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Fungi: Friend and Foe (1990 Video)

Director

Chris Warren

Producer

Bob Thorpe

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The symbiotic relation of fungi to their hosts can be harnessed as a biological means of controlling pests and encouraging growth in trees and other crops. It may also lead to new chemicals and drugs for the...

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Advanced Physics Virtual Laboratory, Series (1996 Multimedia)

aka: Interactive Laboratory, Series

Subject

Physics

Distribution

CD-ROM

CD-ROM programmes containing a wide range of interactive animated physics simulations and models. With audio commentary and step-by-step controls for individual learning.

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Re-Inventing Japan (1991 Video)

Director

Bob Bee

Producer

Bob Bee

Subject

Economics; Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

Examines the thinking underlying the recent reorientation in Japanese policy towards investing more heavily in pure science, and a consideration of the relationship between success in pure science and...

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Copycat (1990 Video)

Director

Mike Lockey

Producer

Bob Thorpe

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Scientists and researchers are borrowing ideas from the natural world and adapting them to robotics, aerodynamics and future technology. For example, an insect’s feet, a spider’s web and a fish’s tail...

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Spanning Materials (1989 Video)

Producer

Philip Ashby; Bob Walters

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (VAT +p&p)

Looks at the changing use of material in different classes of bridge, using examples from Berwick on Tweed, Newcastle upon Tyne and Humberside.

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Inner Game, The (1994 Video)

Director

Chris Warren

Producer

Bob Thorpe

Subject

Psychology; Sports science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the relationship between mind and body, noting that winning in competitive sports requires not only physical fitness but also the right mental approach.

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Right Before Your Eyes (1991 Video)

Director

Bob Austen

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min., 1993 sale: £345.00

A safety taining film detailing the requirements of the European Directive on display screen equipment and the British Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipments) Regulations 1992.

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Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

Subject

History; Literature; Religious studies

Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of Revelations of Divine Love, the first book ever written in English by a woman - Julian of Norwich, in 1373 - and kept hidden for centuries.

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Malaria 1 (1994 Video)

Producer

Bob Thorpe

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Malaria, the world’s biggest killer, is easy to treat given adequate resources, early diagnosis and completing the course of treatment, but research continues. Currently, the most effective practical...

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AIDS Update (1994 Video)

Director

Julian Chomet

Producer

Bob Thorpe

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In the decade since AIDS has been recognised as a new disease, scientists have acuqired sufficient understanding of how it destroys the body to seek ways of interfering with its life cycle. This knowledge...

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