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Introduction to Public Speaking, An (1991 Video)

Subject

Education

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 120 min., 1992 sale: £10.00 +p&p

Opens with Alan Smallman, a Rotarian famed for his public speaking skills, describing the sorts of things that should be kept in mind by aspiring public speakers. Then, a standard format is followed through...

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Striking Sparks (1985 Video)

Director

Hugh Kelly

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

A record of the 1984 Tyne and Wear Youth Theatres Festival made by people who attended the event. Includes discussions of the issues involved in youth theatre: Phil Clark, the festival organiser and Roger...

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British Universities

Date released

1964

Series name

Calendar

Issue no

105

NoS ID

323892

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: This edition takes a look at British universities, old and new. Professor Asa Briggs, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the new University of Sussex, describes the instructional methods, organisation and...

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Workmate

Date released

1970

Series name

Tomorrow Today

Issue no

41

NoS ID

350975

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: A 27 inch portable workbench, combination of sawhorse, working surface and vice. Capable of holding any length of wood steady as a rock, you can sit astride it or stand beside it. With fixings...

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Adventure Playgrounds

Date released

1968

Series name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue no

36

NoS ID

326135

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: A new adventure for children. London Line visits one of London’s adventure playgrounds, a new dimension of freedom for children at play in Britain’s cities, and quite different from the...

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Warwick University

Date released

1968

Series name

Calendar

Issue no

249

NoS ID

324165

Story no

5 / 5

COI synopsis: Three years after its foundation, one of Britain’s most dynamic new universities is building international repute on academic experiment. This includes an interview with the Vice Chancellor,...

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Made in Sheffield: The Birth of Electronic Pop (2001)

Subject

Music; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 52 minutes), £14.00

Documents the Sheffield music scene from 1977 to 1982, which saw the emergence of the Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Heaven 17 & ABC with their brand of electronic music. The film captures the essence of...

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Target - The Stadium

Date released

1962

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

178

NoS ID

349802

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: The raising of finances for the Commonwealth Games, held in Perth, Australia, with Mike Wheeler, Commonwealth Games Appeals chairman, David Beatty, and Dawn Ryan, Miss Western Australia.

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Enlightenment, The: Reason and Progress (1992 Video)

Producer

Alison Tucker

Subject

Philosophy; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the Enlightenment with specific reference to how the belief in universal reason led to the origins of the studies we now call the social sciences. It looks at how the ‘Philosophes’ established a...

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Brief History of Swatch, A (1994 Video)

aka: Nicolas Hayek: A Brief History of Swatch

Producer

Jeff Ferry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1994 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Interview with Nicolas Hayek, chairman of SMH, the makers of the Swatch watch, which is regarded as having saved the Swiss watch industry. SMH has an annual production of over 200 watch designs, and is...

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