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Images over India (1996)

Producer

Simon Lawson

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 29 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Focuses on the cultural effects of the transformation of television broadcasting in India by examining the rapid rise in the provision of satellite and cable television and their role in reconstituting the...

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Television Camera Tube, The (1972 Film, Video)

Subject

Film & television production; Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The vidicon type camera tube; the principles of operation of the various electrodes; the photo-sensitive layer; magnetic focusing and deflections.

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Television: The Global Impact (1992 Video)

Producer

Francis Sealey

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Focuses on the issues surrounding the globilisation of the television and entertainment industries. Considers growth of a few major conglomerates and their tendency to vertically integrate the production of...

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40 Years of Science Fiction Television (1993 Video)

aka: Forty Years of Science Fiction Television Featuring ‘Star Trek’

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A selection of occult and science fiction television, beginning with ‘ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER and FLASH GORDON and continuing through to the 1990s. Includes SUPERMAN, SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE, OUTER...

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Global Media (1996 Video)

Producer

Jan Bright

Subject

Media studies; Sociology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Looks at the forces shaping the market in the television industry. With the pressure of new services and financial contraints, and the globalisation of the media, the programme looks at how a public service...

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Great Expectations (1999) (1999)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

A television adaptation by Tony Marchant of Dickens’ novel.

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Disappearing Childhood (1987 Video)

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Subject

Media studies; Sociology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Neil Postman argues that childhood is disappearing as a result of watching television. Shows that children are not passive receivers of their culture but active agents in their own socialisation and...

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Tap on the Shoulder, A (1965)

Director

Ken Loach

Producer

James MacTaggart

Subject

Television studies

Distribution

Out of distribution

The first television play directed by Ken Loach, this story of bullion heist carried out by a gang of criminals with a high-society connection is a fascinating, anti-establishment hint at his future career....

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Language of Film & TV, The (2005)

aka: Language of Film and Television, The

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Using a playful narrative structure, this programme outlines the most common stylistic techniques of film language used to communicate with the viewer. The programme highlights the importance of character,...

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Light Fantastic (1988 Video)

Producer

Peter Champness; Ken Patton

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

How do pictures get on to a television screen? Starts with John Logie Baird’s mechanical television system and moves up to the latest digital special effects, including an explanation of CEEFAX, and the...

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