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Ben Nicholson (1985)

Director

John Read

Producer

Ann Balfour Fraser

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 53 minutes), £14.95

After Ben Nicholson’s discovery of pure abstraction in the 1920s, leading to his famous white reliefs,he re-introduced figurative elements into his paintings throughout his life. A recurring motif was a...

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Not Nailed Down: Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981) (1989 Film, Video)

Director

Teresa Grimes

Producer

Steve Garvey

Subject

Art

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Winifred Nicholson was one of the leading painters of the British modern movement in art during the 1920s and 1930s. Shows the installation of a retrospective exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London.

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Shadowlands (1985 Video)

Director

Norman Stone

Producer

David M Thompson

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

A biographical drama about the theologican and writer C S Lewis, whos faith was tested to breaking point when his wife Joy suffered and died of cancer shortly after their marriage.

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Share Remixing Digital Archives: The Victorian Meme Machine (2015)

Subject

History; Information technology; Media studies

Bob Nicholson (Edge Hill University) discusses a project which he undertook in 2014 with the British Library Labs to find and revive thousands of forgotten Victorian jokes. His ‘Victorian Meme Machine’...

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Lifestory: A Double Helix (1987 Video)

aka: Life Story

Director

Mick Jackson

Subject

Biology; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 107 min., 2007 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows the race to discover the structure of DNA from 1951 to Francis Crick and James Watson’s discovery of the double helix in 1953.

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Alzheimer’s: The Home Carer (1992 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £16.95

Provides an insight into how one carer in his 70s came to terms with the Alzheimer’s disease affecting his wife. Mavis Nicholson talks with her sister about caring for and eventually being unable to cope...

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Potters of Deir Mawas, The (2 Parts) (1994 Video)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. 34, 42 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) each

A step-by-step study of the workshops of the silt potters at Deir Mawas in middle Egypt.

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Molecular Theory of Matter (1965 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The kinetic theory of matter is demonstrated by showing the diffusion of gases in air, the condensation of steam, the evaporation of liquids, and the transformation of liquids into solids. Brownian movement...

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Equality at Work (1984 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min., 1997 sale: £38.30 (+VAT +p&p)

Explains the many aspects of the Employment Provision of the Sex Discrimination Act 1965, covering every area of potential discrimination and the procedures requiired for making a claim on the grounds of sex...

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Monuments of Ancient Egypt (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, 32 slides., 2000 sale: £35.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

An introduction to aspects of ancient Egyptian culture. Discusses major monuments in the context of their historical, political and cultural background, including the pyramids and the Great Sphinx at Giza...

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