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God is My Co-Pilot, A: The Life and Works of Plotinus

Subject

Philosophy

An introduction to the thought of Plotinus by Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King’s College London. Plotinus is commonly regarded as the greatest philosopher of late...

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Britain’s Greatest Pilot (2017)

aka: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Subject

Aviation

TV documentary. Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage...

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Lab Rats: Fit to Fly (2004)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL)

A series of four 30-minute programmes in which four volunteers undergo a range of physical and psychological experiments. Cut off from the outside world and confined to a laboratory for twenty-four hours,...

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Mobile Phones - Safe? (2003)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Free streamed access on Vega website Online, 35 min.

An early pilot programme for the series THE NEXT BIG THING. The panel, chaired by Peter Evans and consisting of Professor Peter Excell (University of Bradford), Dr Camelia Gabriel (Microwave Consultants...

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Safe and Secure Water for Uganda (2016)

aka: Secure Safe Water in Uganda’s Chanching Climate

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Film

This short film looks at the impact of climate change on water and health by following the introduction of a payment-by-results pilot system in rural Uganda, whereby local private sector professionals earn...

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Standing with Stones (2008)

Director

Michael Bott

Producer

Michael Bott

Subject

Archaeology; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 136 minutes), £16.99

A first-hand account of the filmmakers’ journey through the British Isles and Ireland, starting at the tip of Cornwall and ending on the Scottish Isles, visiting over 100 Neolithic and Bronze age monuments...

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Why Planes Vanish (2014)

Director

Miles O’Brien; Tristan Quinn

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Television documentary. The disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in 2014 stunned the world. In an era of smart-phones and GPS, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish? The programme tells the...

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Francis Bacon at the BBC (1963)

Subject

Art

The BBC Archive celebrates the life and work of Francis Bacon, one of the 20th Century’s greatest artists. This collection is inspired by the retrospective of Bacon’s work at Tate Britain. Complete...

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Nation on Film , Series 2 (2007)

Subject

Film Studies; History

Distribution

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

The second series of six programmes in which aspects of life in the twentieth century are depicted on film, much of it shot by amateurs. Disc One contains Selling Cars, Women’s Football and Kearton’s...

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