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  1. End of Steam, The: The Story of Dr Beeching’s Railway Cuts (2012)

    Subject
    History; Transport
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £11.99

    This documentary, composed entirely from colour archive footage, looks at the effects of the railway cuts implemented according to the recommendations in Dr Richard Beeching’s reports, The Reshaping of...

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  2. Hidden Side of the Algarve, The (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Pip Surgey
    Subject
    Education; Sociology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the promotion of rural redevelopment in the hinterland of the Algarve. Concentrates on a largely EC-funded RADIAL project in Portugal, in which a team of educationalists based at the University of...

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  3. Mojacar, story of a Moorish village (1982)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary

    The story of the village of Mojacar in Almeria, Spain, saved through the actions of its mayor in the 1960s. It was turning into a ghost town due to drought but is now thriving on tourism. Eve Steinhauer(?),...

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  4. Not a Legacy to Stand on (1987 Video)

    Director
    Tony Edwards
    Producer
    Ian Elvin
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.

    Examines the issues and conflicting pressures associated with the day-to-day management of an area of outstanding natural beauty. Focuses specifically on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park but...

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  5. They Call Him Ah Kung (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Ah Kung, like most of his schoolmates, will inherit the family farm. Yet he may choose to leave farming, attracted by industry and the urban life style. Ah Kung’s personal dilemma symbolises a national...

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  6. Slaves of the River (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 hire: £6.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Follows the lives of landless Bangladeshis over the course of the annual monsoon, as they eke out a living on a tiny island situatied in the world’s largest river delta. They speak for themselves with...

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  7. Dry Stone Country (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Crafts; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1997 sale: £15.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the origins and history of dry stone walling in Britain. Shows examples from Yorkshire, Scotland, the Lake District and south Wales follows the building of a dry stone wall. Also shows the flora and...

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  8. Parched Land, The (1978 Film)

    Director
    Kieron Moore
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Over 26 million people who live in the Sahel region of Africa are continually threatened by drought. Looks at how the shortage of water affected Gad Amar Fal, a small village in North Senegal. Examines...

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  9. Kanraxel: The Confluence of Agnack (2015)

    Director
    Remi Sowa
    Subject
    Anthropology; Languages
    Distribution
    DVD (52 minutes), £35.00

    Is multilingual education a privilege or an obstacle? This documentary follows the community of Agnack, a tiny village in the south of Senegal, where it is considered perfectly normal to speak a minimum of...

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  10. New Green Revolution, A (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Martin Freeth
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    An economist, Keith Griffin (President of Magdalen College, Oxford) looks critically at the new ‘green revolution’ as scientists work in Mexico, Bangladesh and the Philippines to help small farmers grow...

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