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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)

Director

Louise Osmond

Subject

Film studies; Television studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 93 minutes), £9.99

Portrait of film director Ken Loach, looking back on his career, as he prepares to release his latest film ‘I, Daniel Blake’. Features interviews with Loach’s friends and collaborators including...

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Bad Blood (1985 Video)

Producer

Brian Blake

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

A critical account of the British government’s response to the need to produce Factor 8 concentrate - the clotting factor required by haemophiliacs if they are to maintain a reasonably normal life....

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Words for Battle (1942 Video)

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Producer

Ian Dalrymple

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Beta SP. b&w. 8 min.

The idea behind the film was to set great passages of prose and poetry relevant to the great struggle of World War 2 against scenes of Britain. Quotations are derived from Camden’s ‘Britannia’, Milton,...

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Cult Breakers (1994 Video)

Producer

Emma Barker

Subject

Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min., 1999 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The Church of Christ is one of the world’s fastest growing cults and is alleged to use techniques of mind control on its members. Mike and Gill West-Eacott enrolled the services of a ‘cult breaker’ - a...

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B F Skinner and Behavior Change (1975 Video)

aka: B F Skinner on Behaviour Change: Research, Practice and Promise

Producer

Philip Blake

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 45 min., 1997 sale: US$529.00 (+p&p) (Insight)

Dr B F Skinner and a group of social scientists discuss the history, theory, ethics and applications of behaviourism and demonstrate theory and practice in various settings - educational marital counselling...

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Alchemists of Sound Radiophonic Workshop (2003)

Subject

FE; Media studies; Music

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), BUFVC members only

The programme discusses Delia Derbyshire and the other members of the team, who shaped the future of sound with their use of electronic manipulation. The documentary includes interviews with composers from...

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Nuclear Nightmare (1979 Film, Video)

Director

Brian Blake; Stephen Clarke

Subject

Politics & government; Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Reports on the future consequences for Britain’s nuclear power industry after an accident at a nuclear power station on Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Includes an interview with Anthony...

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Whale Hunters of Lamalera, The (1988 Video)

Director

John Blake

Producer

John Blake

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI, Granada), Videocassette. VHS. col. 51 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)

Follows the daily life of the Lamaholot, whale hunters from the village of Lamalera on the Indonesian island of Lembata, a community of 1500 people. The villagers have to fish to survive - their preferred...

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Victorian Nude, The (2002)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 35 minutes), £12.99

Filmed at Tate Britain, curator Alison Smith explores the contradictions of Victorian attitudes to the nude. She considers the aspirations of artists who sought to create a specifically English idea of the...

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Lean Tooling Video (2002)

Subject

Business studies; Engineering

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 22 minutes), £217.00

Examines how manufacturing companies are using lean tooling as an integral part of lean manufacturing to immediately cut costs, drastically reduce production lead time, and ensure quality. The two programmes...

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