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  1. Reef, The (1977 Video)

    Director
    John Heyer
    Producer
    John Heyer
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

    An account of the natural history of the Great Barrier Reef, its discovery by French and British navigators in the 18th century, and the threat posed to the reef’s unique formation and fauna by ocean...

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  2. Evidence of Vikings (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Alan Ereira
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Although a warlike people, the Vikings are seen to be great navigators, crossing uncharted seas to discover new lands. Robin Knox-Johnston finds that a Viking navigational system is more accurate than a...

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  3. Journey Together (1946 Video)

    Director
    John Boulting
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 92 min., 2001 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

    Originally produced as a public information film, this semi-documentary shows trainee pilots, bombers and navigators receiving instruction in England and America before going on their first bombing mission...

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  4. Natural Navigators (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Migrating birds and animals can navigate over vast distances between their summer and winter habitats, and for years scientists hiave puzzles over how they do it. American research has shown that there is no...

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  5. Portuguese Voyages of Discovery, The (1992 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Reflects on the momentous voyages of Portuguese navigators in the 15th century. Uses a full-scale replica of a caravel of the period to re-create the conditions of those voyages and shows how sailors used...

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  6. Ken Loach Collection Vol 1 (2007)

    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 768 minutes), £59.99

    This collection brings together many of Ken Loach’s most celebrated films, along with some that are ripe for rediscovery. Featured titles are Poor Cow (1967), Kes (1969), The Gamekeeper (1980), Riff Raff...

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  7. Science in Focus Special: Time and Place in the Communication Age

    Subject
    Physics; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 2 x 20 minutes), £19.99

    The history of measuring time with exact precision is taken for granted - yet only a few generations ago, clocks were set locally by the sun. Now modern electronic technology allows time to be measured...

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  8. World, The: A Television History (Parts 1-13) (1983 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49

    Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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