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Siege of Barcelona, The (1992 Video)

Director

Patrick Buckley; Chris Haws

Producer

Thelma Rumsey

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

A look at the six years of preparation that have gone into Barcelona’s preparation for the 25th Olympic Games. Presents a ‘behind the scenes’ view of how Barcelona prepared for and managed the games,...

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Weightlifters fail drug tests (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview

George Matheson interview with UK Sports Minister, Colin Moynihan, in Auckland at the Commonwealth Games, on the case of Welsh weightlifters, Ricky Chaplin and Gareth Hives, who have been stripped of their...

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Steve Jones show (1988)

Genre

Interview; Advertisement; Trailer

Steve Jones show with special guest Neil Adams, judo champion who will be competing in the upcoming Olympic games in Seoul, Korea. On training in France that inspired him; the sport in Britain; mental...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Tokyo Olympiad (1965 Video)

aka: Tokyo Orimpikku

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Producer

Suketaru Taguchi

Subject

Media studies; Sports science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 130 min., £15.99 (inclusive)

A documentary film about the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, shot by 164 cameramen using 1031 cameras, showing close, long and medium shots of the games.

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Red Army (2015)

Director

Gabe Polsky

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £7.99

Feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army ice hockey team.

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All-female crew complete Whitbread Round the World Race (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

The all-female crew of the yacht Maiden are back on dry land after becoming the first team to complete the gruelling 33,000 miles Whitbread Round the World Race. Tracy Edwards and her crew sailed home to a...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Sport and Nutrition (1999 Video)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £41.12 (inc.VAT +p&p)

Summarises current nutritional practices for athletes, explaining how to improve preparation for training and competition. Discusses topics such as alcohol, vitamins, pre-competition meals, pills, dietary...

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Philosophy in Action: Debates About Boxing (1997 Video)

Producer

Amanda Willett

Subject

Philosophy

Distribution

Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

Discussion about whether boxing should be banned, with boxer Barry McGuigan and poliltican and writer Roy Hattersley taking part.

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In Fair Glendale, The Bard’s Super Bowl Play (2008 Multimedia, Radio)

Radio programme. The programme imagines that the ghost of William Shakespeare goes to a Super Bowl match at the University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona.

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Great Barrier Reef (2012)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 370 minutes), £19.99

Marine biologist and sport diver Monty Halls explores the underwater eco-system of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, in this three-part wildlife series. Also available on Blu-ray.

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