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  1. Aliens: The Big Think (2016)

    Subject
    Natural history; Space science

    Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and scientists take up the search for extra-terrestrials, exploring the theory that we should be searching for machines, not organic life, beyond the solar system. [59 minutes]

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  2. E T, Please Phone Home (1992 Video)

    Director
    Richard Smith
    Producer
    Stuart Carter
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 +VAT +p&p

    Looks at the American space agency NASA’s SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project. Radiotelescopes in Puerto Rico, Spain, Australia and the USA will sweep the skies, hoping to catch faint...

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  3. Anybody out There? (2002)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Biology
    Distribution
    VHS (PAL)

    The panel, chaired by Colin Blakemore and consisting of Barrie Jones, Julian Hiscox, Monica Grady, and Bob Lambourne discuss whether there is other life in the universe - either on other worlds, in deep...

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  4. Who’s out There? (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale (video - CCK), Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.

    Orson Welles is the host and star of this film. Concerns the theory, expressed by a number of scientists, that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. From the monstrous Mars life forms of his...

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  5. Beyond the Naked Eye: The Signature of Life (2003)

    Subject
    Biology; Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    In 1976, the Viking II rocket travelled to Mars and brought back what was thought to be Martian soil containing evidence of life. For thirty years, scientists have been unable to tell if nutrients in the...

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  6. Making Contact (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores the scientific search for alien intelligence in the universe, and covers astronomical, biological and social sciences considerations. Draws parallels between real life and science fiction to answer...

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  7. Oceans of the Solar System

    Director
    David Stewart
    Subject
    Science; Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £195.00

    This Horizon programme looks at the oceans of the solar system, from the icy wastes of Enceladus to the oceans of Mars, and to the methane lakes of Saturn’s biggest moon Titan, where NASA plans to send a...

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  8. K-T Event, The (1997 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2006 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows evidence for an extraterrestrial object colliding with the earth - the Chicxulub impact crater of more than 200km in diameter in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, rocks in Haiti and northern Mexico, and...

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  9. Alien Worlds (2005)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

    Two-part series exploring the possibility of habitable planets and alien life forms outside our solar system. Experts believe that, with the launch of a new generation of telescopes, new planets and new life...

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  10. Nature of Impacts and Their Impacts on Nature, The (1997 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2006 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the evidence for and the effects of extraterrestrial impacts on the earth’s surface. Asks if scientists really know whether a crater on earth was produced as a result of impact with a rock from...

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