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Is There a Gene for Happiness (2004)

Subject

Biology; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 29 minutes), £40.00

A programme in 3 parts. As our knowledge of the human genome increases, so does press speculation about the influence that genes may have on our lives and behaviour. Is there a gene for mathematical ability...

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Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings (1996 Video)

aka: £830,000,000: Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

Producer

Adam Curtis

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Tells how Nick Leeson and the executives of Barings, the oldest bank in Britain, lost £830 million. For over two years Leeson, working in Singapore, deceived everyone around him into believing he was a star...

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Plunder: The Crime of Our Time (2010)

Director

Daniel Schechter

Subject

Economics; Finance & Accounting; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 59 minutes), $250.00

Exposing the forces responsible for the loss of trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, massive foreclosures and the disappearance of retirement funds, this film investigates the unregulated fraud and theft...

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Party in Power, A (1977 Video)

Director

Roger Graef

Producer

Brian Lapping

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. U-matic. col. 60 min.

The INSIDE BRITISH POLITICS series of seven programmes was compiled from an archive of material recorded by Granada Television since 1971. The presenter, the late John Mackintosh, was Professor of Politics...

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Matthews V Payne II: The Cross-Examination of the Plaintiff (1994 Video)

Subject

Law

Distribution

CD-ROM

Examines the general rules and tactics employed in any cross examination. Set in a county court where the plaintiff is being examined in a vehicle damage claim. The lesson user plays the part of the...

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Mars (2 Parts) (2000 Video)

Producer

Suzanne Levy; Sam Roberts

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min., 2001 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

1 (producer Sam Roberts): Explores recent developments in the search for life on Mars. Recent images possible sedimentary rock formations there, suggesting that parts of Mars had once been covered by water,...

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Rossellini’s History Films - Renaissance and Enlightenment: Blaise Pascal, The Age of the Medici, Cartesius (2009)

Director

Roberto Rossellini (1906-177)

Subject

French studies; History; Italian studies; Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 546 minutes), $59.95

"In 1963, Rossellini announced that he had abandoned cinema and would start working in television. He directed nine telefilms on historical subjects and six short documentaries, claiming TV could be used as...

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David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

aka: Elizabeth

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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Afterimages 1: Malcolm le Grice (2007)

Director

Malcolm Le Grice

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 60 minutes), £80.00

AFTERIMAGES is a continually-expanding collection of important works by film and video artists, newly remastered and made available on DVD for the first time. The aim is to make important historical works by...

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