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  1. All the Fun of the Fair (2010)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    There is nothing quite like the thrill of a ride at the fair. But what is it that creates the thrills - making people actually enjoy the experience of being thrown around? The tracks in this collection look...

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  2. Tribute to the World of Myth, A: Ovid and Holkham Hall (2010)

    Subject
    Art; Classical studies

    How do the themes of classical mythology come to be refashioned through the ages? Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, is the estate of an 18th century gentleman, Thomas Coke - a scholar of epic classical...

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  3. Science Communication and Public Engagement (2010)

    Subject
    Media studies; Science

    The adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The War of The Worlds’ in 1938 showed the power of radio to capture listeners’ imagination through science-fiction - and in doing so demonstrated how mass media...

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  4. Tchaikovsky Uncovered (2010)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £15.00

    This DVD aims to bring a fresh perspective to the interplay between Tchaikovsky’s life and works. Conductor Charles Hazlewood explores two of the composer’s key works: the Fantasy Overture from "Romeo...

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  5. Can Gerry Robinson Fix Dementia Care Homes? (2010)

    Subject
    Business studies; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    Businessman Sir Gerry Robinson tries to turn around three struggling care homes. In the next twenty years over a million Britons will have dementia, and sufferers are likely to end up in one of the...

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  6. Foods That Make Billions, The (2010)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £34.99

    This series consists of three sixty minute programmes which examine how the food industry has exploited people’s concerns about health to turn three simple food staples into hugely profitable industries....

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  7. Poetry of Sorley Maclean, The (2009)

    Subject
    Literature

    A short online course on the work of Sorley MacLean (1911-1998), who is now regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. However, until the 1970s, his verse was known by very few...

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  8. Earth in Crisis: Environmental Policy in an International Context (2009)

    Director
    David Humphreys
    Subject
    Environmental science

    This podcast compilation features material from the Open University ‘Earth in Crisis’ course DU311 on climate change. The collection includes eleven video tracks focusing on climate-change-induced...

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  9. Air Pollution (2009)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology

    How can we be sure our air is safe to breathe? This 5-video album introduces the principles of air quality management and looks at how we analyse pollution control problems. Individual segments review the...

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  10. Noise Pollution (2009)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology

    How do your ears work and what kind of sound levels can damage your hearing? The five video tracks in this album explain basic concepts such as units of noise, sound insulation and noise control. Car...

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