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Best Friends: Natural Enemies (1993 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 16 min., 1995 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at biological pest control, using predatory insects, Describes the procedures involved in the integrated pest management (IPM) of a large commercial orange orchard in Queensland. A co-ordinated...

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Water Insects (1977 Video)

Producer

Peter Boulton

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

Shows the ways in which insects have evolved to conquer new environments. Shows examples of species that have taken to living on the surface of the water,; the semi-aquatic insects that live beneath the...

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Science Shack: Walking on the Ceiling (2001)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £145.00 +VAT +p&p

In this edition of the science series, Adam Hart-Davis and an Australian team investigate the fly’s ability to walk upside down on the ceiling. The programme features the first-ever film to capture flies...

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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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The Silk Moth - the story of an insect that lives and dies for the Ladies.

Date released

11 Sep 1930

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

484

NoS ID

332524

Story no

2 / 6

NoS Summary - The beginning of silk stockings is investigated - silk moths. NoS synopsis: "It’s a far cry from the sheen of silk stockings." Extreme C/U of a woman’s ankles. Camera tilts up to show her...

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