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  1. Trees of Plenty (1986 Film, Video)

    Director
    Neil McKee
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In Nepal, the Central American rain forests of Costa Rica and in Nigeria, slash-and-burn farming methods are showing long-term harmful effects. Where trees have been cleared the top soil becomes eroded and...

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  2. River and the Trees, The (Bromeliads) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the frogs in Trinidad: a frog that builds a swimming pool for its offspring; one whose tadpoles move about in organised groups; the golden tree frog, which lives among the bromeliads - plants that...

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  3. Trees of Hope (1985 Film, Video)

    Director
    Neil McKee
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documents the rapid deforestation of Africa and analyses various solutions such as shifting to solar energy and improving traditional stores. Shot in Niger, Mali, Sengal and Nigeria, it shows how people are...

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  4. Assault on the Sepik (1974 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 19 min.

    All species of pine trees are susceptible to attack by the wood wasp, ‘Sirex noctillio’. When Sirex was first discovered on the Australian mainland in 1961, the softwood plantations of Southern Australia...

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  5. Farm Woodlands (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Six farmers in different parts of Scotland and working on different kinds of land explain why they have taken up tree planting and how it fits with their farmimg.

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  6. Arable Coppice for Renewable Energy (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocasette. VHS. col. 18 min.

    Looks at the potential benefits of coppicing as an energy source in the UK. For farmers, fuel wood is simple and cheap to produce while also being renewable and environmentally friendly. Outlines the steps...

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  7. Rhythmic Growth in the Oak (1972 Film)

    Director
    [Professor] Champagnat
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    When cultivated in a uniform environment the oak shows an alteration of periods of growth and apparent rest. The rest period is actually a time of intense organogenesis. During the growth period only...

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  8. Trees in Data Processing (1987 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the way manufacturing companies can structure their product information in a computer. Using film shot at Racal-Mobical’s factory in Reading, and extensive animation, shows how Racal use their...

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  9. Good Construction Practice in Residential Development (8 Parts) (2001)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes)

    A series of 8 programmes combining graphics and on-site filming to offer advice on everyday techniques.

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  10. Beyond the Naked Eye: The Man Who Loved Trees (2003)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.00 (CM)

    This programme explores the role of Don Tomalia as a chemist and his discovery of dendrimers. Given a chemistry set as a boy, Don Tomalia developed a career at the Dow Chemicals Company where he discovered...

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