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Town of Runners

Director

Jerry Rothwell

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £5.99

Feature documentary about the phenomenon of Bekoji, a small town in the Arsi region of Ethiopia, which produced the athletes who won all four gold medals in the long distance track events at the 2008 Beijing...

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Micro and Nanotechnologies Are Revolutionising Medicine (2007)

Subject

Medical sciences; Physics

Micro and nanotechnologies are revolutionising medicine. ‘Almost invisible’ tools are being developed by European researchers to discover diseases earlier and to treat patients better. The...

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Amesbury Archer, The (2005)

aka: Was the Amesbury Archer the King of Stonehenge?

Subject

Archaeology; History

In May 2002 archaologists discovered the richest early Bronze Age burial ever found in Britain. The so-called Amesbury Archer was buried with gold earrings, copper knives, flint arrow heads and the stone...

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Advancing the Games: The Ioc, London 2012 and the Future of de Coubertin’s Olympic Movement (2008)

Subject

Politics & government; Sports science

Audio recording of the London 2012 Pierre De Coubertin Lecture scheduled in assocation with the RSA and the British Olympic Foundation, Held at the RSA on 24/11/2008. Panel: Jacques Rogge, President,...

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Eat Less Meat - It’s Costing the Earth (2003)

aka: Genetic Engineering and Farm Animals

Subject

Agriculture; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 17 minutes), free to education

This video and the accompanying report argue that rising meat consumption: is putting unsustainable pressure on the earth’s resources of land, water and energy; diverts grain needed to feed people to use...

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Men and Money (2009)

Subject

Economics

Financial man is laid bare in this series from 1964 exploring how the City of London’s great institutions operated in the days before the markets went global. From the floor of the old Stock Exchange to...

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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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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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Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

Subject

Archaeology

From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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