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South (2001 Video)

Subject
Geography; History; Media studies

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 125 min), £19.99

A film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s heroic but ill-fated attempt to cross the Antarctic in 1914-1916, photographed by Frank Hurley. Shackleton’s ship ‘Endurance’ became stuck fast in the pack...
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Nominations 2015

Date
25 Sep 2015, 12:53

Author
Helen Fitton

Post Type
Page

The nominations for the Learning on Screen awards 2015 are as follows: General Education Broadcast Award Sponsored by Fifty Fifty Coding: the Future is Creative BBC Learning for BBC Learning Zone...
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South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic (1919 Video)

Subject
History

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS. silent with music. b&w/tinted. 81 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A restored version of the 1919 film, photographed by Frank Hurley, of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-16. It both a historical document and a tribute to the courage of a small...
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Snow, Sand and Savages: The Life and Times of Captain Frank Hurley (1973 Video)

Subject
History

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min., 2001 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

Biography of Australian-born photojournalist Frank Hurley, who filmed and photographed Australian explorer Douglas Mawson’s expedition to Antarctica in 1911, and then Ernest Shackleton’s later...
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Antarctica (3 Parts) (1997 Video)

Producer
Kate O’Sullivan

Subject
Geography

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

2: The mystery of what formed the Antarctic continent has obsessed explorers since Shackleton and Scott. Using evidence from the tiny amount of rock exposed above the ice, geologists have come up with a...
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Safe Working with Vdus (1991 Video)

Director
Mike Shackleton

Producer
Lorne Magory

Subject
Health & safety

Distribution
Hire Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20, 11 min.

Explains how companies should be doing to implement the EC directive on display screen equipment and shows the correct use of VDUs. The summary film lists the key points and examines requirements of the...
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Polar Oceans (1989)

Producer
Tony Jolly

Subject
Environmental science

Distribution
Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), 334.99 (CM)

Ice information, ice cover and the seasonal influence of light on a wide variety of organisms are described and illustrated for both polar regions, with especial reference to krill and migrating animals such...
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Antarctic Crossing (1958 Video)

Subject
Geography

Distribution
Free loan, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

About the 1957-58 crossing of the Antarctic continent. Tells how eight men of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition’s advance party made landfall on the coast of Antarctica and established the base...
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Travel Writers: The Spoken Word (2012)

Subject
Literature

Distribution
Sale, Audio (CD, 150 minutes), £16.00

This 2 CD compilation features some of best-known literary adventures and explorers of the 20th century in their own words. The recordings are a mixture of radio broadcasts and live talks and readings. None...
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