Results

Glaciers (1984 Video)

Subject

Geography; Geology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Illustrates how, in the Alps, the valley glaciers of the region form, erode the highland landscape and leave morainal features at their snouts. The Colorado Rocky Mountains (U-shaped valleys, aretes, lateral...

DVD Find Other To order

Carnival King of Europe Collection (2017)

aka: Carnival, King of Europe

Director

Michele Trentini; Giovanni Kezich

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 562 minutes), £200.00

Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...

DVD Find Other To order

Into Thin Air (2005)

Subject

Medical sciences; Sports science

This programme looks at the physical and mental effects that high altitude has on the body of climbers. Tim Malyon investigates the psychological drive, the physiological consequences and the payoffs of...

DVD Find Other Online

Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger, The (2017)

aka: The Seasons in Quincy

Director

Colin MacCabe; Christopher Roth; Tilda Swinton; Bartek Dziadosz

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 91 minutes), £9.99

A four-part cinematic portrait of artist, philosopher and writer John Berger. In 1973, Berger moved from urban London to the tiny village of Quincy. These shorts examine different aspects of Berger’s life...

DVD Find Other To order

My BBC in Ten Years’ Time: Debate (2011)

Subject

Media studies

Video recording of a debate held at BAFTA on 21 November 2011, chaired by journalist Steve Hewlett. As the BBC asks the public to respond to its plans to cut £670 million from its annual budget, leading...

DVD Find Other Online

Silicones (1989 Video)

Producer

Andrew Crilly; Jack Koumi

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £95.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Silicones can be tailored at the molecular level for a diversity of applications, including moulded silicone-based materials, adhesives, sealants, coatings and lubricants that are used in motor cars, in...

DVD Find Other To order

Terraces and Raised Beds (2003)

aka: Aquaculture: Synergy of Land and Water

Subject

Agriculture; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 27 mins), £15.00

Shows how Sepp and Veronica Holzer have cultivated 112 acres on a south facing hillside in the Austrian Alps in soil that had become acidic due to the pine forests planted all around. Out of this sterile...

DVD Find Other To order

Nova: Extreme Ice (2009)

Director

Noel Dockstader

Subject

Environmental science; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $24.99

This National Geographic programme from the US Nova television series follows acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the...

DVD Find Other To order

Leaving British Shores (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 119 min), £15.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of 4 films from the British Transport Films Collection. Volume 9 in the series.

DVD Find Other To order

Weather and Geomorphological Processes Series (4 Parts) (2004)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £29.95

A set of four programmes on weather and geomorphological processes.

DVD Find Other To order