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Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments: Bridges and Tunnels (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), subscription only

Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of the greatest achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel. He also steers a barge across the...

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Dorothy Rowe in Conversation with Frank Wills (2006)

Subject

Medical sciences; Mental Health and Counselling; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £45.00

Dorothy Rowe has changed the way that depression is treated. Her approach is away from drugs, instead empowering people to be active in the healing process. In this video she talks to Frank Wills about the...

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Francesca Inskipp and Brigid Proctor in Conversation with Frank Wills (2005)

Subject

Mental Health and Counselling

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 77 minutes), £50.00

Francesca Inskipp and Brigid Proctor have made key contributions to the foundation and on-going development of counselling in the UK. In this interview tith Frank Willis they talk about the ‘birth’ of...

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Shirts and Coal (1986 Video)

Producer

Clare Falkner

Subject

Economics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Looks at the model of capitalism and assesses to what extent it applies to non-capitalist forms of production viz. a workers’ co-operative and a coal mine, both in South Wales. The need to make a profit to...

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Welcome to the Library (1984 Multimedia, Video)

Director

Tom Evans

Producer

Helen Davies; Tom Evans

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 15 min.; 80 slides. col. Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

Demonstrates the importance of interaction between staff and users in determining the impression users receive of the staff and, through the staff, the service. Follows in a light-hearted manner, two ladies...

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Education Reform Act, The (1990 Video)

Producer

Meg Sheffield

Subject

Education

Distribution

Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

The 1988 Education Reform Act was the most substantial piece of legislation affecting education in England and Wales since the 1944 Education Act, and seems likely to provide the basis for a whole new era in...

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Rostrum Photography (1984 Video)

Subject

Art; Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 15 min.

Introduces the SLR camera on the rostrum stand with lights. Follows an experienced photographer as he sets the 35mm single lens reflex camera on the rostrum stand, loads the film and sets the exposure....

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All out (1985 Video)

Director

James O’Donoghue

Producer

George Brandt

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Shows the activities of striking miners and the women’s support group during the period up to Christmas 1984 in the village of Penrhiwceibr in South Wales. Through an impressionistic combination of...

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Frog Gastrocnemius Muscle, The Sciatic Nerve Preparation (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

CD-ROM

A classic physiological model used to introduce the principles of nerve conduction and skeletal muscle contraction. Looks at the structure and recruitment of motor units; the generation of tetanic...

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Captions for Slide and Video (1984 Video)

Producer

Tom Evans

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 15 min.

Aims to show the basic method of producing word captions for photography and video. Shows the technician making a simple word caption using freehand felt pen, stencil and pen, typewriter magnetic board,...

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