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Andy Warhol (1987)

Director

Kim Evans

Producer

Kim Evans

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 78 minutes), £17.99

Profiles American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987), tracing the development of his work in art and film and discusses his involvement in publishing ‘Interview’ magazine. Uses footage from interviews and...

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Naga Videodisc, The (1990 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Interactive videodisc. PAL. 12

The history and anthropology of the Naga peoples on the India-Burma border. Visual database of 54,000 separately addressable images, which include 6500 black and white photographs, 1350 colour photographs of...

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Share Remixing Digital Archives: The Victorian Meme Machine (2015)

Subject

History; Information technology; Media studies

Bob Nicholson (Edge Hill University) discusses a project which he undertook in 2014 with the British Library Labs to find and revive thousands of forgotten Victorian jokes. His ‘Victorian Meme Machine’...

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Library Resources: Non-Book Materials (1982 Multimedia)

Subject

Education; Librarianship

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Reviews the special problems associated with the organisation and control of non-book material within the Library Resource Centre. It deals with sources for selection, organisation and storage (including a...

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Twenty-Five Hour Clock, The (1987 Video)

Producer

John Groom

Subject

Biology

Distribution

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

Examines the idea that there are clocks in the human body which, left to themselves, would have people living a 25-hour day. Tampering with them could lead to illness or reduced fertility. Understanding body...

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Test of Faith (2009)

Subject

Religious studies; Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £28.48

This three-part documentary uses interviews with top scientists and theologians to introduce many big questions. There are many challenging issues raised by the sciences, but the overall message of the...

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Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town (2013)

Director

Paul Elston

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

Television documentary. Cambridge Professor of Classics, Mary Beard, presents new insights into the lives of the people who lived and died in Pompeii, based on the discovery of 54 skeletons in a cellar in...

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Light Years: The Film Diaries of Tim Cawkwell (1968-87/2015-18) (2018)

aka: The Film Diaries of Tim Cawkwell

Director

Tim Cawkwell

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 193 minutes), £20.00

Drawing inspiration from the American Underground films reaching Britain at the time, The Light Years seeks to emulate the qualities of the diary, thus making the personal public. The work brings together a...

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Vodaphone Hq (2000 Multimedia)

Producer

Monica Pidgeon

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 25 min. 24 slides. col., 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Michael Fletcher and Keith Priest’s largest project is the world headquarters of Vodaphone Airtouch, to be built near Newbury, Berkshire. Hitherto the company has been spread in 54 separate locations in...

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Brimstone and Treacle (TV 1976) (1976 Video)

Director

Barry Davis

Producer

Kenith Trodd

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 75 minutes), £5.99

Dennis Potter’s controversial black comedy in which the devil in disguise involves himself with the family of a girl who is physically amd mentally disabled after a road accident. The film was banned for...

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