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  1. Secrets of Nature Pioneering Natural History Films, 1922 - 1933 (2010)

    Director
    Percy Smith; Mary Field
    Subject
    Biology; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

    A digitally remastered collection of 19 British films made between 1922 and 1933 that used groundbreaking techniques to share the secrets of the natural world with cinema audiences. The pioneering series...

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  2. Alien Empire (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Bassett; Steve Nicholls
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 172 min.

    Six programmes looking at the world of insects, using computer animation and state-of-the art technology to examine insects’ structure, society and communications systems. In six parts: 1) Hardware:...

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  3. Feeding Habits of Leeches ('Hirudinea’) (1976 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1996 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    'Erpobdella octoculata’, ‘Hirudo medicinalis’ (medicinal leech), ‘Haemopis sanguisuga’ (horse leech), ‘Glossiphonia’ (snail leech), ‘Helobdella stagnalis’, ‘Piscicola geometra’ (fish...

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  4. Insect Mechano-Sensory Systems (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Interactive tutorial and simulation of electrophysiological recording from sensory nerves. Laboratory support material that illustrates the structure and function of leg mechanoreceptors and the principles...

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Epidemics, Pandemics and How to Control Them (2018)

    Subject
    Medical sciences

    Some infections come in repeated epidemic waves, others are new to human populations. A known human threat such as influenza may mutate or a new infection jumps the species barrier from animals to humans:...

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