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  1. Switch on to Satellite TV (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Education; French studies; German studies; Spanish studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., £10.00 (+p&p)

    Demonstrates the potential of satellite television broadcasts as a resource for foreign language learning. Examples in French (15 min), German (15 min) and Spanish (5 min).

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  2. Television: The Technological Impact (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Francis Sealey
    Subject
    Media studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Focuses on changes in technology facing the television industry in the early 1990s, and examines implications for growth of both satellite and cable broadcasting. Raises questions as to whether technological...

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  3. Countdown to the Invisible Universe (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Shows how the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), catalogued details of the infrared sky through our galaxy and beyond. It has aided in the discovery of more than 20,000 new galaxies. Discusses the...

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  4. India: Space for Education (1986 Video)

    Producer
    John Stratford
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    In 1983 India launched its own multifunctional satellite INSAT 1B to relay telephone, television, radio and data signals across the Indian sub-continent, as well as to collect meteorological data from its...

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  5. Television: The Global Impact (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Francis Sealey
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Focuses on the issues surrounding the globilisation of the television and entertainment industries. Considers growth of a few major conglomerates and their tendency to vertically integrate the production of...

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  6. Insat: Implications for a Nation (1986 Video)

    Producer
    John Stratford
    Subject
    Information technology; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    Looks at the wider implications of satellite technology for India, focusing ib the tensions between the needs of the private television owners (mainly rich, educated and urban) and the needs of the...

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  7. Growing Concerns (1977 Film)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Geography
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the role of LANDSAT satellite in providing data on the extent and productivity of major agricultural crops. Emphasis is on the crop economy in the USA but the global monitoring/surveillance...

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  8. Eole (1983 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the development of the Eole programme, with strong emphasis on systems and material design and testing. The experiment involved the launching of a fleet of atmospheric balloons and a satellite...

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  9. Portrait of Earth (1980 Film)

    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A study of satellites from Echo and Early Bird through ERTS, Navsats, Weather Sats to Landsat and Satellite Business Systems. Shows the effort put into the weather study of the earth and ends with a review...

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  10. Telescope in Space, A (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Describes the International Ultraviolet Explorer, a satellite carrying an ultraviolet telescope. Shows how the observations are made using the telescope from the European Space Agency satellite tracking...

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