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  1. Genius of Charles Darwin, The (2008)

    Subject
    Biology; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

    Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explores the work of Charles Darwin in this 3-part series for Channel 4. Darwin’s theory of evolution has always been at the crux of Dawkins’ criticism of...

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  2. Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony (2007)

    Subject
    Physics; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    To mark the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s special theory of relativity and his discovery that E=MC squared, this film mixes drama and documentary to tell the story of how Einstein spent the last years of...

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  3. History of Nuclear Energy: Problems and Promises (2007)

    Director
    Scott Reid
    Subject
    History; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (118 minutes), £24.99

    This 2-DVD set features film footage from the fifties and sixties which explores the power of nuclear energy and the threat of fallout after a nuclear explosion. Includes: NUCLEAR MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR...

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  4. Albert Einstein - Historic Recordings 1930-1945 (2005)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 68 minutes), £9.95

    Celebrating ‘Einstein year’, one hundred years since the great scientist’s Special Theory of Relativity and fifty years since his death, this CD features previously unpublished and rare recordings. The...

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  5. Ahead of Their Time (2005)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Science

    This 30-minute programme Peter Evans investigates how science deals with new ideas and asks whether a conservative establishment is stifling creative research and science is merely a consensus of what the...

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  6. Brief History of the End of Everything, A (2005)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Philosophy; Science

    A series of 15-minute programmes exploring how our ideas about the end of the universe have been shaped by religion, belief, and the contemporary state of scientific thinking and observation. Presented by...

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  7. Science and the Swastika (2004)

    Subject
    History; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 9200 minutes), £16.99

    Series looking at how the Third Reich adapted the tenets of science to its own ends. Narrated by Sebastian Faulks. 07/04: The Good German:

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  8. Gods in the Sky (2004)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

    Three-part documentary series in which Professor Allan Chapman, Oxford historian and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, explores the connection between astronomy and mythology in the ancient and...

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  9. Great Scientists (2004)

    Subject
    FE; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

    Oxford historian Professor Allan Chapman presents a series on five great scientists. The programmes combine location filming, animation, comedy and drama to challenge many existing notions about these thinkers.

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  10. Thebe Medupe: Cosmic Africa (2004)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Astronomy

    A recording of a public lecture exploring Africa’s ancient astronomical history.given by Thebe Medupe of the South African Astronomical Observatory at the Royal Society By shedding new light on...

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