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  1. Last Nomads of the Yayla (2006)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 51 minutes), £14.99

    Documentary. The Yayla is the name given to the summer pastures in the high Taurus mountains in Southern Turkey. The film reveals the way of life in the Yayla and shows in detail how the nomads milk their...

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  2. Glass Beadmaking in Turkey and Ghana (2006)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    Documentary. This DVD shows two traditional methods of glass beadmaking and shows in detail how beautiful handcrafted beads are produced. In Turkey, glass beads are made in a furnace and the technique is...

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  3. Nobel’s Greatest Hits: Medicine (2003)

    aka: Understand Medicine: Nobel’s Greatest Hits Explained

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £15.99

    Five programmes from the series NOBEL’S GREATEST HITS on topics relating to medicine and one on Nobel himself. Each 10-minute programme gives a clear explanation of a major advance in medicine.

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  4. Stargazing (2003)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

    An animated atlas of the night skies, it signposts and explains season-by-season, from anywhere on Earth. Animated vignettes turn points of light - stars, nebulae, galaxies - into supernovae, flashing...

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  5. Peruvian Knitted Hats (2003)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £9.99

    The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. Made with the co-operation and assistance of the local people the videos are...

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  6. Traditional Peruvian Weaving: Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving Around Cusco (2003)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £14.99

    The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. This film has been made with the cooperation of Nilda Callanaupa and the...

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  7. Nobel’s Greatest Hits: Science (2001)

    aka: Understand Science: Nobel’s Greatest Hits Explained

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £15.99

    Five 10-minute programmes from the series NOBEL’S GREATEST HITS on topics relating to advances in science and understanding that have brought us to the brink of controlling and destroying our world .

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  8. Mirror Work and Embroideries of Kutch, India (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    The Indian decorative embroidery art of morror work (shisha) is thought to have been developed by the wife of Shah Jahan, who built the Jah Mahal in her honour. Since the time of the Moghuls the women of...

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  9. Kalagas: Burmese Embroidered Tapestries (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    Shows the process of producing kalagas in the Mandalay area of Burma. The padded embroideries of Burma are virtually unique. Their combination of legendary figures and animals, sequins, stones and mirrors...

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  10. Traditional Silk Weaving in Thailand (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    Shows the traditional processes of silk weaving in Isarn in north-east Thailand, which has been a cradle of silkworm rearing for thousands of years. Silk sarongs and scarves of extraordinary quality with...

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