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Year at Kew, A (2005)

Subject

Agriculture

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £24.99

Alan Titchmarsh tells the story of a year in the life of Kew Gardens, a month by month journey through the garden, following the work of a commited team of experts offering a unique insight into the gardens,...

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British Council films online

Date

3 May 2012, 09:25

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

Who We Were The British Council Film Collection Unveiled http://film.britishcouncil.org/ This evening at BFI Southbank a new collection of British Council films is being launched with an evening of...

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Remarkable Miss North, The (2016)

aka: Kew’s Forgotten Queen

Director

Irene Antoniades

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £13.95

A BBC4 documentary about the unknown story of Marianne North, one of the most prolific botanical artists of the Victorian age. North embarked on a project that changed the face of botanical research. The...

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Poisonous Fungi in Britain and Ireland on Cd-Rom (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

CD-ROM

Shows the poisonous fungi of Britain and Ireland and how to identify them. Compiled using the expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Poisons Unit at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

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Web of Life (1998 Video)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the social and medicinal significance of plants in north-east Brazil through the framework of organisations operating within the Plantas do Nordeste or PNE, a scientific initiative in collaboration...

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Poisonous Plants in Britain and Ireland on Cd-Rom (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

CD-ROM

An aid to the identification of over 200 groups of poisonous plants, covering thousands of species, from limited material such as a few berries, a leaf or a flower. Includes plants which are poisonous when...

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Technology and the Victorian City (1985 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Dr Denis Smith, Chairman of the Greater London Archaeology Department, describes how new technology was used to tackle some of London’s main social problems such as providing clean drinking water, hygenic...

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Seeds of Change (1999 Video)

Subject

Agriculture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at solutions for the crisis in agriculture that is affecting north-east Brazil, where rain forests have been destroyed, slash-and-burn farming practices have degraded soil structures, and drought leads...

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Science Not Stamp Collecting (2009)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Video recording of a lecture by Professor Stephen Hopper at the Royal Society on the importance of botany from 1759 to 2059. Arranged in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to celebrate their...

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Keeping Up with the Past: Making Historic Buildings Accessible to Everyone (1998 Video)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 39 min., 2005 sale: £14.10 (+ p&p)

Shows how improving access for disabled people and conservation principles can be reconciled in historic buildings. Features Kew Bridge Steam Museum, St John’s, Smith Square and the Midland Bank...

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