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  1. Neyworked Society ‘On the Brink’ (2011)

    Subject
    Information technology; Technology

    Discussion on the past, present and future of connectivity with a mix of people including David Rowan, chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of...

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  2. Gavin Bryars (1989 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Producer
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the individual approach to composition by Gavin Bryars, a leading figure in the development of English experimental music, through varied musical extracts and his lively comments.

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  3. Case of Marcel Duchamp As Investigated by Sherlock Holmes, The (1984)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £30.00

    A witty, feature-length drama documentary in which Marcel Duchamp, who once compared his own mind to that of a master criminal, is investigated by Sherlock Holmes. Holmes comes out of retirement, and with...

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  4. David Hockney on Modern Art: An Interview with Melvyn Bragg (1981)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 46 minutes), £50.00

    A studio discussion in which David Hockney offers a personal account of the development of modern art in the 20th century and defends its frequent divergence from ‘photographic ' realism. He traces the...

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  5. Imperial City (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Producer
    Margaret Williams
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the building of New Delhi over three decades. Discusses the commissioning of Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and the difficulties they faced. Shows how architecture, as an instrument of the...

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  6. Stanley Spencer (1979 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Producer
    Margaret Williams
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Marries the artist’s own words from his journals and letters to his pictures and scenes of the places such as Cookham (where he was born in 1891) and the Port Glasgow shipyards, where he was a war artist...

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  7. Getting the Message? (1975 Film)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Producer
    David Rowan; Neil Ryder
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows a science lesson in a middle school, during which significant aspects of the teacher’s role and of the reactions and needs of the class are highlighted. Intended to show the interaction of...

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  8. Development in the Visual Cortex (1973 Video)

    Producer
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 min.

    Presents the results of Dr Colin Blakemore’s 1970s’ research on plasticity of neuronal responses in the visual cortex. Describes the concept of a ‘sensitive period’ in visual development by reference...

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  9. Lateral Inhibition in the Retina (1972 Film, Video)

    Producer
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Biology; Psychology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The types of cell in the cat’s retina and their basic actions are explained with the help of an animated diagram. Extracellular microelectrode recording from the axon of the ganglion cell is then shown....

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  10. Recording from Single Neurons (1972 Film)

    Producer
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the positioning of a microelectrode for extracellular recording from the cortex of a cat. Shows the actual operation performed to gain access to the brain. Using a diagram, coveres the principles of...

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