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  1. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Pharos of Alexandria (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    John Romer ventures to the sites of two ancient cities created by Alexander the Great - cities that were considered among the most beautiful and unusual the world has ever seen. He also explores the culture...

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  2. Shakespeare and World Cinema

    Date
    27 Mar 2013, 12:18
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    Mark Thornton Burnett, Queen’s University, Belfast, author of Shakespeare and World Cinema, explores the contemporary significance of Shakespeare cinema outside the Hollywood and UK mainstream. About...

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  3. Steam As It was (1985 Video)

    Director
    Ken Wrench
    Producer
    Ken Wrench
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col.

    Finely constructed working models are used to trace the development of steam power from Heron of Alexandria and Branca, via Newcomen and Trevithick to heavy industrial and marine engines.

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  4. Alexander: The God King (1996 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Mann
    Producer
    Christopher Mann
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Archaeologist Dr Tony Spawforth follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, from ancient Thebes in Egypt and the half-flooded catacombs under Alexandria, to the mountains of Turkey, to uncover legends...

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  5. Man the Inventor: The History of the Heat Engine (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A history of heat engine development from Hero of Alexandria to Rudolph Diesel. Includes archival film of old machinery in motion including steam engines (Crofton, Youngs Brewery at Wandsworth), ships, early...

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  6. Cosmos (1980)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Biology; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 780 minutes), £29.99

    In this classic series Carl Sagan goes beyond a guided tour through billions of stars and galaxies, covering everything from the cells which build life to the Big Bang that started it all. The programmes...

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  7. Desert Victory: The Battle of El Alamein (1943)

    Director
    Roy Boulting
    Producer
    David MacDonald
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 60 minutes), £14.99 (QL/retail)

    Documentary, with some re-enacted material. Official British war film. The story of the British Eighth Army’s victory at El Alamein in the autumn of 1942, and its advance across nearly 1400 miles of desert...

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  8. When Everything Falls Apart / Breaking the Cycle: Domestic Violence in Alexandria (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Part of a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. 1: In the waning days of the Mobutu regime, people in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) return to traditional...

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  9. Legacy 2 (6 Parts) (1991 Video)

    Director
    Peter Spry-Leverton
    Producer
    Peter Spry-Leverton
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 60 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inc. VAT +p&p) (series) - Choices Direct

    Five thousand years ago, the first cities in the world were built on the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. Here was the first writing, the first law, the first science -...

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  10. Project Mathematics! (2 Parts) (1993)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22-29 minutes each), £35.00 each

    A series of seven videos for teaching mathematics using computer animation. Further information on the series is given online at: http://www.projectmathematics.com/index.htm

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