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  1. African Schools (2005)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies; Education
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £17.00

    The complete series of 8 programmes about life in a primary and secondary school in Uganda. AFRICAN SCHOOL captures the daily lives, concerns and personalities of young Africans and their teachers in the...

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  2. Ever Wondered About Food? Complete Series 3 (2005)

    Subject
    Catering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    The six programmes in this series look at the history and uses of cheese, seafood, eggs, potatoes, chicken and mushrooms.

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  3. Eurofighter: Weapon of Mass Construction (2004)

    Subject
    Aviation; Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    The story of Europe’s biggest ever and most expensive defence programme. Surrounded by controversy, billions of pounds over budget and ten years late, the multi-role Eurofighters are finally being...

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  4. Life and Death of a Cretaceous Carbonate Platform (2004)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Starting with the record of global marine transgression in the Cretaceous sedimentary succession of the English Chiltern Hills, this ‘virtual field trip’ then moves to the Istrian peninsula of Croatia,...

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  5. Nation’s Health, The (2004)

    Subject
    Film Studies; History; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £55.00

    The late nineteenth century saw many discoveries and new technologies that transformed clinical medicine. A different kind of invention from this period came to be seen as an essential weapon in the war...

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  6. Healthcare and Poor Relief in Early Modern Lubeck (2004)

    Subject
    History; Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22 minutes), £55.00

    In the early modern period, health and welfare care was provided by both religious and secular bodies. This covered medical assistance as well as material help such as food and clothing for the needy. In...

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  7. Rough Science, Series 3: New Zealand Gold Rush (2003)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    A series in which five scientists follow in the footsteps of the original prospectors from 1860 and undertake an epic journey on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island to hunt for gold. Kate...

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  8. Beyond the Naked Eye: The Signature of Life (2003)

    Subject
    Biology; Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    In 1976, the Viking II rocket travelled to Mars and brought back what was thought to be Martian soil containing evidence of life. For thirty years, scientists have been unable to tell if nutrients in the...

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  9. Beyond the Naked Eye: The Man Who Loved Trees (2003)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.00 (CM)

    This programme explores the role of Don Tomalia as a chemist and his discovery of dendrimers. Given a chemistry set as a boy, Don Tomalia developed a career at the Dow Chemicals Company where he discovered...

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  10. Beyond the Naked Eye: The End of the Race Against Time (2003)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    This programme focuses on the Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail and his discovery of the Femto-second - the time it takes to make and break chemical bonds. Zewail claims this discovery to be the end of man’s...

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