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Romance of Engineering, A (2009)

Director

Stanley Russell

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 97 minutes), £12.99

A collection of promotional films made by Stanley L Russell for Scottish engineering companies. The compilation comprises:MEN OF IRON (c. 1947, b/w) - An overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair...

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Mountains of Gold (1989 Video)

Subject

Economics; Environmental science

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1993 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the role of the EEC, the World Bank, and multinational mining companies in the destruction of the Amazon forest and how it is related to Brazil’s national debt? Filmed over four years at Sossego,...

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Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (1974 Video)

Director

David Stevens

Producer

Glynn Jones

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

Follows the process of turning iron from the blast furnace, plus scrap, into steel by the use of the basic oxygen converter.

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Roof Bolting in Metal Mines (194 Film)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Demonstrates roof bolting and points out its advantages in preventing accidents and in increasing production. Describes wedge type roof bolts.

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Chemistry Introductions (2009)

Subject

Chemistry

A series of short, films by undergraduates in chemistry at the University of Warwick introducing a range of core themes and theories including the Morse Potential, choosing a solvent system, Ligand binding...

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Iron Tree Will Blossom and the Dumb Will Speak, The (1973 Film)

Director

Felix Greene

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A boarding school for deaf mute children in China, and the use of acupuncture in speech therapy.*

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Study in Steel (1968 Video)

Director

Alan Pendry

Producer

James Carr

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.

Describes the latest production methods in steelmaking together with the basic chemical changes which take place in the transition from iron ore to steel. Shows special steels and the use of automation for...

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Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady (2012)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

Documentary tracing the political career of Margaret Thatcher, featuring public and private footage and contributions from former Cabinet colleagues including Michael Heseltine and Geoffrey Howe.

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Magnetic Circuits (1985 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Demonstrates the properties of magnetic circuits with permanent magnets and pieces of soft iron. Shows how magnetic circuits can be shaped to give fields appropriate to particular devices and demonstrates...

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Iron in the Soul: The Theatre of les Smith (1992 Video)

aka: Stand Up, Les Smith

Director

Roy Battersby

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Shows the work of British multi-cultural playwright Les Smith, featuring three of his plays: ‘Some Kind of Hero’, ‘Judging Billy Jones’, and ‘Body Count’.

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