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Complementary Childcare: Allergies (2002)

aka: Complementary Kids: Allergies

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £14.99

A series originally shown on the Discovery Health Channel seeking to promote a greater understanding of the use of complementary therapies in treating a range of illnesses in children. Each programme deals...

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First Eden, The (2007)

Subject

Archaeology; Biology; Environmental science; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 220 minutes), £19.99

David Attenborough’s acclaimed four-part series, made in 1987, looks at the history and natural history of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands that surround it. The programmes examine man’s attitude...

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Mathew, The: Rediscovering North America (1997 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min.

A celebration of the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s voyage of discovery from Bristol to Newfoundland in North America and follows the original voyage of the ‘Mathew’, from the buiding of the...

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I Will See Such Things (1986 Film)

Subject

Astronomy; Space science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The discovery of Uranus in 1781 by William Herschel is compared with discoveries by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 of additional moons for the outer planets, especially Uranus. Shows photographs of the moon and the...

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AIDS: A Medical Documentary (1987 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 35 min.

Discusses the discovery of the AIDS virus and its mode of spread. Gives advice on safe sexual practices and the precautions to be taken. Covers drug addiction, maternal to foetal transmission and the...

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Good Heart Attack, The (2010)

Director

Uli Hesse; Sean Davidson

Subject

Medical sciences

This short film threads together the history of cardiac arrest treatment with the paradoxical discovery that stopping the heart can make it stronger. Shows how the resurrection of dead dogs in Russia in the...

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Lewis Chessmen, The (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; Art; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

This 30 minute film looks at the well-known chess pieces, their mysterious discovery, and discusses their place within the history of the ancient game of chess and the feudal society of the time. The DVD...

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Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) And Detection (1991 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS (PAL or NTSC). col. 30 min., 1994 sale: US$75.00 (inclusive)

The exploration of scientific discovery has been facilitated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The process of amplifying DNA of interest about one billion-fold by PCR is documented here. Precautions...

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South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic (1919 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. silent with music. b&w/tinted. 81 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A restored version of the 1919 film, photographed by Frank Hurley, of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-16. It both a historical document and a tribute to the courage of a small...

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Entebbe Encounter (1989 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale (Wellcome), Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min.

In 1901 an outbreak of sleeping sickness in Uganda rapidly assumed epidemic proportions. The Royal Society in London, alerted in 1902, sent a small Commission to Entebbe to investigate the cause of the...

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