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  1. Secrets of the Stone Age (3 Parts) (2005)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    Conventional history says that civilisation started 5000 years ago with the Egyptians. This series of three programmes, presented by anthropologist Richard Rudgley, surveys the 2 million years of prehistory...

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  2. World in Arms, A (3 Parts) (2005)

    aka: War Against Napoleon - A War in Arms

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 147 minutes), £14.99

    A 3-part television series depicting the story of the war between Britain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the first ‘world war’ - as empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that...

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  3. Alien Worlds (2005)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

    Two-part series exploring the possibility of habitable planets and alien life forms outside our solar system. Experts believe that, with the launch of a new generation of telescopes, new planets and new life...

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  4. Wreck Detectives (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 376 minutes), £19.99

    This series of 8 programmes investigates some of the most intriguing shipwrecks that lie off the coast of Britain. Using marine archaeology, oceanography, historical research and the latest technology, the...

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  5. Men of Iron (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering; FE
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    Three-part documentary series chronicling the lives and achievements of a generation of great Victorian engineers. Told through the rivalries of two families, the Stephensons and the Brunels, it also...

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  6. Dna: The Story of the Pioneers Who Changed the World (2004)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (300 minutes), £24.95

    A double DVD consisting of five programmes (four of them broadcast on Channel 4) tracing the history of one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century - the double-helix structure of DNA.

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  7. Sinking of the Belgrano, The (2004)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History; Military Science; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 54 minutes), £12.99

    An investigation into the sinking of the Argentinian battleship General Belgrano which was torpedoed by a British submarine during the Falklands War of 1982. Controversy still surrounds the incident since it...

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  8. David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

    aka: Elizabeth

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

    Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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  9. David Starkey’s the Six Wives of Henry VIII (2003)

    aka: Six Wives of Henry VIII, The

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 195 minutes), £19.99

    Historian David Starkey tells the stories of the women who married Henry VIII, revealing in intimate detail their experiences of sex, childbirth and the glamorous, dangerous life at court, including the...

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  10. Improving City Schools (2002 Video)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min., 2002 sale: £19.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the challenges that face education professionals working in urban schools and askes whether educators and senior managers teaching in the inner city can achieve and maintain success. Uses...

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