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  1. Stephen Hawking’s Universe (2010)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 174 minutes (DVD) 240 minutes (Blu-ray)), £24.99

    Series of six programmes in which Professor Stephen Hawking considers topics in cosmology. 1: Explores mathematics and how it revolutionised our view of the universe. Covers Ptolemy’s theory of the motion...

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  2. Caraline’s Story (1994 Video)

    Director
    Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones
    Subject
    Psychiatry; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Follows a 29-year-old woman who is dying from chronic anorexia and bulemia, with a history of parental physical and sexual abuse. She feels that if she were slim enough, nobody could hurt her anymore and...

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  3. Fly Navy! (1994 Video)

    Director
    Gary Johnstone
    Producer
    Gary Johnstone
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1994 sale: £20.00( +VAT +p&p) (Academy) 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) (retail)

    Impression of the aircraft carrier ‘USS Theodore Roosevelt’ and the 6000 sailors, marines and pilots who serve on board. Follows the ship as it sails through the Suez Canal and across the Mediterranean...

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  4. White Heat (8 Parts) (1994 Video)

    Director
    Chris Durlacher; Adam Levy; Hugh Mason; Henry Singer
    Producer
    Chris Durlacher; Adam Levy; Hugh Mason; Henry Singer
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 50 min., 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1999 sale: £280.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Series charting the history of technology. 1 (producer, director Chris Durlacher): Examines whether future generations will learn as much about modern society from the objects we leave behind as...

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  5. Zen on Wheels (1992 Video)

    Director
    Sheila Hayman
    Producer
    Sheila Hayman
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The Japanese build cars that sell and they also bring a unique study of the potential markets to their design. The Japanese car companies are not just producing transport; they are producing lifestyle and...

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  6. Dyslexic Engineer, The (1991 Video)

    aka: Nuts and Bolts of Ben Bowlby, The

    Director
    Michael Proudfoot
    Producer
    Michael Proudfoot
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    Tells the story of Ben Bowlby, who, despite his dyslexia, has gained a first-class honours degree in engineering. Retraces Ben’s difficulties at schools and looks at how play and encouragement in the...

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  7. Spacesuit (1991 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Uden
    Producer
    Patrick Uden
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00

    The currently used shuttle spacesuit will be unsuitable for human beings who may colonise Mars in the future because it is bulky and heavy. The programme looks at the latest experiments to solve the problem...

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  8. Terracotta Time Machine, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Chris Hale
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the change of culture at the Natural History Museum, now charging for entry, creating a new corporate identity and promising popular new exhibitions, and its effect on the museum’s scientific...

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  9. Light Stuff, The (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Mark J Davis
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    Tells of a group of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who designed and built a human-powered aircraft to recreate the mythical successful flight by Daedalus.

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  10. Mind Benders, The (1990 Video)

    Director
    Gary Burczak
    Producer
    Gary Burczak
    Subject
    Psychology; Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    Explores the ways in which the brain can be manipulated. It is claimed that ‘brain-synchronisers’ stimulate and exercise the human brain and that the brain is ‘driven’ and ‘energised’ to produce...

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