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Forest to Fuel (1991 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Free loan Sale, Videocasette. VHS. col. 12 min.

The residue left after harvested trees are converted to timber and wood for other purposes such as fibre board and papeer pulp, represents one-third of the total mass of trees. It could be a valuable...

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From the Falklands to the Gulf (1991 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 59 min., Free loan

An account of the changing situation and testing times that the British Navy has had in terms of people and equipment over the previous ten years. Includes previous unseen Argentinian and Crown Copyright...

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Re-Inventing the Fire (1991 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., Free loan

Highlights the issues of disposing of industrial and domestic waste in an environmentally acceptable way, and shows some solutions using new waste combustion technology. Shows the disposal of straw, worn-out...

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Death Ritual of Dhardo Rimpoche, The (1991 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 42 min., 1998 sale: £34.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Records the funeral of Dhardo Riompoche, a highly regarded Buddhist lama. Hundreds of people were involved in the traditional Tibetan death ritual. Shows ten minutes of the Rimpoche performing a puja for...

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Bugsy (1991 Film)

Director

Barry Levinson

Producer

Barry Levinson; Warren Beatty; Mark Johnson (2)

Feature film. The story of Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel, the East coast mobster who came to Hollywood in the 1940s to take over the West coast racketeering business, was seduced by its glamour and became...

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All Gas and Garbage (1990 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocasette. VHS. col. 17 min., Free loan

Explains landfill gas technology as used in the UK, from the point of view of using this commercially viable energy source.

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Anna’s Story (1990 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale (CFL, RNIB Customer Services Dept), Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min., 1995 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

Shows a day in the life of Anna, a blind nine-year-old. She is seen attending the same school as her sighted friends, playing the same games and watching the same television programmes, although sometimes...

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Fire on Board (1990 Video)

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., Free loan to aviation industry, education and companies.

Describes how the Fire Service Training School, run by the Civil Aviation Authority, trains airport firement to reeact when there is a fire on board an aircraft.

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In Safe Hands 1 (1990 Video)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., Free loan

Goes behind the scenes at London’s Heathrow Airport to show how the air traffic controllers manage the steadily growing number of flights. The controllers describe their work and demonstrate their...

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New Age Travellers. Tape Exc (1990)

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS.

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