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Big Bang, The (2003)

Subject

Astronomy; Physics

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 23 minutes), £35.00

An introduction to the Big Bang theory, explaining: how Hubble laid the foundation of the Big Bang theory when he discovered that distant galaxies were receding from the earth, indicated by the ‘red...

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Covering the Big Story: The Business of TV News (2009)

Subject

Broadcasting; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £55.00

TV Reporter Kevin Reece is interviewed on location at the site of Hurricane Ike. He explains his approach to the big story and how he prepares and delivers it. Whatever the incident, whether an earthquake,...

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Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes (1991 Video)

Director

Martin Chilcott; Geoff Deenhan

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Examines the big bang theory of the origins and structure of the universe, which is now under threat. Astronomers are finding great clusters of galaxies, vast empty voids in space and they are unable to...

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Cosmology on Trial (1994 Video)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Astronomy; Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In the setting of a mock trial, a young scientist defends modern cosmological ideas about the origins of the universe. The standard model of the university is based on the idea that it suddenly came into...

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Little Tich and His Big Boots (1902 Film)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Studio performance - with no audience but with a set of sorts and musical accompaniment dubbed over - filmed for the Paris exhibition in the early years of this century. Shows Little Tich (Harry Relph) doing...

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Big Bang, Quasars and Black Holes (1999 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2001 sale: £32.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Discusses Einstein’s concept of general relativity and his description of an expanding universe and traces the evolution of the early universe from the instant of the original explosion. Explains how...

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State of the Universe, The (2017)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film

Our universe was created in ‘The Big Bang’ and has been expanding ever since. In this public lecture, Professor Brian Schmidt, from the Department of Physics at University of Oxford, describes the vital...

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Can Economists Forecast Economic Crashes?

Subject

Economics

Professor Sir David Hendry, Director of the Programme on Economic Modelling in INET@Oxford, explains the challenges of economic forecasting. Part of a series of short films entitled ‘Big Questions on the...

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S357 Videocassette 4 (1997 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 71 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

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Whispers of Creation (1994 Video)

Producer

Karl Sabbagh

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows three teams of scientists in their attempt to map the ‘ripples in the universe’ discovered in 1992 - events following the ‘big bang’ that led to the formation of atoms, galaxies and...

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