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Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh with Heather Neill (1985 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh talk with Heather Neill about their work. There is a brief discussion on general issues affecting children’s books: the gender divide, the distinction...

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Writing for Children (1986 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Interviews with Robert Leeson, Maurice Sendak, Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh.

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Bone Orchestra, The (2004)

Director

Jocelyn Cammack

Producer

Polly Nash

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 14 minutes), £10.00

Commissioned to document the research of the Bone and Mineral Centre, University College London, Spectacle’s short, experimental video provides a unique perspective on osteoporosis.

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Donatello (1986)

aka: Donatello: The First Modern Sculptor

Director

Ann Turner

Producer

Ann Turner

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 85 minutes), £18.89

Presents the work of Italian sculptor Donatello and looks at many of his major works, including ‘Madonna and Child’, Three modern-day sculptors - Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink and Peter Rockwell -...

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Practical Chemistry: Introduction to Infra-Red Spectrophotometry (1985 Video)

Director

P Kelsey

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.

The practical sample handling techniques of infra-red spectroscopy including Nujol mull, liquid cell and gas cell techniques. Outline of basic double beam instrumentation. Brief introduction to spectra...

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World War II Propaganda Cartoons (2006)

Subject

Film Studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 93 minutes), $9.99

A collection of US animated films from World War II that use ideology, comedy and stereotypical imagery for propaganda purpose. Includes Bugs Bunny in ANY BONDS TODAY and BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS; Warner...

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Much Loved Friend?, The: A Portrait of the National Gallery (1991 Video)

Director

Nicholas Rossiter

Producer

Keith Alexander; Nicholas Rossiter

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 47 min., 1999 sale £13.00 (inclusive)

A portrait of the National Gallery, London, at the time of the opening of the new wing. Interweaves the comments of curators, conservators, trustees, artists, writers, art critics and the public with...

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Jazz Singer, The (1927) (1927)

Subject

Film studies; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 88 minutes ), £19.99

THE JAZZ SINGER was heralded as the first feature-length film with synchronized dialogue and musical sequences. The movie, which brought Broadway superstar Al Jolson "alive" and seemingly singing from the...

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