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  1. What’s This Channel 4? (2005)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 minutes), £19.99

    Starting with a ‘typical’ day at Channel 4, this series of three 25-minute programmes explores the way in which Channel 4 as a media institution works. The first programme (24 HOURS) takes the viewer...

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  2. Poverty Answering Back (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies; Social welfare
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., 1999 sale: £16.00 (inclusive)

    A compilation of eight short films made for Channel Four in which poor people speak for themselves. Participants come from Eritrea, Bangladesh, the UK, Canada, th USA, Lebanon, Nicaragua, and Hong Kong.

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  3. Black Box (1996 Video)

    Director
    David Darlow; Jeremy Llewllyn-Jones
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Profiles the work of air crash investigators examining the mysteries of major air disasters, concentrating on the ‘black box’ cockpit flight recorder and looking at such factors as weather, hidden design...

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  4. Great Bore, The (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Emery
    Subject
    Drama; Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., Free loan

    A drama-documentary about the Channel Tunnel and the Thames Tunnes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel returns from the dead to inspect, admire and assess the Channel Tunnel before it is opened by the Queen. He...

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  5. Spartans, The (2002)

    Subject
    Classical studies; History

    This series chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen. Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of Spartan life. (141 minutes)

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  6. Welcome to the Spiv Economy (1986)

    Subject
    Economics; Film studies; Media studies

    Made during the industrial decline and rising unemployment of the 1980s, this documentary is a study of the burgeoning numbers of people in casual and temporary jobs, which indicates that the ‘gig’ or...

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  7. Grand Designs (Series 1 and 2)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 416 minutes series 1, 447 minutes series 2), £19.99 each series

    A compilation of all 8 episodes from the first Channel 4 series, featuring highly ambitious people building their own properties from scratch or carrying out grand makeovers. DVD extras include six...

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  8. English Estate, An (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Riots in autumn 1991 attracted the world’s attention to the problem of urban estates like Meadowell. Nevertheless, despite tremendous odds, more and more residents are determined to transform their estate...

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  9. Gene Hunters (1994 Video)

    Director
    Ian Taylor
    Producer
    Luke Holland
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    Scientists are collecting blood samples from the Ahuaco and Asario Indians who live in the remote rain forests of northeern Columbia in order to provide DNA for the Human Genome Biodiversity Project. The aim...

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  10. Turbo (2001 Video)

    Subject
    German studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 120 min., 2001 sale: £19.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Four programmes for German teaching illustrating life in contemporary Germany. Each includes interviews that are subtitled in German. Topics include jobs, city portraits, fashion, music, social issues and...

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