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  1. Vanishing Earth (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Andrews
    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 90 min.

    Two-part documentary about the importance of soil and water. Part 1: Shows how mismanagement of land can lead to soil erosion and drought. Part 2: Shows methods of alleviating the problem and demonstrates...

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  2. Careful Predator, The (1985 Video)

    Director
    Stephen Rose
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Describes a controversial experiment in Zimbabwe based on the view that wild animals should be brought back into contact with peasant farming communities to create a system which guarantees the survival of...

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  3. Comedy of Errors, The (1985 Television, Video)

    Producer
    Victor Poole
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

    A personal view of the play presented by Roy Hudd. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the individual plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by...

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  4. Cymbeline (1985 Television, Video)

    Producer
    Victor Poole
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

    A personal view of the play presented by Dennis Potter. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by...

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  5. Genesis (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Jon Palfreman
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

    The science of embryology, discussing research with both American and British scientists.

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  6. Halley’s Comet: The Apparition (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Deals with the imminent return of Halley’s comet which was due (during winter 1985-6) to make its closest approach to earth since 1910. Describes how Edmund Halley discovered the comet in 1682 and looks at...

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  7. Mystery of the Left Hand (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Robin Brightwell
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Investigates the theory developed by Professor Geschwind of Harvard University, one of the world’s leading experts on the brain, that left-handed people are a ‘race apart’. He believes that...

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  8. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Sp) (1985 Television, Video)

    Producer
    Victor Poole
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

    A personal view of the play presented by P J Kavanagh. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by stressing...

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  9. Battle Against Heroin, The (1984 Video)

    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

    Attempts to answer questions about the scale on which heroin is being used and supplied, how the authorities are coping with addicts, and about the devastating effects it is having on users and their...

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  10. Beyond the Moon (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

    In the light of the moon landings 15 years earlier, the film explores the new golden age of space travel to discover the real reasons why America is returning to space.

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