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Heat and Dust (1983)

aka: Heat & Dust

Director

James Ivory

Subject

History; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 130 minutes), £19.99

A young historical researcher, inherits letters written by her great aunt Olivia and becomes obsessed with their revelations of her past in colonial India. Flitting between the present-day and the 1920s, the...

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Science Fiction Writers (2011)

Subject

Literature; Science

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 79 minutes), £10.00

This cd collects recordings of ten well-known science fiction authors from various BBC radio productions. Track listing: 1. Isaac Asimov. From ‘Outlook’. Date of broadcast: 02.01.1990; 2. Doris Lessing...

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My Kidnapper (2011)

Director

Mark Henderson; Kate Horne

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 82 minutes), £14.99

In 2003 Mark Henderson was one of eight backpackers taken hostage whilst trekking in the Colombian jungle. What had started as an innocent tourist adventure, ended up as 101 terrifying days of captivity and...

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Delicate Balance, A (2011)

Director

Alan Scheiber

Subject

Environmental science; Health Education; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £25.00

An independent Australian film which highlights how the food we eat affects personal health and the environment. Based on studies by some of the world’s experts on nutrition that suggest the state of...

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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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Around the World with Orson Welles (2015)

Director

Orson Welles

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 158 minutes), £22.99

In 1955, Associated-Rediffusion commissioned Welles to make his first television production, inviting him to write, direct and host a mini series. Despite its title, the series was filmed entirely in Europe....

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Private Life of a Masterpiece, Series 1-5 Collection (2007)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1100 minutes), £69.99

This television series reveals the stories behind famous works of art: how the pieces were created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world. All...

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They Came to a City (1944)

Director

Basil Dearden

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (78 minutes), £14.99

Nine disparate Britons are transported to a mysterious city where, according to their class and disposition, they find themselves either in an earthly paradise of peace and equality or a hell starved of...

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Washing Machine / Vacuum Cleaner (1988 Video)

Director

Andrew Snell

Producer

Elizabeth Queenan

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)

Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of some familiar domestic machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated...

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