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  1. Itn Roving Report: Railways of the World (1958)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 91 minutes), £11.99

    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, ITN filmed a series of news items abroad called ‘Roving Report’; most remain unseen since their initial broadcast. This collection brings together a number of reports...

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  2. Mystery of the Frozen Tombs of Siberia, The: A Young Lady Emerges from the Ice (1994 Video)

    Director
    Françoise Lévie
    Subject
    Anthropology; Archaeology
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 44 min., 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Reports on events of the summer of 1993 when Russian archaeologists discovered a new burial, bringing to light the frozen body of a Scythian woman buried 250 years ago in the AltaÔ mountains. Also examines...

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  3. Man at High Altitude (1977 Film)

    Director
    D A Heath
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how a man acclimatizes and how many animal species adapt to high altitude. Looks at the body build of the Quechua Indians and at their biologically successful life in the Andes, contrasted with the...

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  4. Alps, The: Opportunities and Challenges (2014)

    Subject
    Geography; Travel & tourism
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £49.00

    Filmed in Chamonix in the French Alps, this DVD looks at the social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges facing the region. The resource explores the variety of activities in the area,...

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  5. Albanians of Rrogam, The (1991 Video)

    Director
    David Wason
    Producer
    David Wason
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the village of Rrogam, about 45 houses in a valley in northern Albania. The Rrogamis only settled there after World War 2, moving from the village of Thethi across the mountains. Looks at the...

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  6. Amchi (2013)

    Director
    Eda Elif Tibet
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 65 minutes), £39.00

    For centuries the only medical system accessible to people in Ladakh was the Amchi, the traditional doctor following ‘Sowa Rigpa’, Tibetan medicine. 84% of Ladakh’s population lives in villages and...

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  7. Marimba Music of Mexico (1967 Film)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Although in Guatemala and in Chiapas the marimba is often played by Indians in the mountains, most Latin-Americans have come to associate the marimba with the music of the mestizos, people of mixed Indian...

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  8. Worse Than Love (4 Parts) (1993 Video)

    Director
    Jos Kuijer
    Subject
    Economics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x 50 min.

    Part 1: Shows how from 1944 until 1971 the US dollar ran the world, but failed when declining mountains of gold in Fort Knox could no longer guarantee the growing piles of dollars in the world. Part 2: Looks...

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  9. Galileo (1997)

    Director
    Richard Rich
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (30 minutes), £7.49

    Europe, the sixteenth century. The Copernican theory that the earth revolves around the sun is considered false. Galileo, a courageous astronomer and inventor, constructs a superior version of the existing...

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  10. Building of Nanga Parbat, The (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    DVD (PAL, 27 minutes), £34.99

    Spectacular outcrop geology shot on location in northern Pakistan. Shows the consequences of rapid uplift (<10 Ma) of mountains such as the Nanga Parbat massif in the Himalayas, and presents a detailed...

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