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Physics of Ball Games, The (1993 Video)

Producer

Nick Brenton

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at three aspects of ball games and the underlying physics: 1) where and how to strike a ball; 2) how to impart maximum energy to a ball; 3) the ball’s subsequent motion. Shows examples from golf,...

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Dances of Children from the Southern Part of Lower Saxony (1981 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 38 min., 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In the village and schoolyards children of eight to twelve perform traditional and modified dances and dancing games such as dances for two, round dances, line dances, clapping games.

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Gfto: A Film About Women in Gaming (2015)

Director

Sue Sun-Higginson

Subject

Women’s studies

Distribution

DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 72 minutes), $295.00

Young women are playing games in equal numbers to men, so why is this 20 billion dollar industry plagued with discrimination and misogyny? Through interviews with video game developers, academics and...

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Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis (2014)

Director

Steve James

Subject

Medical sciences; Sports science

From director Steve James, HEAD GAMES: THE GLOBAL CONCUSSION CRISIS is a revealing documentary featuring neurological findings related to rugby and football players that aims to act as a wake-up call for...

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Advancing the Games: The Ioc, London 2012 and the Future of de Coubertin’s Olympic Movement (2008)

Subject

Politics & government; Sports science

Audio recording of the London 2012 Pierre De Coubertin Lecture scheduled in assocation with the RSA and the British Olympic Foundation, Held at the RSA on 24/11/2008. Panel: Jacques Rogge, President,...

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Frustration Play Techniques (2 Parts) (1942 Film)

Producer

J Bucher; M S F Longmuir; L J Stone

Subject

Psychiatry; Psychology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Consists mainly of comparative clinical recordings which demonstrate projective techniques developed by Dr Eugene Lerner of Sarah Lawrence College for the study of ego development and the demarcation of the...

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Animated Skill Drills for Sports (6 Parts) (1999 Multimedia)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

CD-ROM

Animated sports coaching on CD-ROM for cricket, hockey, netball, rugby, soccer and basketball, with each programme presenting 250 skill drills covering key components of each sport. The animations include a...

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Hitler’s Olympia - The Nazi Olympics 1936 (1936 Video)

aka: Olympische Spiele

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. b&w. 204 min., 1995 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

In 1935 Leni Riefenstahl was approached by the president of the German Olympic Committee to make a film of the 1936 Berlin games, which were being staged by Goebbels as a giant propaganda exercise. Using 44...

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Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow: A Century of Folk Customs and Ancient Rural Games (2011)

Subject

Anthropology; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 365 minutes), £22.99

A collection of films celebrating British folk customs and rural games, ranging from morris and maypole dancing, sword and step dances to Shrove Tuesday football games and the Padstow Obby Oss ceremony. The...

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Bbfc: Behind the Scenes (2008)

aka: Behind the Scenes at the Bbfc

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £49.99

An educational resource pack consisting of a DVD and an interactive DVD-ROM that helps students of Film and Media understand the processes of film classification. By exploring issues that affect...

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