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Reconstructions at various medieval sites present a picture of the age of chivalry. Visits Austria’s Graz Collection of Armour, showing the evolution of armour and chain mail, and tells the story of the...
A study of how the Pygmies of the Congo (Brazzaville) live. Deals with their relationship with government officials and with their sedentary Bantu neighbours. The Pygmies, reluctant to change, discuss...
Shows illusions of 1) size by contrast and perspective, 2) motion with Exner’s spiral, 3) apparent motion (which is the basis of cinematography), and 4) pattern by rays across a square, by light and dark...
Adolf Hitler’s reception in Vienna on 14th March 1938. His arrival at the Heldenplatz, where he is welcomed by Dr Seyss-Inquart. Excerpts from Hitler’s speech from the balcony of the Hoffburg,...
Between December 1938 and September 1939 a large group of children, mostly Jews, were sent by their parents from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia to the safety of England where foster families took care...
Describes an experiment with ‘Fernsinn’, the apparent sixth sense developed by blind people, which warns them of the presence of solid objects. Using a particularly sensitive man who has been blind from...
Looks at a number of buildings in Vienna designed by Adolf Loos - including the Goldmann and Salatsch store, Knize’s the Scheu house and the Moller house - to illustrate Loos’ characteristic handling of...
A documentary about Austrian filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Haneke, featuring interviews with actors who have worked with him throughout his career, including Isabelle Huppert, Juliette Binoche and...
This documentary explores the resourcefulness and imagination of people living in some of the world’s most overpopulated cities: Bombay, New York, Moscow and Mexico City.The film is a tale in twelve...
Looks at the threat to the Alps environment caused by pressures from tourism, the decline of mountain agriculture and acid rain. Show areas in Austria, France and Switzerland where efforts are being made to...
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