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  1. Aviation News Headlines

    Date released
    18 Apr 1957
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    2430
    NoS ID
    074099
    Story no
    4 / 10
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

    Earth satellite prepared.

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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. Keeping Tabs On Space

    Date released
    1967
    Series name
    Look At Life
    Issue no
    431
    NoS ID
    350621
    Story no
    1 / 1

    BFI synopsis: How the all-British satellite UK3 was created, tested and sent to California for launching. Also, the story of a second satellite, ESRO II, which was built in Britain for the European Space...

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  4. Scrapping of Zircon spy satellite program (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Duncan Campbell, journalist who made a TV documentary on Zircon, on the decision to scrap the Zircon spy satellite. Claiming that by disclosing the existence of the secret defence project he had triggered...

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  5. Ariel in Orbit

    Date released
    30 Apr 1962
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1717
    NoS ID
    024614
    Story no
    6 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ariel in Orbit. DESCRIPTION: Ariel, the first international satellite to enter the space race, is a combination of British/American effort. The three-stage Thor-Delta rocket at Cape...

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  6. Soviet satellite crash (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Jeff Harwell, Canadian Department of National Defence on possible radioactivity of nuclear-powered Soviet satellite which crashed in northern Canada on 24/01/78. Male interviewer not identified.

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  7. Launch of Sky TV (1989)

    Genre
    Special

    Actuality of the start of Rupert Murdoch’s Sky satellite television channels, supposed dawn of a new age in television. Lists the highlights of the television service. Also contains a section from...

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  8. 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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  9. Launch of Super Channel (1987)

    Genre
    News report; Interview; Jingle

    Report on the launch of a new English language television satellite station for European viewers, Super Channel, drawing on the best of British shows from both the BBC and ITV. Includes Carol Haslam,...

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  10. Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made on (1980 Film)

    aka: Ariel VI Satellite

    Director
    Peter Hicks
    Producer
    Roger Burdett
    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the preparation and launch of the Science Research Council’s high-energy astronomy satellite Ariel VI.

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