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  1. Roof of the World, The (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Anne-Marie Gallen
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge in the 1940s, the destruction of cooling towers at the Ferrybridge Power Station and the loss of two Lockheed Electra aircraft in the 1950s were all caused by a...

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  2. African Answer, An (2010)

    Director
    Alan Channer
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40 minutes), £10.00

    More than one thousand people were killed following disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007. Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor Jame Wuye - former militia leaders turned peace-makers from Nigeria - were...

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  3. War You Don’t See, The (2010)

    Subject
    History; Media studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £6.00

    John Pilger’s film is a powerful investigation into the media’s role in war. It traces the history of ‘embedded’ and independent reporting from the carnage of World War I to the destruction of...

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  4. Dancer (2017)

    Director
    Steven Cantor
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary about Sergei Polunin who, at the age of 19, became the Royal ballet’s youngest ever principal. At the peak of his success, aged 25, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by...

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  5. Aldabra Reprieved (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An effective piece of nature conservation propaganda which demonstrates the unique nature of the fauna of the coral island of Aldabra (in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar), which was at one time...

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  6. Voice for the Wilderness, A (1984 Video)

    Director
    Michael Blason; Chris Wilcox
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 48 min.

    An emotive plea for the preservation of Australian forests, and particularly of the rain forests of the Hastings River area. Portrays the destruction of huge areas of forest in the past 200 years since the...

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  7. Taking Liberties (2007)

    Director
    Chris Atkins
    Subject
    Law; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 102 minutes), £15.99

    A shocking, polemical film that charts the destruction of basic liberties under 10 years of New Labour. Released to coincide with Tony Blair’s departure, the film and the book follow the stories of normal...

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  8. Eastern Front (3 Vols), The (1996 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, 3 videocassettes. VHS. b&w/col. 55 min. each, 2001 sale: £2.99 (inclusive) each

    3: As 1944 dawned on the Eastern Front, Allied victory looked inevitable, but the Red Army’s year-long thrust to Germany’s border would be bought at a frighteningly high price. Operation Bagration saw...

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  9. Serpent River (1987 Film, Video)

    Director
    Sandra Lahire
    Producer
    Sandra Lahire
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Concerns the people of Serpent River and Elliot Lake in northern Ontario, where there is a huge uranium mining operation owned by RTZ. Shows the effects of the mine on their lives and their environment,...

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  10. Mega-Tsunami: Wave of Destruction (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Mark Hedgecoe
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Investigates the extremely rare and destructive phenomenon of mega-tsunami, tidal waves measuring several hunderds of metres in height. The ideal conditions for producing these powerful waves, which have the...

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