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  1. Farmstead, The (1982)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Looks at how the buildings of a farm adapt to the needs of farming in any given period or region and how they provide information about the social and economic life of the surrounding countryside.

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  2. Flags Under the North Sea (1982)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Far North Liquids and Associated Gas Systems or FLAGS is an Esso/Shell joint venture. Gives a detailed account of how the 450-kilometre-long pipeline was laid in the North Sea in waters 150 meters deep...

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  3. Seaport, The (1982)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Economics
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 25 min.

    Follows the history of seaports from Roman times to the present. Great ports such as Southampton arose in the Middle Ages. As Atlantic trade developed after the discovery of the Americas, the western ports...

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  4. Oil Refinery (1980)

    Director
    Roland Lewis
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses crude oil, its properties and products that can be made from it. Archive film outlines the history of oil refineries. The main section consists of a non-technical survey of refinery techniques:...

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  5. Origins of Oil (1980)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the formation of a hydrocarbon reservoir. Describes ways in which water erodes rock for sedimentary basins. Shows partially decayed material (plankton, bacteria, dead animals) from hydrocarbon...

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  6. Road, The (1980)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 26 min.

    Traces the history of the evolution of the English road since its prehistoric beginnings - from the time when the Ridgeway Path was the trunk route between the Bristol and English Channels; through the Roman...

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  7. Village, The (1980)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 25 min.

    Traces the development of the English village and considers whether this form of settlement can survive. Burford, Milton Abbas, Bourneville, and Long Milford are used as examples.

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  8. How an Aeroplane Flies (4 Parts) (1975)

    Director
    Derek Armstrong
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 16, 11, 11, 17 min.

    The four-part series introduces the subject of heavier-than-air, low-speed flight. It is a remake of the six-part 1947 series of the same title. Part 1 explains, by means of a series of demonstrations with a...

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  9. Acting in Turn (1974)

    Director
    Robin Jackson
    Producer
    George Seager
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Traces the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to its widespread use in many forms today. A lever is a means of transferring power. The gear wheel...

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  10. Unseen Enemies (1974)

    Director
    Michael Clarke
    Producer
    Stuart Legg
    Subject
    Development studies; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocasette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

    Shows the widespread suffering due to endemic disease, using as examples the tropical diseases malaria, filariasis and trachoma. The sources of the diseases and the measures used to eliminate them, both...

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