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Shaker Aamer: A Decade of Injustice (2012)

Director

Mark Saunders

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 22 minutes), £40.00

This short film tells the story of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in Guantánamo Bay, without having been charged or put on trial. The film features exclusive footage of the ongoing fight for...

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Donated to Science (2011)

Director

Paul Trotman

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 44 or 80- minute versions), (student version) US $30; (academic version) US $75

The Otago Medical School in New Zealand is one of the last medical schools in which students still perform significant human dissection. This film, from medical documentary maker Paul Trotman (a doctor...

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Inside the Human Body (2011)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 miniutes), £20.42

A four-part series in which Michael Mosley embarks on an astonishing voyage through the world’s most complex organism - the human body. The programmes take us deep under our skin where we are dwarfed by...

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Debate, A: Who was the Hobbit (2011)

Subject

Anthropology; Archaeology; Biology

Found on an obscure island, the tiny, small-brained, big-footed, "Homo florensiencsis," or "the hobbit," is unlike any other discovery. Where did this being come from, and who are its ancestors? In this...

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Steve Jones: Nature, Nurture .... Or Neither? (2011)

Subject

Biology; Psychology

Recording of the Sir David Rivett Memorial Lecture, delivered by geneticist Professor Steve Jones at the CSIRO in Canberra on 13/3/2011 and broadcast on television in Australia, in which he discusses nature...

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Gene Code, The (2011)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £12.50

Two-part documentary in which Dr Adam Rutherford explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time, the decoding of the entire human genome in 2000. In Part 1 THE BOOK OF LIFE,...

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Human Planet (2011)

Subject

Anthropology; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 480 minutes), £34.99 (DVD) £39.99 (Blu-ray)

This eight-part series from the BBC Natural History Unit takes a closer look at the ever-changing relationship between mankind and nature. Includes: ‘Oceans’, ‘Deserts’, ‘Arctic’, ‘Jungles’,...

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Sang des Femmes, Le (2011)

aka: Blood of Women, The

Director

Christian Lajoumard

Subject

Anthropology; Social Studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

The Pokot people live in a small region straddling the border of Uganda and Kenya. This film presents the consequences of female genital mutilation through the testimonies of Pokot women, doctors and social...

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International Law and Global Governance (2011)

Subject

Law

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 22 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

International law is described as ‘the general principles of law as recognised by civilised nations’. This informative film adds depth to this broad definition by explaining: state sovereignty, domestic...

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Anatomy for Beginners (2010)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee conduct a series of anatomy classes. As von Hagens performs dissections on real human bodies, Professor Lee explains the...

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