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Born Survivor Bear Grylls: Sahara (2008)

Subject

Anthropology; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

Survival expert Bear Grylls travels to the hostile wilderness of the Sahara. With his extreme survival skills, almost-superhuman endurance and a whole host of resourceful techniques he demonstrates how to...

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Heart of Britain (1941 Film)

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Attempts to convey the enormous capacity for endurance that ordinary people had during the war when faced with seemingly intolerable situations. Of special interest because it looks at the whole country’s...

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Kent. Mystery Channel Swimmer

Date released

23 Sep 1926

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

787-1

NoS ID

130794

Story no

1 / 7

[SUBTITLE]: "Remarkable feat of endurance by ‘Miss Mona MacLellan’ in her plucky attempt........Time 25 hours 18 minutes." ‘Mona MacLellan’ (Dr Dorothy Logan) in doorway after her attempt at swimming...

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Goshen (2015)

aka: Goshen: Places of Refuge for the Running People

Director

Dana Richardson; Sarah Zentz

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 85 minutes), £110.00

Feature-length documentary depicting the lifestyle of the indigenous Tarahumara, a light-footed running tribe who are striving to maintain their ancient culture in the depths of Mexico’s Copper Canyons....

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Coaching Speed (1997 Video)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 33 min., 2000 sale: £24.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Presents drills and techniques for developing speed in athletes. Shows the science behind the drills and why they are effective. Introduces the five components that determine an athlete’s speed - quickness...

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The Army’s Endurance Test. Platoons of the Aldershot Command Compete for the Duke of Connaught’s Shield Over a Gruelling One Mile Courses in Full Fighting Kit.

Date released

27 Nov 1924

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1428

NoS ID

079903

Story no

3 / 4

SHOTLIST: LVs troops running and walking over open country carrying rifles. LV troops climbing slope covered in bushes. MLV troops climbing towards camera with rifles and 2 Lewis guns. [SUBTITLE]: EVERY...

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Controlled Environments: Rescue Capsule

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

193

NoS ID

325825

Story no

2 / 4

COI synopsis: This rescue capsule may well replace the conventional rescue stretcher. The difference is that in the new capsule, the patient is strapped in an enclosing box protecting him from further injury...

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Miners’ Hymns, The (2011)

Producer

Bill Morrison

Subject

History; Music; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £16.00

This elegy, in film and music, to the coal mining history of north east England, is the product of a collaboration between filmmaker Bill Morrison and musician and composer Johann Johannson. Collaged from...

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Channel Swimmers in a Bath

Date released

3 Sep 1923

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

627-2

NoS ID

129159

Story no

3 / 5

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Appear at ‘Daily Sketch’ gala at Chiswick." Swimmers in Chiswick Baths. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "A big four: J Wolffe; F Perks; F Record; R Maciel". The four dive in. Finish of race between...

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Cars Put To The Test

Series name

Looking At Britain

Issue no

14

NoS ID

326940

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Tests and trials for British cars are a vital stage in their manufacture, and the film shows some of the exhaustive tests which standard models must undergo. International rallies and races...

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