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  1. Chernobyl: Could It Happen Here? (1986 Video)

    Director
    Peter Fairley
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 min.

    Asserts that ‘positive void co-efficient’ is impossible in gas-cooled reactors of the Magnox and AWR types used in the UK, and that a Chernobyl-type thermal runaway reaction is impossible in the UK. No...

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  2. Voices of the UK: Accents and Dialects of English (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 153 minutes), £15.95

    This two-CD compilation, drawn from the extensive collection of language and dialect recordings held by the British Library Sound Archive, includes 143 recordings that capture and celebrate the rich...

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  3. Venture: Innovation (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Malcolm Fraser
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

    Shows how modern corporate innovators apply key creative concepts to show a range of UK products as diverse as eye baths, jet engines and chocolate eggs. Touches on aspects of leadership, corporate culture...

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  4. Never a Dumb Moment (1996 Video)

    Director
    Kristin Bjorseth; Anne-Marie Copestake; Arran Crabbe; Alan Currall; Henrik der Minassian; Sean Dower; Frederic Drappier; Guillaume Laidain; Jonathan Monk; Monika Oechsler; Guillaume Paris; Stephanie Smith
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 40 min.

    Thirteen short video works offering an amusing take on the 1990s’ dumb aesthetic: ‘Untitled (Close Lick)' (Stephanie Smith, UK, 1995, 1 min); ‘Sit’ (Alan Currall, UK 1994, 3 min); ‘Untitled Music...

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  5. Best of 13th Raindance Film Festival Shorts (2006)

    Subject
    Film Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £13.99

    A selection of the best short films from around the world shown at the Raindance Film Festival, 2005. From the macabre animation of ‘LAmour Est’ to the anarchic ‘Girlfriend In A Kimono’, the...

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  6. High Stakes at Highclere (1996 Video)

    Director
    Graham Johnston
    Producer
    Moira Noble
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Modern, but often disliked, business strategies are required to ensure that historic properties survive as family homes. Shows various modern innovations and daily life at the ancestral home of the Earl of...

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  7. No Pain, No Gain (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 64 min.

    Performance-based works focusing on the body: ‘Through the Night Softly’ (Chris Burden, USA, 1973, 3 min), ‘Rocked Stomach’ (Dennis Oppenheim, USA, 1970, 4 min), ‘Openings’ (Vito Acconci, USA,...

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  8. Entertaining Angels Unawares (1995 Video)

    Director
    Sue Mallinson
    Producer
    Cherry Britton; Sue Mallinson
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 51 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the history of angels, looking at both orthodox and unorthodox views of scientists and church people, and featuring interviews wtih people who claim they have seen and/or been helped by angels.

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  9. British Car Transplants? (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Economics; Politics & government
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Asks why the Japanese have chosen the UK as their European base for their new transplants (foreign car manufacturers located within North America or Europe) and why the much longer established American...

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  10. Starting Small: The Development of Small Scale Hydro Power in the UK (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 min.

    Although hydro power is an established renewable energy technology, the UK’s small scale hydro resource is largely unexploited. This programme focuses on small hydro power and its potential, with the...

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