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  1. Plastic Fantastic (1994 Video)

    Producer
    David Dugan
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Follows inventor and ex-hairdresser Maurice Ward on a trip to NASA to discuss his invention ‘starlite’, a new kind of indestructible plastic that interests not only NASA, but also government departments...

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  2. Elements, The (1991 Video)

    Director
    Ian Duncan
    Producer
    Ian Duncan
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1997 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    An anecdotal video guide to the chemical elements set to the poetry of Roger McGough. He becomes each element in turn, changing his persona to reflet their unique properties. until he ends up in the ordered...

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  3. Making an Honest Fiver (1990 Video)

    Producer
    David Dugan
    Subject
    Economics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    On the eve of the introduction of a new £5 banknote, the film follows the design and production of a new set of banknotes, showing what they look like and how they are designed to defeat conterfeiting.

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  4. Equinox: Near Miss (2010)

    Director
    Jeremy Llewelyn-Jones
    Producer
    Emma Bowman
    Subject
    Aviation

    Behind the scenes of air traffic control in NewYork, the world’s busiest airspace. There’s a dramatic rise in the number of near misses, is this due to the sheer volume of traffic? Near-misses are...

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  5. Emotional Computer, The

    Subject
    Information technology

    Can computers understand emotions? Can computers express emotions? Can they feel emotions? This short video presented by computer scientist Peter Robinson from the University of Cambridge shows how emotions...

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  6. Bullying (1994 Video)

    Director
    Oliver Morse
    Producer
    Oliver Morse
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £16.95

    Follows the introduction of a new anti-bullying campaign in a north London comprehensive school. Pupils are trained to help each other and although they are rarely given real power they can, given trust,...

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  7. Long Road to the West, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Vivienne King
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the problems facing optics company Carl Zeiss Jena and other scientific endeavours in the former East Germany. A year after German reunification the company faces bankruptcy. Asks if eastern...

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  8. Nanotopia (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Davis
    Subject
    Chemistry; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2007 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at nanotechnology - atomic-scale engineering capable of rebuilding the world, atom by atom, in any form we wish. Notes advances in nano-engineering, interviews visionaries such as Eric Drexler who plan...

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  9. Real Jurassic Park, The (1994 Video)

    Director
    David Dugan
    Producer
    David Gugan
    Subject
    Biology; Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., £20.00

    Drawing on the expertise of molecular biologists, palaeontologists, embryologists and animal park designers, the programme builds a hypothetical ‘Jurassic Park’. Examines the real problems that lie in...

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  10. Lion’s den, The (1992 Video)

    Director
    Oliver Morse
    Producer
    Oliver Morse
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Out Of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 40 min., 1994 sale: £50.00 (+VAT)

    Two programmes on an experiment to find out about the craft of teaching and whether keeping order in class is a natural or acquired skill. Three teachers at the same school allow cameras to observe their...

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