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  1. Great Bore, The (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Emery
    Subject
    Drama; Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., Free loan

    A drama-documentary about the Channel Tunnel and the Thames Tunnes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel returns from the dead to inspect, admire and assess the Channel Tunnel before it is opened by the Queen. He...

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  2. I K Brunel (1979 Multimedia)

    Director
    Nita Spektorov
    Producer
    Nita Spektorov
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Hire, Audiocassette. 30 min. Philips compact cassette with slide synchronising pulses to USPEC.; 80 slides. col.

    An appreciative look at the achievements of this great engineer with particular emphasis on the Great Western Railway. Also shows the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, his...

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  3. Experiment to Eclipse All Others, An (2016)

    Subject
    Physics; Science; Technology

    In this short documentary Richard Middlemiss, winner of the 2017 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture for Engineering, Technology and Industry, attempts to re-create the experiment that gave the first...

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  4. Men of Iron (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering; FE
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also...

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  5. Genius of Britain, The (5 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology

    Britain may only be a small island, but its great scientists and inventors have literally created the modern world: from the invention of the steam engine, computers and the world-wide web to the discovery...

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  6. Role of Materials Technology in Sporting Performance, The (2006)

    Subject
    Engineering; Sports science; Technology

    How can cyclists go faster, pole vaulters go higher or golfers hit the ball further? The answers include being fitter and stronger but also in using the most appropriate sports equipment.The influence of...

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  7. Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (7 Parts) (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering; FE; History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 350 minutes), £39.99

    Drama-documentary series recreating epic moments in the industrial revolution. Each episode explores a specific triumphal construction of the era.

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  8. Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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