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Ring of steel prevents London terrorism (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Mark Phillips reports from Cheapside on the so-called ring of steel round the City of London, a cordon erected to foil IRA terrorist attacks, which is now to become permanent. Barbara Newman, Chairman of the...

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Driverless Car, The (2015)

aka: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Subject

Engineering; Transport

Audio podcast recorded to complement an article in E&T , the journal of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Laura Onita talks to Dr John McCarthy, Technical Director Highways and Transportation...

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New Orleans plane crash (1982)

Genre

Interview; News report; Press conference

Andrew Manderstam reports from the United States about the crash of Pan Am Flight 759 in Kenner near New Orleans (09/07/82) killing all on board and 8 more on the ground. Speaking are: Patricia Goldman,...

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Will to Win, The (1987 Video)

Producer

Pam Taylor

Subject

Agriculture; Geography

Distribution

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

Looks at the ‘economic miracle’ brought about in Brittany chiefly as a result of the co-operative organisation of Brittany farmers. Considers the effects of the social history of Brittany, the effects of...

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East German currency change (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Catherine Field reports from Berlin on the transportation of Deutsche Marks to East Germany in preparation for the changeover from the East German Mark to the Deutsche Mark. She interviews Bundesbank cashier...

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Transportation Revolution in Scotland (1987 Video)

Producer

Michael Leonard; Janet McBain

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w/col. 45 min.

Includes footage of George Bennie’s railplane, a propeller-driven vehicle which ran along elevated track in the 1930s. Sequences of servicing a steam locomotive; time-lapse photography of a tram being...

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Plants, Light and Water

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

The programme covers photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and compares the products and reactants, and other characteristics of each process. The other vital role of water in plants is explored,...

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Acid Rain: Manchester’s Destructive Legacy (1986 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 46 min.

The term ‘acid rain’ originated in Manchester in the 1850s. The history of damage to buildings and vegetation is discussed and the contemporary effects of acid rain on the ecology of the region examined....

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US lawyer survives shooting and plane crash (1989)

Genre

News report

Paul Woodley reports on an American pilot of a small plane, lawyer Thomas Root, who had been shot and crashed into the sea off the Bahamas, yet managed to survive. Its still a mystery how and when he was...

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Road haulage dispute (1979)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on problems delivering essential supplies during the road haulage dispute in 1979, effects of secondary picketing, possible solutions to dispute. Includes interviews with Paul Stringfellow, National...

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