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Einstein 1 (1996 Video)

Producer

Peter Jones; Tom Levenson

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

The life and work of Albert Einstein. Looks at the man behing the genius and his inspiration to accomplish so much. Draws on Einstein’s personal letters and newly released material. Andrew Sachs plays...

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Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, The (1987 Video)

Subject

Music; Psychiatry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 70 min., 1995 sale: £40.00 (+VAT)

A video recording of Michael Nyman’s only opera, first performed at the ICA in the late 1980s. It tells the story of musicologist Dr P and the neurological condition that caused him to gradually lose a...

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Faust 1 (1994 Video)

aka: Lekce Faust

Director

Jan Svankmajer

Producer

Jaromir Kallista

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 97 min., 1997 sale: £13.99 (inclusive)

Jan Svankmajer’s surreal version of the Faust legend. Uses live action, animation and grotesque puppets. Based on the Faust plays by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Christopher Marlowe....

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From Chance to Choice (1993 Video)

Producer

Elizabeth N Anionwu

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1994 sale: £30.00 (inc VAT & p&p)

Looks at four recessively inherited disorders relevant to multi-ethnic communities - cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disorders, thalassaemia and Tay-Sachs disease. it features services available to the primary...

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Dogma and Dreams (1990 Video)

aka: Dogma and Dreams in South Africa

Director

Alison Roper

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Considers isolation, censorship and social deprivation in South Africa. Participants include writers Andre Brink, Don Mattera, Njabulo Ndebele, Albie Sachs, Heim Willemse and Lauretta Ngcobo.

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Babies’ Minds (1994)

Producer

Andrew Law

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99

A critical review of the theories of Jean Piaget and Melanie Klein on infant mental representation. Primarily location based, the programme shows examples of children’s behaviour, demonstrating different...

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Developing Language (1994)

Producer

Geoff Wheeler

Subject

Linguistics; Psychology

Distribution

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

Charts the development of children’s language from birth to age five before asking, ‘What is left to learn?'. Uses narrative and children’s jokes to show that language development in the early school...

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Wasting the Alps (1989 Video)

Director

Christopher La Fontaine

Producer

Christopher La Fontaine

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the threat to the Alps environment caused by pressures from tourism, the decline of mountain agriculture and acid rain. Show areas in Austria, France and Switzerland where efforts are being made to...

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Children, Science and Common Sense (1994)

Producer

Meg Sheffield

Subject

Education; Psychology

Distribution

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

Explores how children explain the phenomena of the physical world and where their ideas come from. Intersperses sequences of children talking about their understanding of natural phenomena with contributions...

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Windows on the Mind: Children’s Drawings (1994 Video)

Producer

Rosemary Hill

Subject

Education; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (24 minutes), £34.99

Questions Piaget’s theory that children go through a universal development process, discussing new evidence about cultural influences. The argument is illustrated by looking at children’s drawings in...

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