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  1. Megastructures (3 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 188 minutes), £19.99

    This three-part series investigates the challenges in terms of design and technology involved in producing some of the greatest triumphs of modern engineering. Using live action, re-creations, archival...

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  2. Health and Safety DVD Collection (2010)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £999.00

    A collection of ten health and safety films. 1. TAKING LIBERTIES: A FATAL ERROR. In 1989 a British Midland plane crashed into the embankment of the M1 near Kegworth in Leicestershire with the loss of 47...

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  3. Disaster Series 1 (6 Episodes) (1997)

    Producer
    Bryn Higgins
    Subject
    Engineering; Environmental science; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (6 x 30), £195 each or £750 series

    The first series examines six of the world’s most dramatic technological disasters, using original BBC footage, recreations and interviews with key decision-makers. Their powerful and detailed approach...

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  4. Environmental Control in the North Sea (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at waste and water management aboard a North Sea oil platform. Considers not just the inevitable solid and liquid wastes of the accommodation for several hundred workers, but the complex industrial...

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  5. Alaska: Oil on the Rocks (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Helen Jenkins
    Subject
    Engineering; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    In 1989 the oil tanker ‘Exxon Valdez’ ran aground and split open off the coast of Alaska, spilling 10m barrels of oil into the sea. The ecological disaster sparked an angry debate about the oil...

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  6. Piper Alpha: The Human Price of Oil (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Furneaux
    Subject
    Engineering; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40 minutes), £195.00

    In July 1988, 167 men were killed in the world’s worst oil industry disaster to date. Using interviews with eyewitnesses who were aboard the ‘Piper Alpha’ oil rig, questions the standards of design and...

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  7. Magnus: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1983 Video)

    Director
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Discusses corrosion control of a North sea oil rig. Covers fabrication and maintenance methods.

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  8. Bp’s Magnus Project (3 Programmes) (1983)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; Engineering
    Distribution
    VHS (PAL, 28. 25, 19 minutes), free loan

    A series of three programmes giving an insight into the technical expertise in the construction of the giant Magnus offshore platform.

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