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Shortlife (1988 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Focuses on short-life housing - what it means, the condition of the property, the effects of living in secure accommodation and the need for ‘move on’ housing. Examines the situation in Camden as typical...

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Black and White: A Room for the Night (1988 Video)

aka: Room for the Night, A

Director

Yaba Badge

Producer

David Henshaw

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A black journalist and a white journalist, with similar backgrounds, spent two months in Bristol recording their experiences of looking for work, entertainment and accommodation, and found very different...

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Housing in Birmingham (1986 Video)

Producer

Nell Smith

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

Deals with the administration of a survey for council house tenants and applicants in Birmingham. The questionnaire is designed to look at the process of getting council house accommodation. A large number...

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Holidays by the Sea (1987 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Charts the uneven development of Blackpool through the 19th century, from a small genteel town into the first and largest resort for the industrial working class. With the advent of railway came day...

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Five per Cent and Philanthropy (1975 Film)

Director

Nigel E Heverly; Jennifer Tann

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Looks at the state of London’s housing in the early to mid-19th century and traces the efforts of Victorian philanthropists to provide improved dwellings. Housing was provided by Charitable Trusts, by City...

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Care of Small Mammals in Schools (1987 Video)

Producer

Jenny Poland

Subject

Education; Veterinary science

Distribution

Sale (RSPCA only), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min., 1997 hire: £13.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (RVC UVCE)

Explains to school teachers the advantages and disadvantages of keeping rats, mice and gerbils in schools. Discusses different types of accommodation, diet, handling and sexing. Concludes with a short...

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Medecroft (1979 Video)

Subject

Education

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 37 min.

The Medecroft Opportunity Centre, Winchester, provides for pre-school handicapped children in the Winchester area and was established as a joint venture between Hampshire County Council, King Alfred’s...

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Room for Manoeuvre (1980 Film, Video)

Director

David Percy

Producer

Cleeve Barr

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Looks at the accommodation and care of severely handicapped people. Shows six severely handicapped people in their homes talking about the way they live and their desire to live, as far as possible, normal...

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Which University (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Education

Distribution

CD-ROM

Detailed multimedia information on over 150 universities and colleges. Students select the criteria which are important to them and a list of matching institutions is produced. They can then compare...

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What Happens to Me Now? (1986 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 33 min.

Aims to promote critical discussion about hostel work. The programme is based around hostels in the South Yorkshire constellation but the work it shows, and the issues it raises, are relevant to any...

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