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  1. Transplanting Hope (2018)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    This programme takes the viewer inside the operating room to witness the emotional, high-stakes process of transferring organs from donors to recipients. Meet families navigating both sides of the transplant...

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  2. Origami Revolution, The (2017)

    Director
    Sarah Holt
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $25.00

    Can the mathematics of origami be boiled down to one elegant algorithm? Origami, the centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes, is inspiring a scientific...

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  3. Last Days of Jesus, The (2017)

    Director
    Peter Oxley
    Subject
    History; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 120 minutes), $19.99

    For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus of Nazareth’s final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through to his eventual crucifixion...

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  4. Brain, The (2015)

    aka: The Brain with Dr. Eagleman

    Director
    Sarah Sapper
    Producer
    Helen Conlan
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 300 minutes), $29.99

    Using innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain. Episodes include: -What is Reality?: How the brain constructs our...

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  5. Last Will and Testament (2012 Television)

    Director
    Laura Wilson; Lisa Wilson
    Producer
    Laura Wilson; Lisa Wilson
    Subject
    Drama; Shakespeare

    Documentary. The first part of the film tells the orthodox story of William Shakespeare of Stratford and the longstanding views held by academia. Professors Stanley Wells and Jonathan Bate defend the...

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  6. Prefaces to Shakespeare (2012 Video)

    Subject
    Drama

    A 2-DVD set comprising the six programmes discussing Shakespeare’s plays shown in the SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED series broadcast on BBC 2 2012. The episodes have been catalogued individually on this database...

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  7. Finding Life Beyond Earth (2011)

    aka: Finding Life Beyond Earth: Moons and Beyond

    Director
    Oliver Twinch
    Subject
    Earth Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £9.99

    Do other life forms exist outside of our atmosphere? Modern telescopes and unmanned space missions have revealed a wide range of dynamic environments: atmospheres thick with organic molecules, active...

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  8. To Secret Rosies (2011)

    aka: Rosies: The Female Computers of Wwii

    Director
    LeAnn Erickson
    Subject
    History; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.00

    In 1942 soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human ‘computers’ for the US military. Top Secret...

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