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Looks at the frogs in Trinidad: a frog that builds a swimming pool for its offspring; one whose tadpoles move about in organised groups; the golden tree frog, which lives among the bromeliads - plants that...
Recounts efforts by scientists to save the ‘Partula’, a Polynesian tree snail, which has been driven to near-extinction in its natural habitats by ‘Euglandina’, a rapacious meat-eating snail...
Aspects of structures: tension (cantenary, suspension bridge, tension, structures, tents, webs); compression ( column, buckling, guy ropes, arches, tunnels); shear (cutting metal); torsion (failing in...
Following a short ecological introduction, shows vitelloproctodeal food exchanges whereby workers nourish the eggs, then adults of the colony during the larval growth phase. ‘Antenna talk’, i.e. antenna...
Feature film about a poor farming family in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century. The family sacrifices to send the son to school, but his shoes break and there is no money to replace them.
Shows the making of a cello by instrument-maker Alec McCurdy, tracing the process from the felling of the tree to the finished instrument. Includes excerpts of solo cello music by Imogen Holst, Bach and...
Discusses two approaches to determining the age of an archaeological site, relating to other sites. Introduces methods of dating artifacts absolutely, including tree-ring dating (dendrochronology),...
Looks at the way manufacturing companies can structure their product information in a computer. Using film shot at Racal-Mobical’s factory in Reading, and extensive animation, shows how Racal use their...
Examines the problem of acid rain concentrating particularly on Sweden. Looks at sources of pollutants, how fish and tree deaths occur and at ways of halting the rain. Discusses the political arguments and...
Rubens painted his landscapes largely for his own pleasure, and many of them are painted on panels made up of several individual pieces of wood. The programme includes a reconstruction of the preparation of...
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