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  1. China in Change: The One-Child Family (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 87 min.

    The largest human experiment in history is being carried out in China, but at what cost? Populated by a billion people, a quarter of the world’s population, China is faced with a major reduction in its...

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  2. Chung Kuo (1972)

    aka: China

    Director
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    Subject
    Film studies; Geography; History; Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 208 minutes), £7.99

    In 1972, during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, Michelangelo Antonioni was invited by the People’s Republic of China to direct a documentary about the New China. His eight-week travels with a crew...

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  3. Water Crisis II: Cyprus, China, Spain (2009)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 41 minutes), £97.00

    Three films highlight water shortages across the world. Film 1: Inner Mongolia has long been one of China’s driest regions; Film 2: In Spain the government is trying to solve its shortage by pumping water...

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  4. Robinson in Ruins (2011)

    Director
    Patrick Keiller
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

    Filmmaker Patrick Keiller produced, directed and edited this experimental film, the third in a series concerning the work of a fictional character named Robinson. Narrator Vanessa Redgrave speaks as a...

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  5. Great Moderns: Matisse, Picasso and Bonnard

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

    A collection of three films dedicated to the great modern artists: Pablo Picasso - THE COLOURS OF PASSION, Pierre Bonnard - THE MIMETIC MIMOSA and Henri Matisse - THE RAW NERVE OF COLOUR. PIcasso : "La...

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  6. Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

    aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    DVD

    A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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  7. Scientific Horizons (2010)

    Subject
    Science

    Four 45-minute broadcasts in the 2010 series of Reith Lectures, exploring the challenges facing science in the 21st century. Delivered by Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society, Master of Trinity...

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  8. Miners’ Campaign Tapes, The (2009)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £9.74

    These six short films, released for the first time, are a crucial document of a cataclysmic episode of British history 25 years ago. A testament to solidarity and activism, the Miners’ Campaign Tapes...

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