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  1. Ringtone (2014)

    Director
    Jennifer Deger; Paul Wunungmurra
    Subject
    Anthropology; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale Hire, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £50.00 (sale); £15.00 (hire)

    Yolngu Aboriginal families offer glimpses into their lives and relationships through their choice of ringtones. From ancestral clan songs to 80s hip hop artists and local gospel tunes, these songs connect...

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  2. Communications and the Future of Money (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1999 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Covers a range of new applications for digital technology and communications: Internet publishing, cartoon animation and videophone conferencing, with a description of how the telephone system developed from...

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  3. Quartz Watch, The / The Telephone (1990 Video)

    Director
    Nigel Maslin
    Producer
    Elizabeth Queenan
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)

    Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of some familiar machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated cartoon...

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  4. Telephone, The: Birth of a Technology (1986 Video)

    Producer
    John Stratford
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Traces the development of telecommunications from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century showing that it did not just ‘happen’ but was pushed and moulded by many interest groups (including...

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  5. Using the Telephone (198 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Librarianship
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 20 min.; 69 slides. col.

    Shows staff how to deal with customers on the telephone to enhance the image of the library.

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  6. Fairy of the Phone, The (1936 Video)

    Director
    William Coldstream
    Producer
    Basil Wright
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 13 min.

    A comedy with musical sequences including an opening song featuring a chorus of telephonists. The script was based on page 6 of the 1936 London telephone directory - instructions to subscribers on how to use...

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  7. Pett and Pott (1934 Film)

    Director
    Alberto Cavalcanti
    Producer
    John Grierson
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An experimental propaganda film made to encourage people to use the telephone. Equally it is a satire on suburban life and middle-class respectability. The film experiments with various sound techniques -...

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