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  1. Greenwich Observatory

    Date released
    28 Oct 1926
    Series name
    Empire News Bulletin
    Issue no
    52
    NoS ID
    047668
    Story no
    4 / 8

    Slade catalogue entry: A message from Mars: At Greenwich observatory a keen lookout is being kept for a Martian sign, the planet is a mere 42m miles away.

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  2. Planet Mars, The (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    A history of Mars and first observations of the Viking mission. The Viking voyage is shown as a mix between simulations of the flights and real actions at Mission Control, with transmissions from the surface...

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  3. Charles Fries interview (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Charles Fries, American TV executive producer, on his decision to set up a news production company in Britain; mentions the Martian Chronicles; Star Wars. Interviewer not identified.

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  4. 100 Science Fiction Films

    Date
    3 Dec 2013, 11:53
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    100 Science Fiction Films by Barry Keith Grant (Palgrave Macmillan / British Film Institute, 2013). 216 pages. ISBN 978-1844574575 (paperback). £16.99 About the reviewer: James Chapman is Professor of Film...

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  5. The Man from Mars

    Date released
    13 Nov 1922
    Series name
    Pathe Pictorial
    Issue no
    241
    NoS ID
    347399
    Story no
    2 / 4

    NoS synopsis: a drawing of what a martian would look like

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  6. Beyond the Naked Eye: The Signature of Life (2003)

    Subject
    Biology; Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    In 1976, the Viking II rocket travelled to Mars and brought back what was thought to be Martian soil containing evidence of life. For thirty years, scientists have been unable to tell if nutrients in the...

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  7. War of the Worlds Broadcast (2003)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 60 minutes), $9.99

    The full 1-hour classic radio ‘Mischief Night’ that took place on 30 October 1938, in which Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater- On-The-Air produced a dramatization of H.G. Wells’ tale "War of the...

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  8. History of Advertising, The - Animation 1950 - 1960 (2005)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 84 minutes), £14.99

    A journey back in time to the golden age of capitalism, this is a compilation of some of the best Cold War propaganda animated advertisements. One of the most astonishing things about these animated...

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  9. Our Secret Century (1995 Multimedia)

    Producer
    Rick Prelinger
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A series of themed CD-ROMs, edited and selected by ‘media archaeologist’ Rick Prelinger, comprising an anthology of films, film segments, text, still images and artifacts depicting trends and...

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