwin, The (2008)

Subject

Biology; Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explores the work of Charles Darwin in this 3-part series for Channel 4. Darwin’s theory of evolution has always been at the crux of Dawkins’ criticism of...

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Inside Incredible Athletes (2010)

Subject

Sports science

Broadcasting two years to the day before the Paralympic 2012 Games begin, this programme examines the demanding training regimes and particular skills required for high performance at each sport. The...

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Meet Your Brain (3 Parts) (2012)

Subject

Biology; Psychology

In the 2011 series of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, experimental psychologist Professor Bruce Hood delivers three, 60-minute lectures on the human brain. In the last few years, science has started to...

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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Another Five Numbers (2005)

Subject

Mathematics

A series of 15-minute programmes in which Simon Singh investigates the history of some of the most special numbers in mathematics - 4, 7, the largest prime, Kepler’s conjecture, and game theory

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Landscape Mysteries (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 233 minutes), £54.99

The Landscape Mysteries DVD Pack includes the 8 full programmes from the series looking at how clues are hidden in the landscape. They include, In Search of Irish Gold, Figures in the Chalk, Britain before...

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