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A visit to a coal-fired power station shows viewers the sheer size and scale of the engineering. Graphics sequences explain how the various components of the plant work together. Uses the Didcot, Berkshire,...
Public utilities are being transformed. Through microprocessors we will control the use of electricity in the home, be warned automatically of electrical faults and pay the bills. Cable television,...
In Cambridge in the mid-19th century many eminent physicists, investigating different areas, extended the current understanding of space and time. One man, Maxwell, bridged their findings with the...
Covers the main techniques used for the non-destructive testing (NDT) of welded joints - penetrants, magnetic particle, radiography and ultrasonics. Shows the operating principles of each and the measurement...
BFI synopsis: Mining Review goes to Denmark with a cargo of British coal for Scandinavian power stations. NCB Commentary - By train through the English Countryside, go a party of coal buyers from five...
BFI synopsis: Loch Leven’s Balgonie colliery’s own small hydro-electric plant NCB Commentary - The quiet waters of Loch Leven find their way out down river to serve the only colliery in the country with...
In the mid-19th century aluminium was a precious metal. By the 1930s it was a bulk material, used in aircraft manufacture, electrical cables, kitchenware and motor cars. By 1950 its applications were...
The speed of sound depends on the medium in which it is moving. A simple experiment is set up to test this statement using several different gases from which is derived the adiabatic equation indicating that...
NoS synopsis: coal for steam in a large London brewery. NCB Commentary - Men are choosy too. Only the best materials must be used. Hops in bulk. Sampled by an expert nose. Power house of Britain’s...
A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 1 (producer Jonathan Lewis): Eye...
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