Results

Complete Cosmos, The (5 Parts) (1998 Video)

Director

Martyn Ives; John Mason; David Taylor

Producer

Martyn Ives; John Mason; David Taylor

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 5 x 50 min., 2000 sale: £14.99 (inclusive) each

Series of 25 10-minute programmes on space and astronomy.

DVD Find Other To order

Geology of Australia, The (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

CD-ROM

An introduction to earth sciences and a guide to the geology of Australia. Contains a database of over 3500 earthquakes since 1900, descriptions and maps of 80 major blocks and basins across Australia, 19...

DVD Find Other To order

Back from the Brink: The Science of Survival (2008)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £6.00

The five 2007 Royal Institution Christmas lectures given by Dr Hugh Montgomery, a diver, skydiver, high-altitude mountaineer and intensive care doctor. He discusses how the body can cope with some of the...

DVD Find Other To order

Diversity of Lifestyles (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

CD-ROM

Illustrates the diversity of living organisms on earth by using many and varied examples of species from all the major taxa. Size, movement, ways of obtaining food and energy, life cycle and organisation are...

DVD Find Other To order

Current and Wave Ripples (1982 Video)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 min.

Illustrates the range of ripples occurring on natural beaches and then interprets the growth of these bed forms, using recirculating flumes and a wave tank. Oscillatory and unidirectional flow are...

DVD Find Other To order

Dark Side of the Sun (1993 Video)

Producer

Max Whitby

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale (BBC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) BBC

Since 1960 the incidence of skin cancer has risen dramatically. Investigates the part played by the thinning of the ozone layer, which protects the earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun....

DVD Find Other To order

Journey to Fire Mountain (2015)

Producer

Helen Thomas

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 2 x 50 minutes), £331.50

These programmes follow the progress of a team of scientists as they venture into the heart of two of the most explosive volcanoes in the world on the island chain of Vanuatu. In part one the team explore...

DVD Find Other To order

Down to Earth (1987 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p) each; 2 programmes on 1 cassette - £30.00 (+VAT +p&p); the whole set - £100 (+VAT +p&p)

The eight-part CUTTING EDGE series, filmed at Oxford University, examines the skills, methods and attitudes necessary to be a top scientist. Each programme looks at the ‘cutting edge’ of scientific...

DVD Find Other Record only

Montserrat’s Andesite Volcano (2007)

aka: Montserrat’s Andesite Volcano: A Video Field Investigation

Director

David Lea

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (PAL, 52 minutes), $40.00

Educational film which documents several eruptions of Montserrat’s volcano from 1995 to 1998. Shot by Montserrat resident David Lea and narrated by the head of Montserrat’s scientific team, Professor...

DVD Find Other To order

Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Change (2013)

Director

Simon Lamb; David Sington

Producer

David Sington; Catherine Fitzgerald; Simon Lamb

Subject

Environmental science

This film is the result of geologist Simon Lamb’s desire to present the views of climate scientists in the face of increasing criticism of their work. Lamb followed scientists at work in the Arctic,...

DVD Find Other Online