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Galapagos Lives (1997)

aka: Galapagos: Research in the Field

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Against the stunning background of one of the Earth’s most inaccessible and unspoilt landscapes, the programme follows two scientific researchers. Beatrix Schramm is working against the clock to try and...

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Unity Through Culture (2011)

Director

Christian Suhr; Ton Otto

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

Soanin Killangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. He organises the largest...

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Whicker’s World Volume 4

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 232 minutes), £10.03

A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker’s quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled...

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CBS World War II Radio Broadcasts (2003)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, CD-ROM (Hybrid, 2,200+ minutes), $9.99

An MP3 audio CD-ROM of the renowned CBS "World NewsToday" War news radio show featuring the broadcasts of Edward R Murrow, William L Shirer, Robert Trout, Eric Sevareid, Charles Collingwood, and Douglas...

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Namekas: Music in Lake Chambri (1980 Film, Video)

Director

Les McLaren

Producer

Les McLaren

Subject

Anthropology; Music

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows the people of three villages on an island in Lake Chambri, adjacent to the Sepik river. Featured are the men’s sacred paired flutes, flute ensembles, slit drums and voice masks, which all have...

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S330 Videocassette 1 (1995 Video)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Geology

Distribution

AVAILABLE ONLY AS PART OF COURSE MATERIALS, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

Eight bands for interactive study. 1: Laboratory demonstrations simulate processes occurring within the ocean. 2: Data compiled from long-term infra-red measurements (AVHRR) of surface ocean temperatures...

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Kama Wosi: Music in the Trobriand Islands (1980 Film, Video)

Director

Led McLaren

Producer

Led McLaren

Subject

Anthropology; Music

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Set in three inland villages on the largest of the Trobriand Islands. The poetry of songs and the art of singing are a major part of the Trobriand aesthetic traditions. Through the translation of song...

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Nomads of the Wind (1994 Video)

Producer

Phil Chapman; Peter Crawford; Mark Jacobs

Subject

Anthropology; Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each part) 1996 sale: £200.00 (+VAT +p&p) (series)

Series exploring the relationship between man and nature in the South Paciific. 1: Polynesian seafarers settled the islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas some 2000 years ago, islands of immense natural...

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Earth Story (8 Parts) (2006)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 400 minutes), £19.99

Aubrey Manning presents a series on geological history, unfolding the recent story of how scientists have come to understand the mechanics of our dynamic planet. The 8 programmes took 3 years to make, cost...

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Wild West, The (2 Parts) (1995 Video)

Director

Ric Burns

Producer

Lisa Ades; Ric Burns

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 214, 215 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) each volume

A series examining the history of the Native Americans as white Americans moved west in the mid-19th century. The programmes combine archival phogtographs, period paintings and early motion picture footage...

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