British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

Results

Full access to all collections is a privilege of BUFVC membership. If you are already a BUFVC member, please log in. Otherwise you may join now.
21-30 of 134 results | Page 3 of 14
« First
12345Next ›
Last »
Sort results by

  1. Son of the Desert (1981 Film, Video)

    Director
    Terry Page
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the erection, commissioning and first steps of the Middle East’s largest walking dragline - a Ransomes & Rapier W2000. The 1783-ton machine is being used to remove overburden for the Jordan Phosphate...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  2. Coalmining Women (1982 Video)

    Producer
    Elizabeth Barrett
    Subject
    Sociology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 40 min.

    Interwoven into this history, which includes a historical synopsis of the British situation, is an account by one woman, Barbara Angle, disabled in a mining accident.

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  3. No Place to Hide (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Filmed in Sudbury, Ontario, this programme illustrates the effects of mineral extraction and processing on the environment. The example used is nickel, and contrasts are drawn between two periods. In the...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  4. Chemistry of the Environment (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 34 min., 1997 sale: £28.75 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at environmental issues from a chemical perspective, examining the chemistry of substances that affect air and water. Covers: water quality - dissolved oxygen; turbidity; calcium and magnesium;...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  5. Terrible Price, The - Gresford 1934 (2006)

    Director
    Martin Smith
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (60 minutes), £15.99

    A documentary about the Gresford (Wrexham) mining disaster of 1934. Shown on the 70th anniversary of the disaster on BBC in Wales only, this film tells the story of a man-made tragedy which cost the lives of...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  6. Weekend of Geophysics, A: Basic Exploration Techniques (1978 Film)

    Director
    John S Murray
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the activities of a group of Scottish teachers and pupils attending a field course in exploration geophysics. The course was sponsored by the Mineral Industry Manpower and Careers Unit and run by...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  7. Mountains of Gold (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Economics; Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1993 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the role of the EEC, the World Bank, and multinational mining companies in the destruction of the Amazon forest and how it is related to Brazil’s national debt? Filmed over four years at Sossego,...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only

  8. Uranium Hex (1987 Film, Video)

    Director
    Sandra Lahire
    Producer
    Sandra Lahire
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Using a kaliedoscopic array of experimental techniques, the film explores uranium mining in Canada and its desctuctive effects on both the environment and the women working in the mines. Images range from...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  9. Looking at Steel (1971 Video)

    Director
    A Pendry
    Producer
    J Carr
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

    The British steel industry in action. Commencing with open cast mining of iron ore, shows each stage of the main manufacturing processes that are required to produce steel for industry as sheet, rod, billet,...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  10. City of Gold (1957 Film)

    Director
    Wolf Koenig; Colin Low
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A re-creation, with the aid of contemporary photographs, and based on old-time prospectors’ recollections, of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, the events and personalities which were part of it, and the...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order
21-30 of 134 results | Page 3 of 14
« First
12345Next ›
Last »
Sort results by
77 Wells Street
London, W1T 3QJ
Tel. 020 7393 1500
E-mail: ask@bufvc.ac.uk
Twitter: @LearnonScreen