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Wonderful World of Albert Kahn, The (2008)

Subject

Art; History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL)

Over 72,000 colour photographs. More than 180,000 metres of film. Hundreds of letters, diaries, and testimonies, describing extraordinary journeys through exotic lands. This vast treasury is held in the...

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Great Exhibition, The: An Exercise in Industry (1987 Video)

Producer

Tony Coe

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

Follows the complex circumstances under which the Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton, using models at the Museum of London and identical old iron castings from Oxford station, and drawings...

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Men of Iron (2004)

Subject

Engineering; FE

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also...

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Lime Kilns at Heilam Ferry (1975 Video)

Director

John Macpherson

Producer

Ian Ralston

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 min.

An outline examination of the remains of a set of kilns in northern Sutherland, relating them to the economy of the Sutherland Estates during the latter part of the 19th century.

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Long Span, The (2006)

Director

Jim Hendry

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £19.99

A documentary filmed over six years that charts the building of the Forth Road Bridge, from the driving of the first pile to the bridge’s opening by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in September 1964. DVD...

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Dream Machine (5 Parts) (1991 Video)

Producer

Fiona Holmes; Robert Hone; Nancy Linde; Jon Palfreman

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 50 min., 1997 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series tracing the development of the computer.

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London Bus, The (2003)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 56 minutes), £14.95

Four films which together tell the story of the history of the red bus which has been a familiar sight in London for over a century.

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Word Processor, The / The Electric Light (1992 Video)

Director

Frank Prendergast

Producer

Elizabeth Queenan

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)

Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of familiar machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated cartoon...

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Massive Engines with Chris Barrie (2006)

aka: Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines

Director

Jeremy Cadle

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £17.99

Chris Barrie tells the story of the development of engine power across a range of ten different types of machines. He combines historical anecdotes with test drives and demonstrations to give insights into...

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I K Brunel (1979 Multimedia)

Director

Nita Spektorov

Producer

Nita Spektorov

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Hire, Audiocassette. 30 min. Philips compact cassette with slide synchronising pulses to USPEC.; 80 slides. col.

An appreciative look at the achievements of this great engineer with particular emphasis on the Great Western Railway. Also shows the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, his...

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