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  1. Weir’s Way: The Highlands and the Hebrides (2008)

    Subject
    Geography; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 262 minutes), £24.99

    A series of walks with climber, naturalist and explorer Tom Weir, along the castle walls, perilous cliff sides, lochs and other landscapes that contribute to the life of Scotland. The settings include:...

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  2. Margaret Tait: Selected Films 1952-1976 (2006)

    Director
    Margaret Tait
    Subject
    Film Studies; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £10.00

    A compilation of 7 short films by the Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait, a forerunner of the English experimental directors of the late 20th century.. Over the course of 36 years she produced over 30...

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  3. Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain (2004)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 60 minutes), £10.99 each or £29.99 boxed set of 3

    A six-part series of 30-minute programmes in which steeplejack Fred Dibnah uncovers the craftsmanship behind some of the United Kingdom’s most astounding architectural feats. Each of the three tapes...

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  4. Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde (2003) (2003)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £9.99

    TV version of Stevenson’s celbrated horror tale starring John Hannah in the dual role.

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  5. Tartan: Cloth of a Nation (2003)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 55 minutes), £12.99

    No other country is so readily identified with its national dress as Scotland is with Tartan. Now for the first time on film, its history and industries are placed on record. The connection between the...

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  6. Investigating the Lewis Chess Pieces (2001 Multimedia)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Explores the images and stories associated with the discovery, design and use of the Lewis chess pieces, exquisitely carved artifacts uncovered on the Isle of Lewis in 1930-31. Individual pieces can be...

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  7. Scottish Crafts (2001 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Examines the role of crafts in culture and brings together makers and their materials, skills and products. Uses individual objects, diagrams, text and video footage of practising makers to look at the...

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  8. Surreally Scozzese (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 80 min., 2001 sale: £12.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

    Enrico Scozzese, the son of immigrant Italians, was one of Scotland’s most unusual filmmakers. An academic, he pursued an ‘underground’ career making movies with amateur casts and crews. His ambitious,...

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  9. Renaissance Court Architecture in England and Scotland (2 Parts) (2001)

    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes total), £85.00

    The two sections look at the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey and Renaissance architecture in the Scottish court.

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  10. Scots Detective, The (2000)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 5 x 20 minutes), £19.99

    Scotland is laden with myths about its past - these five 20-minute programmes will help students of Scottish history to discover some of the facts. The Scots Detective, played by James MacPherson,...

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