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  1. Second Nature (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Derelict land can be regard as either decaying poisoned wasteland or an uncultivated wildlife site. It co-exists with the steady erosion of greenfield sites. The Ackers Project in Birmingham and the West...

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  2. Brush with Industry, A (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    An account of Shell’s involvement with many distinguished artists over the years. Shows a number of paintings exhibited at the Barbican in 1983 to mark 50 years of Shell advertising art. Bill Mitchell...

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  3. Troposcatter (1983)

    Director
    Chris Georgiou
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Discusses offshore communications explaining the principle of troposcatter, discovered in 1933 by Marconi, which bounces radio waves off the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere. The...

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  4. Fate of the Forests (1983)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

    Assesses the causes and effects of destroying tropical rainforests. Rural families of the Third World need firewood for fuel and timber is a valuable currency earner. Describes the efforts being made...

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Micro-Vascular Surgery in Stroke Prophylaxis (1981 Film)

    Director
    Rae Evans
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the techniques of extra-intracranial arterial bypass taking a typical patient and observing his progress through pre-operative assessment and subsequent surgery. Assessment includes full medical,...

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  8. Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981 Film)

    aka: Made for Each Other

    Director
    K. Balachander
    Producer
    L.V. Prasad
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Out of distribution (9.2015)

    Feature film. A version of Romeo and Juliet. Vaasu, a South Indian and Sapna, a North Indian, fall in love but are kept apart by the prejudices of caste and language which their families maintain.

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  9. 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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  10. 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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