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  1. Bastille Day: Algeria Clouds Celebrations

    Date released
    19 Jul 1956
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2649
    NoS ID
    046724
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Rather subdued air prevails during traditional military parade but gaiety is restored at night.

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  2. Formation of Rain and Snow, The (1962 Film)

    Director
    Peter Mullings
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Dr Mason demonstrates laboratory techniques which have been designed to reproduce the behaviour of clouds. He suggests a solution to the problem why cloud does not necessarily produce rain and snow.

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  3. Yorkshire. Passing Shadows

    Date released
    30 Jun 1927
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    827-1
    NoS ID
    131358
    Story no
    2 / 5

    [SUBTITLE]: "The patient labours of the Royal Observatory Camp at Giggleswick rewarded by a perfect view of the total eclipse." Two astronomers at work on some apparatus. Sir Frank Dyson, the Astronomer...

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  4. Shades: Three Plays by Samuel Beckett (1977 Video)

    Director
    Donald McWhinnie; Anthony Page
    Producer
    Tristram Powell
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. VHS. col?. 60 min.

    Documents the early life of Samuel Beckett. Martin Esslin talks about the playwright. Includes performances of ‘Ghost Trio’, '...But the Clouds...' and ‘Not I’.

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  5. It’s A Computer World: Volmet

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    257
    NoS ID
    326042
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: The microchip is changing the face of industry. But the microchip is also enriching our society - helping to move traffic smoothly through our towns, to explore new areas of design and to guide...

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  6. What?...who?...no!...she! (1977 Video)

    Director
    David R Clark
    Producer
    David R Clark
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. b&w. 34 min., 1996 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Dr James Knowlson, director of the Beckett Archive at the University of Reading and editor of the ‘Journal of Beckett Studies’, explores with Miss Billie Whitelaw the background to her performances of...

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  7. Safe Air Transport: Volmet

    Date released
    1983
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    305
    NoS ID
    352442
    Story no
    3 / 6

    COI synopsis: This programme looks at the work of the unsung heroes, who, through their skill, have already made flying the most popular form of transport around the world - a tribute to their achievement in...

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  8. Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS? One Year on (2008)

    Subject
    Business studies; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £10.00

    One year later after his first visit, Gerry Robinson revisits Rotherham General Hospital to see how they are coping. What he finds both surprises and delights him. The hospital is now run efficiently,...

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  9. Astronomy (5 Parts) (1990 Video)

    Director
    Stuart McDonald
    Producer
    William Woollard
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 5 x 50 min., 1995 sale: £55.00 (inclusive) series

    The 161st Royal Institution Christmas Lectures series, given by Professor Malcolm Longair, Astronomer Royal of Scotland, on the origin and evolution of the universe.

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  10. Blue Planet, The Series (2001)

    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 400 minutes), £29.99

    A comprehensive study of the natural history of the oceans, revealing life and behaviour that has never before been filmed and in some cases has only recently become known to scientists.

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