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  1. Elizabeth (2011)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £17.99

    The only child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was born on September 7 1533 in Greenwich Palace. From her accession in 1558 to her death in 1603, she was a great, beloved, feared, complex,...

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  2. Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    This short film explains how the transit of Venus was used in previous centuries to make an accurate measure of the distance to the planets, giving astronomers their first inkling of the true scale of space.

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  3. William Hodges: The Art of Exploration (2004)

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

    The painter William Hodges is increasingly seen as a key figure in eighteenth-century British art and in its relationships with the wider world. In an age of colonial expansion Hodges accompanied Captain...

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  4. Isaac Newton Telescope, The (1968 Film)

    Director
    Peter Brown
    Producer
    F B Nicol
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The manufacture, testing and installation of the Isaac Newton telescope. The grinding and polishing processes are shown and the assembly at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

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  5. Message of Starlight, The (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Describes the birth and death of stars. Filmed at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, and at the Department of Astrophysics at Oxford University.

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  6. Safer Pupils (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Education; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £39.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Safety education for schools, covering: recognising hazards and acting safely; safety in school; risk and risk assessment; personal protective equipment; safety signs.

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  7. Making Safe: Laboratories and Workshops (199 Video)

    Subject
    Education; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1997 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    A safety programme intended to raise awareness of safety issues in school laboratories and workshops, provide a link between safety in the workplace and safety in schools, provide a strategy for coping with...

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  8. Freeing the Voice (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 88 min., 1999 sale: £15.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Videotaped source material for research purposes: this programme comprises excerpts from a workshop on the voice given by Patsy Rodenburg, well-known for her work on the voice, at the Greenwich Dance Agency,...

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  9. Tatsuo Miyajima: ‘Running Time’ / ‘Clear Zero’ (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1998 sale: £14.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Shows the Tatsuo Miyajima installation ‘Running Time’ at the Queen’s House in Greenwich, in which electronic counters glide through the darkened interior like a vast picture of the cosmos at night or a...

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  10. Spacewatch (12 Parts) (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, out of distribution

    Twelve 12-minute programmes. 1: A ride into space. 2: Venus and Mercury. 3: Earth and Mars. 4: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. 5: Orian and related bodies. 6: Includes footage of a total eclipse of the sun. 7: A...

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