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Changing Stations (1993 Video)

Producer

Philip Ashby

Subject

Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min. 100 years of Olympic glory 100 years of Olympic history

A visit to a coal-fired power station shows viewers the sheer size and scale of the engineering. Graphics sequences explain how the various components of the plant work together. Uses the Didcot, Berkshire,...

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Nerves (1991 Video)

Producer

Barrie Whatley

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Explains the mechanisms that control the operation of human nerves, including the formation and propagation of action potentials, the action of voltage activated ion gates and ligand activated ion gates, the...

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Technical Studies (15 Parts) (1981 Video)

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 x 25 min., 1997 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1997 sale: £450.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Set in industrial environments, the films show how basic concepts in materials and engineering science are applied to the business of manufacturing. Individual programmes describe and illustrate the...

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Galapagos (2006)

aka: Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World

Director

Paul D Stewart

Producer

Patrick Morris

Subject

Biology; Geography; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

A 3-part BBC documentary series, with breathtaking cinematography and state-of-the-art visual effects. The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks...

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Superbugs (1986 Video)

Producer

Aileen Llewellyn

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Microbes such as bacteria and fungi can adapt to extreme environments. They can tolerate, even flourish, in extreme cold, in high salinity or under hot acidic conditions. This film looks at some of the...

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Superhuman (2000 Video)

Director

Natasha Bondy; Judith Bunting; John Groom; David Hickman

Producer

David Hickman

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 180 min.

Six programmes in which Professor Robert Winston investigates the human body’s mechanisms for healing and renewing itself, using techniques including micro-photography and morphing: 1) Trauma (directors...

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Micros in the Classroom (5 Parts) (1983 Video)

Subject

Education; Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 25 min.

1: A school with a strong tradition of engineering and electronics has been using micros for about three years. Students make early contact with graphics and word processing which they use for letters,...

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