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Fifty Million Years Deep (1976 Film)

Producer

Michael Bennett

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The ‘Jumbo’ piles beneath Cannon Street in the City of London, between which the Fleet Line tunnels run, go to a depth which represents fifty million years in time. Straight-shafted, under-reamed and...

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Only Four Colours (1995 Video)

Producer

David Saunders

Subject

Design; Mathematics

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A century ago it was ‘proved’ that only four colours were needed to colour a map. Kempe’s proof of the four-colour theorem and the counter-example by Heawood are presented in a dramatised...

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You Did Everything Possible: What if I Got It Wrong? (1990 Video)

Director

Penny Webb

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

A video-based training pack on child protection. Using trigger material it aims to help those concerned explore their roles in relation to child protection and define what skills and knowledge they need to...

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Dark Days (2014)

Director

Marc Singer

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £9.99

Marc Singer’s documentary depicts the lives of a community of homeless people living in an abandoned tunnel in the New York subway. This edition features a large number of extras, including a director’s...

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Spear of the Nation: The Story of the African National Congress (1987 Video)

Producer

Ian Stuttard; David Tereshcuk

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

Examines the role of the African National Congress in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. Partly filmed secretly in South Africa, includes interviews with ANC President Oliver Tambo, Winnie Mandela,...

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Inspector Calls, An (1994 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 110 minutes), REFERENCE ONLY

Video recording using three cameras of the Royal National Theatre production of ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J B Priestley at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 9 February 1994. Directed by Stephen Daldry,...

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Porta-Cavala Anastomosis in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension (1968 Film)

Director

Kenneth Rittener

Producer

Stanley Schofield

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Diagrams and x-rays illustrate the causes of portal hypertension and the indications for surgery. A patient with portal obstruction due to cirrhosis of the liver is chosen to undergo porta-caval anastomosis....

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (2003)

Director

Beeban Kidron

Producer

Philippa Giles

Subject

English language and literature; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £19.99

An adaptation of the Jeanette Winterson novel, which is the story of a fanatically religious woman’s young adopted daughter who, when she begins school, unnerves the other pupils with her wild talk. Her...

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Invitation to Travel, An (1999 Video)

Director

Michael Clarke; Kenneth Fairbairn; John Legard; John Taylor

Producer

Edgar Anstey

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 112 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A British Transport Films compilation video made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film unit of the British Transport Commission. All but A DAY OF ONE’S OWN were produced by Edgar Anstey. 1...

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Civilisations (2018)

aka: Civilisations: Our Story Told Through Art

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 522 minutes), £17.99

This BBC remake of Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed 1969 series tells the story of art from its origins to the present day. Presented by Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga, the programmes explore the...

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