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  1. Deep Secrets (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Crilly
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Whales can dive to a depth of up to 2000 metres, and they can stay down on a single breath for over an hour. Looks at reseach into how whales solve the problem of diving so deeply. Most of the programme was...

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  2. The Andromeda Strain

    Date
    22 Sep 2015, 12:21
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    The Andromeda Strain. 2015. GB. DVD. Fabulous Films. 169 minutes + 41 minutes of extra. £29.99 About the reviewer: Dr Miles Booy was awarded his PhD by the University of East Anglia for his work on...

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  3. Deaf Whale, Dead Whale (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Martin Freeth
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The US Navy has released secret recordings of whales’ undersea sounds - a by-product of the Cold War hunt for Soviet submarines. The recordings reveal the acoustic abilities that whales and dolphins rely...

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  4. Grindabod (1966 Film)

    Producer
    Douglas Fisher
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows something of the way of life on the Faroes, the group of islands midway between Scotland and Iceland. There is a long sequence on the slaughter of pilot whales by villagers who depend on the whales for...

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  5. Mammals in Water (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Barrie Whatley
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Compares the physiological adaptations made by a variety of diving mammals (whales, seals, dolphins) to water. The adaptations are found mainly in the thermo-regulatory and circulatory systems. Compares the...

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  6. Cries from the Deep (1981)

    Director
    Jacques Gagné
    Subject
    Biology; Geography

    This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and a NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world’s richest fishing areas. They...

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  7. Breathing Deeply (1993)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    On a rain-swept Welsh mountainside members of the 1994 British Mount Everest Medical Expedition test their physiological monitoring equipment. Having retreated to the dry, the doctors describe the...

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  8. Living Sea, The (3 Parts) (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassettes. VHS. 3 x 50 min., 1998 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

    1: THE WHITE DEATH Follows an expedition in the waters of South Australia studying the great white shark, which is responsible for more attacks on humans than perhaps all other sharks combined. ENCOUNTERS...

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  9. Top Guns and Toxic Whales (1992 Video)

    Director
    Lawrence Moore; Robbie Stamp
    Producer
    Lawrence Moore; Robbie Stamp
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the need for governments to redefine their security interests in environmental terms to avoid the consequences of mass environmental degradation.

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  10. Animal Classics (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 56 min.

    Animals stories from the archives of British Movitonews. Shows pet lions, pet lobsters, rugby-playing kangaroos, water-skiing dogs, and humorous stories of elelphants, tigers, otters, bears, dogs, cats,...

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