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  1. Soul Searching (2008)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Psychology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 104 minutes), £15.99

    David Malone’s sequel to TESTING GOD examines belief in the soul and whether it is more than just a fanciful religious idea. Is there some real scientific basis for the feeling that many even non religious...

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  2. Dangerous Knowledge (2008)

    Director
    David Malone
    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics; Psychiatry; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 89 minutes), £15.99

    A sympathetic portrayal of the genius of four brilliant mathematicians and their attempts to unravel the mysteries of the universe with tragic repercussions for their sanity. This programme addresses some of...

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  3. What Time is It? (2008)

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

    Professor Brian Cox explores what we really know about time. From our historical dictator of time - the Sun - to the world’s irregular flutters and the physical definition of a second by an atomic clock,...

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  4. Stephen Hawking - Theory of Everything (2008)

    aka: Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

    Stephen Hawking tries to unify Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum mechanics by seeking a single explanation for the entire universe. Hawking and other renowned thinkers including John Schwartz,...

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  5. Christians, The (13 Part Series) (2007)

    Subject
    History; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 650 minutes), £12.00

    Bamber Gascoigne charts the history and evolution of Christianity in this 13-part series covering over two thousand years of history. Filmed in 1977 in more than 30 countries, THE CHRISTIANS describes the...

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  6. 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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  7. Story of God, The (3 Parts) (2007)

    Subject
    History; Philosophy; Psychology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 50 minutes), £435 (series) £195 (each part)

    Every civilisation in history has been founded on a belief in a higher power that tells us where we come from, what we do, who we are. For some, religion has no place in the modern world - its force and...

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  8. Testing God (2007)

    Director
    David Malone
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 165 minutes), £15.99

    David Malone’s 3-part series takes a fresh look at how the universe was formed, from a scientific and theological point of view. TESTING GOD re-examines the relationship between science and religion and...

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  9. Do You Think Science .... (2007)

    Director
    Semiconductor
    Subject
    Film studies; Science
    Distribution
    Hire, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 12 minutes), £35.00

    By asking a group of space physicists the unanswerable, performance artists Semiconductor reveal the hidden motivations driving scientists to the outer limits of human knowledge. In an attempt to find...

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  10. The Uses of Infinity: A Philosopher Looks at Emergent Phenomena in Physics (2007)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Physics; Science

    Audio recording of the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Prize Lecture given by philosopher Dr Jeremy Butterfield on emergent phenomena at the Royal Society on 7/11/2007. Emergence, and its contrary reduction, are...

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