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  1. Secret Reeds, The (1981 Film, Video)

    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Deals with the ecology and management of reed bed areas, explaining how reed beds are very short-lived, always giving way to scrub and then woodland. RSPB reserves include major reed bed areas which support...

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  2. Sustainability in California (2008)

    Subject
    Architecture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 15 minutes)

    This programme focuses on the different ways of making sustainable buildings for the future in California. The greening of Google and the opening of the California Academy of Sciences also show us how...

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  3. This Little Flower Went to Market (1995 Video)

    Producer
    David Saunders
    Subject
    Agriculture; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A case study of mathematical methods that could be used by flower growers and sellers to facilitate the transport of cut flowers. Looks at three problems: the knapsack problem, where a particular mode of...

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  4. Colour: The Spectrum of Science (2016)

    Director
    Alex Hemingway
    Producer
    Alex Hemingway
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3x50 minutes), £585

    Documentary series presented by Helen Czerski. Just 15 colours tell the entire story of Earth, life and scientific discovery. The series explains how each of these colours occurs, unlocking the mysteries of...

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  5. Farming with Nature: A Case Study of Successful Temperate Permaculture (2001)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 35 mins), 10 euros (Ecofilm)

    A case study of successful temperate permaculture. Sepp and Veronica Holzer farm 112 acres on a south facing hillside in the Austrian Alps. There they integrate methods of agroforestry on terraces and raised...

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  6. English Garden, The. Part 5: The Picturesque Paradise (1785-1840) (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    After the death of Capability Brown in 1783, Humphrey Repton became recognised as his natural successor and used visible terraces and flowers to decorate the landscape. However, both Brown and Repton were...

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  7. Wonderful London (1924)

    Director
    Harry B. Parkinson; Frank Miller
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (75 minutes), £19.99

    A collection of twelve silent films made in 1924 by Harry B. Parkinson and Frank Miller. The films were made to capitalise on the popularity of the magazine of the same name and were often based on the idea...

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  8. Pollination (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Programme showing the diversity of ways in which plants have evolved to promote cross-pollination and hence cross-fertilisation. It explores how plants are adapted for pollination by insects, birds, mammals,...

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  9. Art of Helen Chadwick, The (2004)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £19.99

    Until her unexpected death in 1996, Helen Chadwick was among the most provocative and distinctive of artists. Her works, both sensual and intellectual, explore desire, sexuality and the body. She hoped that...

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  10. Making Memories (2009)

    Subject
    Mental Health and Counselling; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £40.00

    People have used scrapbooks to preserve memories for many years. Photographs, ticket stubs, pressed flowers and so on have all been chosen for the story they tell. More recently, however, the intentional use...

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