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Paddy Ashdown on public’s view of politicians (1994)

Genre

Interview

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown travelled from Cornwall to Orkney last year to find out what ordinary people actually think about politicians and has published his findings in new book Beyond...

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Scottish Crafts (2001 Multimedia)

Subject

Crafts

Distribution

CD-ROM

Examines the role of crafts in culture and brings together makers and their materials, skills and products. Uses individual objects, diagrams, text and video footage of practising makers to look at the...

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Blue Black Permanent (1992)

Director

Margaret Tait

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 86 minutes), £14.99

This haunting and magical film moves between Edinburgh and Orkney as it tells of a woman’s attempts to come to terms with her mother’s death through her childhood memories. Filled with flashbacks and...

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Seal Secrets (1995)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Examines how seals cope with being air-breathing mammals and yet fully functional underwater. Follows three research projects carried out by the Sea Mammals Research Unit based at the British Antarctic...

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Government decision to give up golden share in Britoil (1990)

Genre

News report; Speech

Sally Arthy reporting on the Government’s decision to give up the golden share in Britoil that it retained after British Petroleum acquired the company. Energy Minister Peter Morrison’s statement in the...

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Sir Walter’s Journey (1994 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The history of Britain as known from the genetic makeup it her people. Geneticist Sir Walter Bodmer sets out on a journey around Britain to prove how our genes can uncover a hidden history of our people,...

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Royal Holiday

Date released

18 Aug 1960

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

60/67

NoS ID

109324

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

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Korean Campaigners Reach Home

Date released

1 Nov 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1169A

NoS ID

017441

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korean Campaigners Reach Home. DESCRIPTION: When the troopship Devonshire recently arrived in the Mersey, she was bringing home about six hundred young veterans from Korea. Among them...

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Coast Series 3 (2007)

Director

Oliver Clark

Subject

Archaeology; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 480 minutes), £29.99

The third of the award-winning series of COAST explores new stretches of the UK’s shoreline and revisits some old favourites. The team look at coastlines from Shetland to Orkney, Bournemouth to Plymouth,...

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Miss Highland & Islands

Date released

27 Mar 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2234

NoS ID

029315

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss Highland & Islands. DESCRIPTION: 19 year old Miss Agnes MacLeod, a nurse from Glasgow, who is this year’s Miss Sutherland won the title. She also wins a trip for two to Cyprus....

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