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Bacillus Typhosus (Typhoid and Cholera Bacilli)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

This film illustrates the movement and agglutination of typhoid (2 mins 30 secs) and then cholera bacilli (2 mins 30 secs). Probably one of the earliest surviving film records of bacteriological research....

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Graphene (2 Parts) (2010)

Subject

Chemistry

Two 6-minute films about graphene. 1) GRAPHENE AND THE CARBON REVOLUTION. - Jonathan Hare explains what graphene is and how it fits into the revolution in carbon science. 2) WHAT IS GRAPHENE - How do we...

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Guide to Legal Materials, A (2 Parts) (1994)

Subject

Law; Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 19, 20 minutes), £19.50 each

Two programmes introducing the important varieties of legal materials, with the aim of showing the student how to locate the materials in a law library. 1: Primary materials - statute law (Acts of...

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Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Director

James van der Pool

Producer

James van der Pool

Subject

History

When Britain abolished slavery in 1834 the government compensated the slave owners for the loss of their ‘property’ with the equivalent of £17bn. The slaves received nothing. In partnership with...

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Reach for the Sky (2006)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 40 minutes), £14.00

A documentary exploring the growing activism against the governmen’s plans to expand nearly all British airports despite the growing threat of climate change. Includes images of activists blocking a runway...

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David Starkey - Monarchy Series 2 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £19.99

Monarchy The Complete Second Series DVD focuses essentially on the Tudors and Stuarts, encompassing how Henry VII rescued England from the chaos of the Wars of the Roses, and his solution to the political...

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David Starkey - Monarchy Series 1 (2007)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 219 minutes), £19.99

The first series of Dr David Starkey’s programmes examining the British monarchy and its relationship with its subjects over the centuries. He begins in the Dark Ages with Alfred the Great and goes up to...

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Approaches to Advanced Japanese Translation (2 Parts) (1996)

aka: Advanced Japanese

Subject

Japanese studies

1 TRANSLATION: A STRATEGIC APPROACH (1996, 49 minutes). This video demonstrates a strategic approach to translation from Japanese to English, designed to enable intermediate to advanced level students to...

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Symmetry in Three Dimensions

Subject

Mathematics

A 20-hour course produced by the Open University and made available free online (i.e. does not lead to a qualification). It uses the geometric concept of symmetry to introduce some of the basic ideas of...

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Edward Thomas - Selected Poems (2010)

Director

Barnaby Edwards

Subject

English language and literature

A collection of works by the celebrated First World War poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). The 25-poem selection includes ‘Adlestrop’, ‘Roads’ and ‘In Memoriam [Easter 1915]', plus a complete and...

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