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Xy Chelsea (2019)

Director

Tim Travers Hawkins

Subject

American Studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes)

Documentary about ex-soldier whistleblower and trans woman Chelsea Manning, who disclosed over 750,000 documents to Wikileaks. She was supposed to spend most of the rest of her life behind bars in an...

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1920s Broadcasting for Reel

Date

3 Nov 2009, 14:28

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

Have you ever wondered what early film and broadcast productions were like? The Gaumont Graphic newsreel story BROADCASTING VISUALISED (5/3/1926), will give you wonderful insights into both: as part of the...

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Ghostwatch (2002)

Subject

Drama; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 91 minutes), £15.99

This video release of BBC Television’s controversial Halloween special marks the first appearance of the programme in any media since its first and only transmission in 1992. So convincing was this...

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Mounting of Electrical Resistance Strain Gauges (1980 Video)

Producer

M Hewitt

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. U-matic. b&w. 33 min.

Shows the steps involved in the mounting of an electrical resistance foil-type strain gauge on a component, including surface preparation, gauge mounting, connection of jump leads and main lead wires,...

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Lost Village, Wharram Percy (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Archaeologists investigating medieval village life have found the excavation of Wharram Percy an invaluable tool in gaining a better picture of peasant life in the middle ages. Aubrey Manning investigates...

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Sammi’s Story: A Short Film About Cystic Fibrosis (1994 Video)

Director

Philippa Manning

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 min., Free loan

An animated film narrated by 15-year-old girl who gives a very personalised account of her life with cystic fibrosis. She talks openly about her treatment, which includes physiotherapy, enzymes and a...

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Use of Brittle Lacquers in Experimental Stress Analysis (1981 Video)

Producer

M Hewitt

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. U-matic. col. 13 min.

The selection and use of aerosol type brittle coatings in experimental stress analysis is illustrated using the example of a central hole in a plate under uniform tension. Shows selection of lacquers,...

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Earth Story (8 Parts) (2006)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 400 minutes), £19.99

Aubrey Manning presents a series on geological history, unfolding the recent story of how scientists have come to understand the mechanics of our dynamic planet. The 8 programmes took 3 years to make, cost...

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Amesbury Archer, The (2005)

aka: Was the Amesbury Archer the King of Stonehenge?

Subject

Archaeology; History

In May 2002 archaologists discovered the richest early Bronze Age burial ever found in Britain. The so-called Amesbury Archer was buried with gold earrings, copper knives, flint arrow heads and the stone...

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Body of Work (2011)

Director

Jo Ann Kaplan

Producer

Fiz Oliver

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 119 minutes), £21.00

This collection of films by Jo Ann Kaplan comprises a selection of her most personal work, as well as her biographical film about Maya Deren. MAYA DEREN: INVOCATION is narrated by Helen Mirren, with original...

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