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Atmospheric Circulation (1996 Video)

aka: World Weather

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £31.75 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the causes of the world’s wind patterns. Covers: global heat budget; convection; Coriolis effect; general circulation of the atmosphere; trade winds; seasons; monsoons; synoptic charts.

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Silent World, The (1956)

Director

Louis Malle; Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region free, 86 minutes), £11.99

The Oscar-winning 1956 documentary co-directed by the legendary diver, conservationist and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau and celebrated auteur Louis Malle, The SILENT WORLD made use use of new underwater...

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Public Information Films of the British Home Front: The First World War (2013)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £16.99

This release brings together a collection of information films during World War I, made in order to promote co-operation and support among civilians. More than 25 official cartoons, trailers and short films...

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First World War: 1914: Voices from the BBC Archive (2014)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £10.99

Audio compilation of clips taken from the BBC archive relating to the First World War. Amongst the items are troops of the British Expeditionary Force recalling the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success...

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100 Years of the Raf (2018)

aka: 100 Years of the Royal Air Force

Producer

Richard Jukes; Jones Richard

Subject

Aviation

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £7.99

Since its creation in 1918, the Royal Air Force has developed and responded to ever changing demands, and has embraced new technologies too. This documentary, narrated by Sir Martyn Lewis, celebrates a...

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Ralph Erskine: An Egalitarian Architecture (1990 Video)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 44 min., 1997 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Architect Ralph Erskine describes many housing schemes, the Vasa Bus Terminal/World Trade Centre in Stockholm, the Skanska headquarters building in Gothenburg, and the Ark, his latest office project in London.

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Longest Struggle, The: Karen of Burma (1993 Video)

Producer

John Sheppard

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at Burma where, for 50 years, the Karen have been fighting a vicious battle for independence against one of the most repressive regimes in the world.

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Railway Man, The (Audio) (1996)

Subject

English language and literature

Bill Paterson reads Eric Lomax’s book about his capture by the Japanese during World War II.

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Codebreakers, The (1993 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Looks at the work of World War 2 codebreakers, who worked behind the scenes and eventually managed to capture the enemy’s most secret signals. This programme covers the war in the Pacific and the winning...

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War in the Pacific, The (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

An account of Japanese-American conflict of World War 2, concentrating on the inevitability of war and the conflict itself. Contains film footage, audio commentary, battle maps, photographs and supplementary...

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