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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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Open Cast Mining

Date released

Oct 1947

Series name

Mining Review 1st Year

Issue no

2

NoS ID

334726

Story no

2 / 4

BFI synopsis: opencast mining for coal COI Commentary - It’s Easter in Workington, on the Cumberland Coast, and everyone is waiting for the start of the historic annual football match between the Uppies...

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Rough Science, Series 3: New Zealand Gold Rush (2003)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

A series in which five scientists follow in the footsteps of the original prospectors from 1860 and undertake an epic journey on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island to hunt for gold. Kate...

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Natural Disaster Films 1905-1973 (2005)

aka: Natural Disaster Films - Earthquakes, Floods, Tornados & Hurricanes

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 150 minutes), $19.95

A compilation of footage of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes & hurricanes. Includes: 1936 PITTSBURGH FLOOD (PART II - PART I MISSING) (1936, 2:49, Silent); A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET BEFORE THE FIRE (1906,...

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Picture of Britain, A (2005)

Subject

Art; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), 24.99

A series of six programmes in which David Dimbleby tours Britain, exploring artistic response to the landscape and contemplating subjects such as travel, nationhood and romantic yearning. Individual...

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Off the Rails (1952)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 105 min), £15.99 inclusive

A compilation of 7 films from the British Transport Films collection. Volume 8 in the series

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This Working Life: Tales from the Shipyard (2011)

Subject

Engineering; Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 314 minutes), £24.99

This 2-disc box set, the second release in the BFI’s This Working Life series, features 23 films made between 1898 and 1974. The collection contains over five hours of material that portrays our...

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Complete Offshore Pirate Radio Broadcasts Collection (4 Discs) (2006)

Subject

Media studies; Music

Distribution

Sale, Audio (DVD, 363 hours), $35.95

Genuine "Pirate Radio" airchecks broadcast to you through the sealanes of time from off the various coasts of Europe. Four-volume set - Over 363 hours packed into 705 MP3s on 4 DVDs. It may sound incredible...

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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (7 Parts) (2004)

Subject

Engineering; FE; History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 350 minutes), £39.99

Drama-documentary series recreating epic moments in the industrial revolution. Each episode explores a specific triumphal construction of the era.

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Rise and Fall of King Cotton, The (6 Parts) (1984 Video)

Director

Michael Garrod

Producer

Michael Garrod

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 30 min.

Series discussing the technical, scientific, economic and political issues in the rise and fall of the cotton industry. Great Britain, India and the United States of America are the three countries...

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