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Bionic Eye, The

Subject

Medical sciences

Dr. Joseph Rizzo and Prof. John Wyatt have pioneered a technology for restoring sight to patients who suffer from degenerative blindness. (3 minutes 23 seconds)

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Bertrand Russell Discusses Philosophy (1960)

Subject

Philosophy

In an interview with Woodrow Wyatt, Lord Russell envisions an organised and static world. He also points out humanity’s capability, through education and self-knowledge, to abolish war, poverty and...

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Seminar on Preservation, Access and Inclusion (2006)

Subject

Law; Librarianship

Audio recording of an IPPR seminar on preservation, access and inclusion looking at some of the issues faced by libraries as we move towards a digital age. Held at the British Library on 5/5/2006, this...

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Marx on the Wall (1992 Video)

Director

Ramsey Cameron

Producer

Tariq Ali

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

About a newly restored radical mural by Jack Hastings, the 15th Earl of Huntingdon, entitled ‘An Interpretation of Marxism’ in the Marx Library.

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Silent Feminists, The: America’s First Women Directors (1992 Video)

Director

Jeffrey Goodman; Anthony Slide

Producer

Jeffrey Goodman; Anthony Slide

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 45 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A documentary study of the silent movie era concentrating on the pioneering women film-makers. Includes rare film clips, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with survivors of the era.

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Serological Tests for Parasitic Infections (1991 Video)

Director

Mrs Bailey; Dr Wyatt

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 38 min.

Discusses serological tests for parasitic infections. In 5 parts: 1) brief explanation of antibody production; 2) blood collection for serum and plasma samples; 3) technique if IFA; 4) technique of EUSA; 5)...

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Life of the Freshwater Sponge (1996 Video)

Producer

Kazuo Okada

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1996 sale: £45.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Sponges, previously classified as Parazoa, which demonstrate characteristics of unicellular organisms, are now shown to have some features of true metazoans. Uses time-lapse photography to show sponges’...

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Lost Horizon (1937 Video)

Director

Frank Capra

Producer

Frank Capra

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

DVD

Based on the novel by James Hilton in which a British diplomat and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like Shangri-la. The place...

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TV Family: Behind the Scenes of the First Reality Television Program (2015)

Director

Ethan Thompson

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $275

In 1960, NBC transmitted what is widely considered to be the first "reality television" show in American broadcast history. Hosted by Jane Wyatt, and billing itself as a "new kind of visual reporting," it...

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David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

aka: Elizabeth

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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