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Silver: A Source of Power for the State: Evidence of Archaeology (1989 Video)

Producer

Tony Coe

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., Sale as part of A209/VC1 only.

The initial success of the Athenian empire was founded on the surplus revenue from the silver mines of the Laurion area. Examines how archaeologists go about testing such an idea. Uses excavations at the...

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Equilibrium in Chemical Systems (1972 Video)

Producer

Neil Ryder

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 21 min.

How to establish the equilibrium law from published data. The effects of changes of pressure and temperature on equilibrium demonstrated with a gas syringe. Heterogeneous equilibria involving ions in simple...

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Silver Lake, The (1999 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. col. 150 min.

Video recording using a single camera of a production of ‘The Silver Lake’ (Der Silbersee), with music by Kurt Weill, text by George Kaiser, translation by Rory Bremner and choreography by Terry John...

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Visit Aberdeen

aka: Aberdeen the Silver City

Director

Alan Harper; Joe Grey; Paul Robello; David Gladwell; Peter Neal

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 73 minutes), £14.99

Four films about Aberdeen. ABERDEEN (1906, b/w) documents the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to the quatercentenary celebrations at Aberdeen University. Includes a commentary by Tom Fleming. In...

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Curtain Up: Remembering Edinburgh’s Cinemas

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 63 minutes), £19.99

In 1929 Edinburgh had more than thirty cinemas but was eagerly awaiting the opening of yet another one. This time it would be The Playhouse, a large cinema seating 3000. CURTAIN UP is the story of The...

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Glengowla (2010 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 36 minutes), £12.95

Glengowla lead mine near Oughterard, County Galway in Ireland started in 1851 and mining was suspended in 1865. During that short 14 year period, "160 square fathoms" was stopped to produce 390 tonnes of...

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Animal Classics (1987 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 56 min.

Animals stories from the archives of British Movitonews. Shows pet lions, pet lobsters, rugby-playing kangaroos, water-skiing dogs, and humorous stories of elelphants, tigers, otters, bears, dogs, cats,...

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Electrochemistry (1985 Video)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Illustrates the basic concepts of electrochemical cells, starting with the questions of how chemical reactions can be used to provide electricity using the displacement of silver from solution by copper....

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Fellow Traveller (1989 Video)

Director

Philip Saville

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 97 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A McCarthy period thriller in which a blacklisted scriptwriter attempts to investigate the death of an actor friend and the role played in it by their Marxist psychotherapist. Highlights the differing moods...

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Sex and the Silver Screen (1996)

Director

Frank Martin

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £29.99

Hosted by Raquel Welch, and featuring scores of celebrities (including major Hollywood stars such as Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Dan Aykroyd, Patrick Stewart, Marisa Tomei, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field,...

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