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  1. Lord Denis Healey on poetry, life and career (1994)

    Genre
    Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Trailer

    Simon Bates interviews guest on his programme Lord Denis Healey, on his new book, Denis Healey: My Secret Planet, which describes his life, loves and career in the form of poetry. Healey explains his love of...

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  2. Meteor shower to hit Earth (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Astronomer Dr John Gribbin discusses the likelihood of a meteor shower on Earth, which has occurred before, and is a natural phemomenon. This is nothing to be worried about, he says, and is comparable to a...

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  3. Expedition New Earth (2017)

    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2 x 50 minutes), £390.00

    Stephen Hawking believed that we have just 100 years to populate a new planet if the human species is to survive, but is there another planet out there that we could call home? In this BBC documentary,...

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  4. Planets, The. Part 2: Mercury and Venus (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It was not thought to rotate on its own axis so a solar day would equal a year. Shows how modern radar telescope techniques disproved this theory. The Mariner 10...

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  5. Christmas Lectures 1977: The History of Mars (1977)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Science

    Carl Sagan’s introduction to the Red Planet from the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures series from 1977 is streamed here by the Ri Channel as part of a collection of videos gathered under the...

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  6. Helen Sharman back on earth (1991)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, after returning to earth. Interviewer not heard.

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  7. Planet Hunters (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Danielle Peck
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Follows astronomers from Manchester, Switzerland and California as they scour the skies for signs of planetary systems other than our own. Recently other solar systems have been discovered with what appear...

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  8. Modelling Planetary Motion (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    When seen in the night sky the planet Mars moves in a non-uniform way, yet the planets all move in uniform orbits around the sun. Shows how a mathematical model can help to predict the planet’s motion when...

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  9. Cycles, The: Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus (2013)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 19 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Change is a constant of life. The natural cycles that balance and regulate the Earth and its atmosphere provide the necessary conditions for sustaining a diverse range of life forms on the planet. But what...

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  10. Pollution

    Date released
    1969
    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    350778
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: Industrialised man is in danger of drowning in his own garbage. Scientists - creators of today’s high standard of living - are now struggling to control the debris which threatens to pollute...

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