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Satellite Communications

Date released

1967

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

431

NoS ID

328672

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: An official satellite tracking station established at Kettering Boys School.

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Satellite Communications (1987 Video)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Free loan Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min. Teachers’ and students’ notes supplied

Looks at satellite communications from Marconi’s pioneering work with radio waves to Arthur C Clarke’s vision of worldwide communication using geostationary satellites, to Intelsat VI. Other topics...

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Arthur C. Clarke on satellite communication (1974)

Genre

Interview

Science fiction novelist Arthur C Clarke on the advance of satellite communication, the ability of satellites to broadcast television, the effects on the energy crisis, the role of science fiction in getting...

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Satellite Communications At Goonhilly

Date released

Jul 1966

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

19

NoS ID

324672

Story no

2 / 5

NoS synopsis: Two engineers from Chile visit the GPO earth satellite relay station at Goonhilly Downs.

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Decision makers (1982)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Decision Makers: Information Technology. Presenter: Judith Dawson. Documentary on information technology revolution in the workplace and in the home; opposition of trade unions; computers in industry;...

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New Telescope

Date released

20 Apr 1967

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

67/32

NoS ID

112551

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Britain takes a big scientific step forward in satellite communications and space research with a new £428,000 82 foot dish aerial.

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Satellite Communications

Series name

Letter From London

Issue no

327

NoS ID

325225

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Switch on to Satellite TV (1994 Video)

Subject

Education; French studies; German studies; Spanish studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., £10.00 (+p&p)

Demonstrates the potential of satellite television broadcasts as a resource for foreign language learning. Examples in French (15 min), German (15 min) and Spanish (5 min).

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New Perspectives on Space (1993 Video)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min.

Explains the mission of the British National Space Centre (BNSC) of focusing British space activities, to help understand and protect the environment, develop commercial application of space communication...

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India: Space for Education (1986 Video)

Producer

John Stratford

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

In 1983 India launched its own multifunctional satellite INSAT 1B to relay telephone, television, radio and data signals across the Indian sub-continent, as well as to collect meteorological data from its...

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