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  1. Finding One’s Bearings (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Uses the ideas of probability statistics to analyse the problem of finding the true position of a small boat at sea. Uses computer animation to examine the question first by taking one-dimensinal case where...

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  2. Dragons on the Sea (1973 Film)

    Director
    Hugh Gibb
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the way of life of some of Hong Kong’s 80,000 boat people who were in the past treated as outcasts and forbidden to live ashore or marry land dwellers. A range of activities, religious and secular,...

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  3. First World War U-Boat (1919 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 78 min.

    Two newly restored World War 1 films, DER MAGISCHE G‹RTEL ('The Enchanted Circle’) (1917, 44 min), and THE EXPLOITS OF A GERMAN SUBMARINE ('U-35’) OPERATING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (1919, 34 min). The...

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  4. Whicker’s World Volume 6

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 188 minutes), £3.53

    A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker’s quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled...

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  5. Japanese Fishermen, The (1956 Film)

    Subject
    Sociology; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The crew of the fishing boat ‘Lucky Dragon’, caught in the fallout 70 miles from the Bikini H-bomb test area. Warnings of the likely effects of contamination of the sea, rain, food and drink.*

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  6. Gps Marine Navigation

    Subject
    Sports science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £19.95

    Made in co-operation with ‘Motor Boat and Yachting’ magazine and all the major equipment manufacturers. Covers: basic principles, operating any GPS (global positioning system), navigating including...

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  7. Hoy Fok and the Island School (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A fourteen-year-old boy living with his family in a fishing junk near a small island in Hong Kong territory reflects on his visits to an ancient harbour town, on his experience in school, and on his future.

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  8. In Great Waters (1973 Film)

    Director
    Laurence Henson
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A general view of small boat fishing on the west coast of Scotland. Examines the problems of catching and marketing. Shows a variety of fishing methods.

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  9. Perfect Storm, The (2000)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 129 minutes), £19.99

    In October 1991, a dying tropical hurricane from Bermuda collided with a cold front from the Great Lakes, resulting in a "perfect storm" of previously unknown destructive impact that resulted in 100-foot...

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  10. Attack on Zeebrugge, The (1926 Film)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    This record of the action on the night of April 23rd 1918 includes much authentic material, including the sinking of two ships by U-boat action, and shots of U-boats and of various vessels which took part in...

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