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Thames Barrier

Date released

14 Aug 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2254

NoS ID

029518

Story no

3 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thames Barrier. DESCRIPTION: At a research centre in Cranfield, Bedford, scientists are working on a £40,000 model representing a £40 million scheme to stem the flow of Old Father...

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Nanoparticle Catalysis: Size Matters (2015)

Subject

Chemistry; Environmental science

Video podcast. Hanif Mahadi, Researcher in Edman Tsang’s group, explains how nanoparticle catalysts help use fossil fuels more efficiently and develop cleaner alternative sources of energy. [4 minutes].

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Where There’s a Will (2011 Audio)

Series

The Shakespeare Underground

The most personal document relating to the life of William Shakespeare that remains is his last will and testament. Researcher Bonner Miller Cutting looked at some 3,000 wills from Shakespeare’s day, and...

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Richard Andrews on crop circles in Wiltshire (1990)

Genre

Interview

Following the appearance of crop circles (or rather, scrolls and triangles) in Wiltshire, an interview with crop circle researcher and enthusiast Richard Andrews who explains why he believes the phenomenon...

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Mountain climber (1982)

A Reading man is off to Pakistan to climb some of the highest and most dangerous mountains in the world. Stephen Brodrick is part of a climbing expedition attempting to scale several peaks in the western...

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Deceleration Barrier

Date released

26 Aug 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2047

NoS ID

027518

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Deceleration Barrier. DESCRIPTION: Brands Hatch, where they have the accent on stopping. A gravel barrier that stops cars, if they leave the track. This method could be used to make our...

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Decision makers (1982)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Vox pop

Decision Makers - Private Enterprise for Rubbish Collection, presented by Richard Bath. The issues are examined including savings to councils, cleansing standards, redundancies and general pros and cons of...

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Jerry Hayes resigns from committee (1991)

Genre

Interview

Conservative MP Jerry Hayes tells Des Fahy why he felt he resigned from the Select Committee on Health following a leaked report by a researcher he had employed.

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Can we Have Green Equality? (2012)

aka: Is Green Equality Possible? Reconciling Planet, People and Prosperity

Subject

Environmental science

Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher at Oxfam Great Britain explores the question of what it would take to achieve global ‘green growth’ with equity.

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Decision makers (1982)

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Trailer; Technical

Decision Makers: Nuclear free Britain, presented by Judith Dawson. Examines the issues in attaining nuclear disarmament, in particular relations with America and Russia, in light of the growing campaign...

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