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  1. Party for Kath, A (2010)

    Subject
    Health Education; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 5 inutes), £3.00

    A PARTY FOR KATH is an award-winning, five-minute film produced by the Dying Matters Coalition to demonstrate the benefits of greater openness around death and dying. It was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in...

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  2. Christina: A Medieval Life (2008)

    Director
    David Wallace
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 59 minutes), £12.99

    Michael Woods traces the history of the Hertfordshire village of Codicote in the 14th century: a period which not only saw famine, plague - the Back Death - and war but also marked a sea change in English...

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  3. Tibetan Book of the Dead, The (2005)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 91 minutes), £19.99

    A two-part exploration of ancient teachings on death and dying which visualise the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy and are central to Buddhist culture. Narrated by Leonard Cohen.

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  4. Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy (3 Parts) (2005)

    aka: Trilogy on Tibet, A

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 56, 129, 52 minutes), £21.95

    A digitally remastered reissue of the seminal trilogy of films on Tibet originally released in 1979, now on one DVD and containing additional materials and a new commentary.The trilogy portrays the unbroken...

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  5. Mystery of the Black Death, The (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Documentary shedding new light on the cause of the Black Death, which killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. Scientists and historians have unearthed new evidence that the pandemic cannot...

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  6. Mystery of the Black Death (2004)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary shedding new light on the cause of the Black Death, which killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. Scientists and historians have unearthed new evidence that the pandemic cannot...

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  7. Sudden Death 1 (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Liz Tucker
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The case of five children in an American family who died in infancy contributed to the development of a widely held theory about cot death. Paediatrician Alfred Steinschneider became a leading authority in...

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  8. Coping with Death (1997 Video)

    Director
    Audrey Paul
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1997 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explains what happens when somebody dies, and shows adults with learning disabilities coping with death. Includes a discussion of burial and cremation. Shows people talking about their feelings and thoughts,...

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  9. Death by Design (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Jean-Francois Brunet; Peter Friedman
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Uses microphotography to look at the world of the cell inside the human body, a world where each individual cell is programmed to die. The notion that cell death gives birth to life has major implications...

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  10. Black Death, The (1996 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min., 1997 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

    Between 1347 to 1351 25 million people in Europe were killed by the plague. The programme looks at the effect of the plague on ordinary people of the time, and at the lasting political, economic and social...

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