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Great Scientists (2004)

Subject

FE; Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

Oxford historian Professor Allan Chapman presents a series on five great scientists. The programmes combine location filming, animation, comedy and drama to challenge many existing notions about these thinkers.

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Mexico

Date released

1941

Series name

The March of Time 6th Year

Issue no

9

NoS ID

352102

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: Long famous as a land of Revolutions, Mexico is now undergoing a new kind of revolutionary change which - perhaps in one or two generations - is destined to give her 20 million...

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The Philippines

Date released

1940

Series name

The March of Time 6th Year

Issue no

2

NoS ID

352018

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: The March of Time this month pictures the new problems facing the Philippines as a result of today’s mounting war fever, and shows how Philippine independence - scheduled to...

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Western Tradition, The (8 Parts) (1989 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series tracing the history of ideas, events and institutions that have shaped modern societies. Explores interconnections among politics, literature, economics, industry, agriculture, art, philosophy and...

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COAL: OUR WASTING ASSET

Date released

Feb 1954

Series name

Mining Review 7th Year

Issue no

6

NoS ID

345817

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: complete issue on fuel economy and fuel conservation. Film User synopsis: provides some eloquent examples of waste (criticizing, in passing, the practices of another nationalized board) and...

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Essential History of Europe (1992 Video)

Producer

John Triffit

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £240.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

12: Profiles Belgium, whose success lies in its iron and steel industry, geographical position and arms trade, and also its Eurocrats.

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Un-Dressed: Fashion in the Twentieth Century (1998 Video)

aka: Undressed: Fashion in the 20th Century

Director

Jaci Judelson; Gideon Koppel

Producer

Pascale Lamche

Subject

Design

Distribution

Out of Distribution, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 208 min (total)., 1998 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) pair

Four-part series detailing the history of 20th-century fashion by examining its many influences. Tape 1: 1) REBELLION: Focuses on how fashion has mirrored social change and highlights some influences,...

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State of the Art: Ideas and Images in the 1980s (2006)

Director

Geoff Dunlop

Producer

John Wyver; Geoff Dunlop

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 320 minutes), £39.99

A series of six authoritative and challenging documentaries about the visual arts in the 1980s. Filmed in Europe, the United States and Australia in 1985-6, the six programmes feature many key artists...

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Extreme Engineering Collection 2 (2009)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 400 minutes), $59.95

This 5-disc set of series 2 of EXTREME ENGINEERING unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. All of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what’s...

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The Refugee - Today and Tomorrow

Date released

1938

Series name

The March of Time 4th Year

Issue no

9

NoS ID

352209

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: Bringing to the screen the first factual camera story of one of the most difficult world problems today - that of the pitiable victims of war and racial persecution. ... The March...

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