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Knitting Wools

Date released

Aug 1970

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

99

NoS ID

327992

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: Knitting wool production and colour control systems used at the Darlington factory of a company exporting world-wide.

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Information Theory Meets Writing (2010)

Subject

Information technology; Languages

A video recording of the Clifford Paterson Lecture 2010 given by Professor David MacKay, University of Cambridge, at the Royal Society on 12 October. Information theory concerns the best way to get...

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New police computer system (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on Scotland Yard’s information room and the computer system that the police hope will replace it. Includes interview with Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Sutton. Male reporter not...

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The Business Programme No. 102 (1990)

The Business Programme No.102, broadcast on Monday evenings and presented by Rob Thomas. TRACK 1- Carmichael and Sweet Consultancy Ltd. - The Gulf crisis cloud could have a silver lining for the Portsmouth...

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Spycatcher Australian trial (1987)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the leaking of confidential information in the book, Spycatcher by former MI5 agent Peter Wright and the attempts to ban it by the British courts; including interview with Wright’s lawyer Malcolm...

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Exiled King on change in Albania (1990)

Genre

Interview

Brian Widlake interviews Leka, exiled King of Albania, on his hopes for change and revolution in the country following reform in neighbouring countries, and plans for radio broadcasts to get information to...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

How a Smartphone Knows Up from Down

Subject

Information technology

Bill Hammack takes apart a smartphone in order to demonstrate how its accelerometer works. He also shares the essential idea underlying the MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) production of these devices....

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Chernobyl disaster 5th anniversary (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview on the extent of nuclear contamination in the UK on the 5 year anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. On dangers it poses; problems mainland Europe is facing including Kiev (close to where disaster...

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John Smith on need for constitutional change (1993)

Genre

News report; Speech

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on Labour Party leader John Smith’s speech on the need for constitutional change, which represents a new direction for the party. Includes...

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Domino Effect, The: Patients, Nurses and Computerised Data Entry (1996)

Subject

Information technology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL)

Shows how computer technology can benefit the patient if complete and accurate information is entered into health service computer systems. Uses dramatisations to demonstrate the consequences of inaccurate...

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