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In Love and War (1996)

Subject
Literature

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minuites), £15.99

Richard Attenborough’s biographical film on the true-life events that inspired the young Ernest Hemingway to write his novel ‘A Farewell to Arms’, starring Sandra Bullock.
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Source of Inspiration (1996 Video)

Producer
Pip Surgey

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2001 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at ways of modelling spirals mathematically, focusing on three types: the helix, the Archimedian spiral in two and three dimensions, and the equiangular (or exponential) spiral.
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Taking off (1995 Video)

Producer
Michael Peet

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £34.99

Examines aspects of differing cultural and physical experiences to show how modern societies and environments are shaped by mathematics. Looks at the minting of coins in South Wales and patterns in the mud...
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COSHH in Agriculture (1990 Video)

Subject
Agriculture; Health & safety

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min., 2000 sale: £64.57 (inclusive)

An introduction to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations for those involved in agriculture. Shows real-life situations and how to carry out an ‘assessment’. Gives practical...
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Language for Movement, A (1995)

Producer
Pip Surgey

Subject
Dance; Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Given that the use of symbolic language is not exclusive to mathematics, this programme looks at dancing and why and how notations, which are symbolic languages, are used to record and recreate dances....
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Passionate Statistician, The (1996 Video)

Producer
Pip Surgey

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, DVD (PAL), £34.99

Florence Nightingale made use of statistics in her hospital work during the Crimean war to show that hospital hygiene was so poor that the wounded were less likely to die from disease at the front than in...
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