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  1. Acropolis, The (1961 Video)

    Director
    D C Chipperfield
    Producer
    D C Chipperfield
    Subject
    Architecture; Classical studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11 min.

    An examination of the artistic and architectural significance of the Acropolis and its sculpture, using shots of the Acropolis today as well as scale models showing how the ruined buildings originally appeared.

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  2. Earth and Sky (2 Parts) (1958 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses the changing conceptions of the planetary system and the heavens. Part 1 shows how early thinking in Babylonia and Greece led up to the world picture of medieval Europe. Part 2 explains how between...

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  3. Exploring Ancient Cities (1994 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Tours of Teotihuacán, Pompeii, Petra, and four of Crete’s Bronze-Age palaces. Each site includes the complete article from the ‘Scientific American’ anthology ‘Ancient Cities’, plus animations,...

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  4. Santorini: Island Arc Magmatism (1990)

    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 38 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Investigates aspects of the geology of an island arc volcano, filmed on location on an around the islands of Santorini. Surveys all the accessible surface geology, describes and explains the geology of the...

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  5. Changing Environments (1998 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Uses video clips and case studies from the C4 television series GEOGRAPHICAL EYE to help students investsigate and understand the fators that influence change in human and phyical environments. The six case...

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  6. Birth of Europe, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Andrews
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 55 min., 1996 sale: £280.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Series exploring the development of European civilisation, exploring the relationship between people and the geology of their lands.

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  7. Story of Maths, The (2008)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £17.00

    This DVD contains the complete 4-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.The films offer clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but are...

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  8. Telling Stories/Framing the Questions (1993 Video)

    Director
    Mags Noble
    Producer
    Tony Coe
    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 119 min., 1994 sale: £80.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Part 1: ‘Odysseus: the Greatest Hero of them All’ is a sequence designed to compare and contrast with the original, but looks at the art of storytelling as well as at ‘the story’. ‘Storytelling at...

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  9. Framing the Questions / Truth, Imagination and Value (1993 Video)

    Director
    Mags Noble
    Producer
    Tony Coe
    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 117 min., 1994 sale: £80.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The course takes as its focus the two epic poems of Homer, ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Iliad’. Part 1 places the archaeological site of Troy geographically and topographically; interviews Professor...

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