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Banking on Bitcoin (2017)

Director

Christopher Cannucciari

Producer

David Guy Levy

Subject

Economics

Distribution

Online

After years of underground development bitcoin has grabbed the attention of not just the public but the banks and regulators too. Is ‘the most disruptive invention since the internet’ a real threat to...

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Barter Bank Notes and Beyond (1993 Video)

Subject

Economics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 16 min., 1996 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Links economic theory with real business activity. In 3 parts: 1) Barter, commodity money, gold and silver coins. Hold-up of a rich merchant. Goldsmiths. Early forms of banknotes and cheques. 2) Opening and...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The ‘Vampire’

Date released

24 Sep 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

851

NoS ID

013567

Story no

1 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The "Vampire" - Jet-Propelled Fighter. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s latest fighter is the jet-propelled ‘Vampire’. Test Pilot Geoffrey de Havilland puts it through it’s paces over...

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Decision makers (1983)

Genre

Discussion; Documentary; Interview

Robin (Robert) Leigh-Pemberton, who became Governor of the Bank of England, has aroused hostility after only a few days in the post. Decision Makers finds out why he has caused this uproar- many put it down...

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Physics of Fun (1998 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1998 sale: £41.13 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Uses examples from fun parks, circuses and stunts to show potential and kinetic energy (rollercoasters, trapeze artists, slides); work = force x distance (trapeze artist falls into safety net); vectors...

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Credit Crunch, The (2009)

Subject

Business studies; Economics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

2008/09 saw the UK descend into its worst recession since 1980, with rising unemployment, falling house prices, dropping interest rates and widespread business failures. This film examines basic economic...

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Hill - World Champ

Date released

7 Nov 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2057A

NoS ID

027620

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hill - World Champ. DESCRIPTION: With his Grand Prix win in Mexico, Graham Hill regains the World Title which he held in 1962. Over in Australia, A Holden wins Australia’s toughest...

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Global Firms in the Industrializing East (1995 Video)

Producer

Jack Leathem

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the changing organisation of multinational corporations and how, through their location decisions, these companies constantly reshape the divisions of labour that exist between countries. The...

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It in Bank Training (1988 Video)

Producer

John Stratford

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

All the high-street banks are using modern technology in their training programmes. Concentrates on the training systems used by National Westminster and Lloyds Bank. Nat West relies heavily on...

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Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings (1996 Video)

aka: £830,000,000: Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

Producer

Adam Curtis

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Tells how Nick Leeson and the executives of Barings, the oldest bank in Britain, lost £830 million. For over two years Leeson, working in Singapore, deceived everyone around him into believing he was a star...

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