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Honey Bee Dance, The (1997 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 37 min., 1997 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the dance language of honey bees, used to commuinicate to other bees location, direction relative to the sun and distance of flower patches. Shows how the dance forms an integral part of the...

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Green Machines (1993 Video)

Producer

Philip Ashby

Subject

Agriculture; Biology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

Food production is a highly technical business. This programme looks at long-term sustainability in farming. Looks at the basic scientific principles of plant growth - the balance between nutrient and energy...

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Pick of the Crop (13 Parts) (1990 Video)

Subject

Agriculture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 54, 48, 55, 55, 55, 52, 58, 56, 56, 58, 57, 55, 58 min., £25.00 +VAT; series £200.00 +VAT

Documentaries and studio discussions on European agriculture addressing the crucial debate about the future of farming practice and agricultural science in Europe. The series examines the purposes,...

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Microcosmos (1996 Video)

aka: Microcosmos: Le Peuple en Herbe

Director

Claude Nuridsany; Marie Pérennou

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £15.99

Uses cinemicrography, flying cameras and time-lapse cinematography to present a insect’s-eye view of the wildlife found in a meadow in southern France in summertime. Shows a bee gathering pollen; a...

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God’s Acre: Nature Conservation in the Churchyard (1993 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1993 sale: £10.95 (inc.VAT +p&p)

In the past churchyards were used for all sorts of activities apart from burials, In this century practical management issues have led to the creation of close mown green lawns. Only in the last 20 years has...

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Besieged Fortress, The (2011)

aka: Citadelle Assiégée, La

Director

François Calderon; Thierry Commissionat; Benoît Tschieret

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 81 minutes)

A look at a colony of termites as it battles for survival against a flood and an invading ant army. Director Philippe Calderon uses macrophotography to find out what happens to a swarming colony of termites...

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Life of Mammals, Part 1 (2002)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (300 minutes), £19.99 (inclusive)

The first 5 parts of the series by David Attenborough.

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Rough Science - Series 1 (4 Parts) (2000)

Producer

Paul Manners

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £12.50

Series in which five scientists are taken to a remote Mediterranean island, left with only the most basic of equipment and asked to use their scientific knowledge as survival skills to demonstrate how useful...

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Early Russian Cinema (1991 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, 10 videocassettes. VHS. b&w. 45, 55, 58, 55, 45, 94, 95, 104, 100, 72 min., 1995 sale: £165.00 (+p&p) set

An anthology in ten volumes of Russian filmmaking from the early years of the 20th century. The films were rediscoved at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 1989. This selection was made by Ian Christie...

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