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  1. Chekhov Comedy Shorts (2010)

    Director
    Christine Gernon
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £12.99

    This collection of television productions, screened in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Chekhov’s birth, brings together a trio of comedy shorts featuring some of Britain’s brightest comic...

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  2. Sacred Music (2010)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 330 minutes), £24.99

    Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. Featuring music performed by members of the award-winning choir The...

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  3. Deepwater Disaster (2010)

    aka: Deepwater Disaster: The Untold Story

    Director
    Tristan Quinn
    Subject
    Engineering; Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    This programme reveals the untold story of the 87-day battle to kill the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves, a crisis that became America’s worst environmental disaster. Engineers and...

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  4. Normans, The (2010)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

    Professor Robert Bartlett embarks on an ambitious journey deep into the hearts and minds of a band of warriors who transformed medieval Europe. Bursting with colourful characters and illuminating detail,...

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  5. Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £19.99

    A special 60-minute documentary made to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On The Origin Of Species’. Passionate Darwinian Sir...

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  6. Victorian Farm (2009)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Archaeology; History; Veterinary science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £19.99

    A six-part television series which challenged a group of experts, including a food historian and two archaeologists, to rediscover the skills and tools of the mid-19th century and run a mock-Victorian farm...

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  7. Mike Leigh at the BBC (2009)

    Director
    Mike Leigh
    Subject
    Drama; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 706 minutes), £59.99

    A 6-DVD box set rounding up Mike Leigh’s work for the BBC, showcasing all of his surviving work, and including his contributions to the influential Play For Today series. Features Hard Labour (1973), The...

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  8. Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up (2009)

    aka: Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths. And like many people, he is not much good at it either. But with the help of Oxford’s Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Alan is going...

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  9. Why Do we Dream? (2009)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (50 minutes), £44.00 (U); £195.00 (BBC)

    An investigation into the science behind dreams with the findings based upon anecdotal evidence and a series of cutting-edge experiments. Why we dream and what meanings should be attached to these very...

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  10. Why Can’t we Predict Earthquakes? (2009)

    Subject
    Geology; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet, when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise. So why...

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