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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

Director

Werner Herzog

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £9.99

Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as...

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World War Two (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

A compilation of over 2000 contemporary articles, 500 pictures, plus illustrations and eyewitness reports on World War II from the archives of ‘The Times’, complemented by video and audio clips. Examines...

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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (2012)

Subject

History; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 173 minutes), £19.99

Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the history of Jerusalem, one of the oldest cities in the world, in this three-part documentary series, exploring how the holiness of the city was...

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World War I (Cd-Rom) (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

An account of World War 1, looking at the events of the war and its shattering effects on people and society, examining politcal and diplomatic developments, state and military figures, political...

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Right to Hope and Women, The (1995 Video)

Subject

Art; Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 95 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Ten 10-minute films with an introduction selected from the RIGHT TO HOPE television series of 40 programmes made by independent producers and TV stations worldwide. Co-ordinated by the One World Group of...

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Miniatures (1992 Video)

aka: Book of Hands, A: A Journey Through the World of Indian Miniatures

Director

Ruchir Joshi

Producer

Tariq Ali

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Collectors and scholars discuss the tradition of Indian miniatures, often regarded as the most beautiful paintings in the world. Shows the work of copyists living in Rajasthan, which has fooled the experts.

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Great War Diaries (2014)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 440 minutes), £24.99

Using a mixture of re-enacted scenes, archive footage and animation, this documentary series looks into the lives of the men and women who wrote about their experiences of the First World War in journals and...

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World War I (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

An archive of World War 1 material with commentary, presented in a series of documented case studies covering the chronology of the war (orogins, Eastern Europe, the war at sea and in the air, the home...

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Codebreakers, The (1993 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Looks at the work of World War 2 codebreakers, who worked behind the scenes and eventually managed to capture the enemy’s most secret signals. This programme covers the war in the Pacific and the winning...

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Chemistry Set, The 1 (1987 Video)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p) each; 2 programmes on 1 cassette - £30.00 (+VAT +p&p); the whole set - £100 (+VAT +p&p)

The eight-part CUTTING EDGE series, filmed at Oxford University, examines the skills, methods and attitudes necessary to be a top scientist. Each programme looks at the ‘cutting edge’ of scientific...

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