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Fire Spread in Curtain Walled Buildings

Subject

Architecture; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 22 minutes), £89.00

Based on a series of controlled experiments, this video shows how fires spread in modern multi-storey buildings with glass curtain walls. It presents a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of...

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Thin Blue Line, The (1988)

Director

Errol Morris

Producer

Mark Lipson

Subject

Film studies; Law

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £15.99

While researching another project, filmmaker Errol Morris became fascinated by the case of Randall Dale Adams, a man on death row for the murder of a policeman in 1976. Convinced of his innocence, Morris...

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News in Brief

Date released

21 Jan 1946

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1619

NoS ID

148489

Story no

2 / 6

The Glass triplets.

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Royal Glassmakers (1980 Film)

Director

Jennifer Tann

Subject

Crafts

Distribution

Film (16mm)

An account of the processes involved in the manufacture of hand-cut lead glass at the works of Royal Brierley Crystal. Shows how the old craft skills and modern technology exist side by side. Shows all...

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Fibre Glass for Ropes and Insulation

Date released

1944

Series name

Worker and Warfront

Issue no

15

NoS ID

156854

Story no

2 / 3

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Four American Composers: John Cage, Robert Ashley, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass (1984)

aka: 4 American Composers

Director

Peter Greenaway

Producer

Revel Guest

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 220 minutes), £32.92

A series of four programmes of performances by ‘avant-garde’ musicians from New York: John Cage, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass and Robert Ashley. The programmes are preceeded and followed by short...

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Pilkington’s Glass

Date released

Oct 1969

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

38

NoS ID

324769

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: A group of Argentinian chemical engineers visiting Britain’s largest glass manufacturers.

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Stuart Crystal Glass

Date released

Apr 1972

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

53

NoS ID

324841

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: Apprentices learning glass making, cutting and engraving in Wales.

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Wedgwood Glass

Date released

Mar 1971

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

106

NoS ID

328025

Story no

4 / 5

COI synopsis: Ronald Stennett-Wilson, an original and energetic creator of hand-made glass.

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C of I Trailer: Broken Glass

Date released

30 Jun 1949

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1913

NoS ID

041790

Story no

7 / 7

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