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Code in the Nose, A (1995 Video)

Producer

Isabelle Rosin

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Follows the development by biopysicist Luca Turin of a radical theory to decipher the language of smell. He believes that it is the vibrational frequency, not the shape, of the molecules that excites the...

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Emergence of Greek Mathematics, The (1988 Video)

Producer

Andrew Barker

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (PAL, 24 minutes), £34.99

Euclid’s ‘Elements’ is one of the world’s most reprinted books. How did it come about and why does it remain a classic textbook? Examines the 13 books in detail starting with the idea of proof.

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Wood Finishing (7 Parts) (1996 Video)

Subject

Crafts; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18, 20, 22, 17, 17, 10, 27 min., 1997 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

Seven programmes looking at finishing options for wooden objects and their advantages and disadvantages and demonstrating the correct preparation and safe application methods for a particular type of finish....

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Equinox: Near Miss (2010)

Director

Jeremy Llewelyn-Jones

Producer

Emma Bowman

Subject

Aviation

Behind the scenes of air traffic control in NewYork, the world’s busiest airspace. There’s a dramatic rise in the number of near misses, is this due to the sheer volume of traffic? Near-misses are...

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Smallpox on Death Row (1997 Video)

Producer

Bettina Lerner

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Although officially eradicated as a disease, the last samples of the smallpox virus, now held in the two top security laboratories in the USA and Siberia, are to be destroyed. But a debate has erupted over...

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Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Director

Arthur Lubin

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 86 minutes), £15.94

Thriller about a murderous London businessman and the scheming housemaid who shares his dark secret. This is a rare example of British noir cinema and this release comes with valuable extras including...

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Orgue Mystique, L’ And ‘The Mystic Image’ (1990 Video)

Director

Ken Wrench

Producer

Ken Wrench

Subject

Art; Music

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 67 min.

Conversations with the artist Tom Walker about ‘The Mystic Image’, his pictures inspired by the music of Charles Tournemire. Dr Alan Williams of Manchester University and Tom Walker discuss nine of the...

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Junior Doctors: Life on Call (1994 Video)

Director

Malcolm Brinkworth

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Every year at the beginning of August, newly qualified young doctors arrive to spend a dauhting year on the wards of British hospitals. This film follows two new recruits through the fear year, dealing with...

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City of Joy (1991 Video)

aka: Phantom of Joy

Director

Dilip Varma

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Concerns the controversy surrounding the Roland Joffe film ‘City of Joy’ which has been beset with charges of racism and media exploitation of poverty. Includes interviews with Joffe and actor Patrick...

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In-Depth Insight into Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker, An (2007)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £49.99

A DVD and CD set designed for use with the DVD Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker. The CD contains comprehensive notes on the work, including choreographic notes, music notes, costumes and set designs, while the...

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