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Dna: The Story of the Pioneers Who Changed the World (2004)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (300 minutes), £24.95

A double DVD consisting of five programmes (four of them broadcast on Channel 4) tracing the history of one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century - the double-helix structure of DNA.

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Exploration of the Contemporary Arts, The (2004)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 160 minutes), £19.99

A compilation of 5-minute programmes about the work of leading contemporary artists. DVD extras include biographies of the individual artists featured and information on contemporary arts in the UK.

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Review of the Year

Date released

2 Jan 1975

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2378A

NoS ID

030610

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Review of the Year - 1974. DESCRIPTION: As we enter the last twenty five years of the 20th Century - Movietone reviews the last twelve months in retrospect. SHOTLIST: GV balloons...

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Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

Subject

Archaeology

From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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PrestoCentre Training Course 2011

Date

30 Aug 2011, 10:36

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

Please note that registration is open till 2 September 2011 The audiovisual (AV) record of the 20th century is at risk, with digitisation being a solution, but this created a new problem: the preservation...

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1965 in Review

Date released

27 Dec 1965

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1908

NoS ID

026271

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1965 in Review (Review of the Year 1965). SHOTLIST: CU newspaper headlines (UK). CU ditto (UK). MCU Mr Ian Smith with Mr Arthur Bottomley (UK). MS pan Africans in Rhodesia. MS Africans...

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DÉmocratie, Democracy (26 Parts) (1998 Video)

Director

Robert Darnton; Olivier Duhamel

Producer

Yvon Gérault

Subject

French studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (SECAM only). col. 26 x 26 min., 1999 sale: 90F or 13.72 euros each part

Series exploring aspects of democrary, based on texts by French and American intellectuals.

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Our Secret Century (1995 Multimedia)

Producer

Rick Prelinger

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

A series of themed CD-ROMs, edited and selected by ‘media archaeologist’ Rick Prelinger, comprising an anthology of films, film segments, text, still images and artifacts depicting trends and...

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Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy (3 Parts) (2005)

aka: Trilogy on Tibet, A

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 56, 129, 52 minutes), £21.95

A digitally remastered reissue of the seminal trilogy of films on Tibet originally released in 1979, now on one DVD and containing additional materials and a new commentary.The trilogy portrays the unbroken...

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Seven Artists (7 Parts) (1979 Video)

Director

David Gladwell; Geoffrey Haydon; John Mansfield; Ian Sharp; Peter West

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £210.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Examines some of the main features of 20th-century art, which is characterised by a multiplicity and profusion of styles. In each film the artist speaks for himself and the narrative follows the creation of...

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