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.
61-70 of 70 results | Page 7 of 7
« First
34567Next ›
Last »
Sort results by

  1. Spacesuit (1991 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Uden
    Producer
    Patrick Uden
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00

    The currently used shuttle spacesuit will be unsuitable for human beings who may colonise Mars in the future because it is bulky and heavy. The programme looks at the latest experiments to solve the problem...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Record only Record only

  2. Disaster Series 2 (5 Programmes) (1998)

    Subject
    Engineering; Health & safety; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 5 x 30 minutes), £195 each or £625 the series

    The second DISASTER series examines five major technological catastrophes, using original BBC footage, recreations and interviews with key decision-makers. Their powerful and detailed approach provides an...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  3. Men’s Madness: The Myth of Male Reason (1991)

    Subject
    Social Studies; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 52 minutes), £25.00

    Film commissioned and Broadcast by Channel Four in 1991. The film- described by the Guardian in 1991 as ‘an outlandish essay in technophobia- seems remarkably perceptive as the relentless assault on the...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other Online Online

  4. Advanced Passenger Train, The (1989 Video)

    Director
    Ken Wrench
    Producer
    Ken Wrench
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 36 min.

    Discussion giving an insight into the design of a main structural member of the power car, demonstrating that this requires a good background knowledge of the whole project. Importance is given to both...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  5. Space Trek Nasa Collection (8 Parts) (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 70 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) each

    Programmes compiled from NASA footage, each introduced by a well-known American astronaut. Each tape contains two programmes. 1: FRIENDSHIP SEVEN: The story of the ‘Freedom 7’, America’s first manned...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  6. Space Race Films 1957-1965 (2006)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 75 minutes), $9.99

    14 films, including advertisements, newsreels, depicting the struggle between the US and the USSR to achieve supremacy in space

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  7. Limit, The (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Emma Swain
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each episode) 1997 sale: £180.00 (+VAT +p&p) (whole series)

    Six programmes exploring the limits of human achievement in the field of engineering, focusing on international engineers working on the toughest assignments of their careers. Asks how can we extend physical...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  8. Health and Safety DVD Collection (2010)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £999.00

    A collection of ten health and safety films. 1. TAKING LIBERTIES: A FATAL ERROR. In 1989 a British Midland plane crashed into the embankment of the M1 near Kegworth in Leicestershire with the loss of 47...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  9. Civilisation (13 Parts) (1969)

    Subject
    History; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 650 minutes), £49.99 (DD) £25.99 (BBC)

    Sir Kenneth Clark’s personal view of the development of Western civilisation, concentrating on crucial episodes in France, Germany, England, Italy and America. Against the historical background are the men...

    DVD Find DVD Find Other Other To order To order

  10. Latest Gateway additions

    Date
    14 Jun 2011, 16:00
    Author
    Cathy Grant
    Post Type
    Post

    Conspiracy Documentaries Conspiracy Documentaries was set up in 2009 to provide a 1-stop source for the best conspiracy documentaries on the net. All films are free to watch and are sorted into categories...

    Other Other Record only Record only
About marked records »
61-70 of 70 results | Page 7 of 7
« First
34567Next ›
Last »
Sort results by
77 Wells Street
London, W1T 3QJ
Tel. 020 7393 1500
E-mail: ask@bufvc.ac.uk
Twitter: @LearnonScreen