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  1. Siege of Barcelona, The (1992 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Buckley; Chris Haws
    Producer
    Thelma Rumsey
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    A look at the six years of preparation that have gone into Barcelona’s preparation for the 25th Olympic Games. Presents a ‘behind the scenes’ view of how Barcelona prepared for and managed the games,...

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  2. Going Downhill Fast (1990 Video)

    Director
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Producer
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The programme explores the world of speed skiing, a winter sport equivalent of dragster racing. The difference is that the only motor power available is the slope of the hill.This programme examines the...

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  3. Towards a Cure for Cancer (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Karl Sabbagh
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 56 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA

    Follows a year in the work of three American scientists, Dr Paul Marks, Dr Richard Rifkind, and Professor Ronald Breslow, who are developing a new treatment for cancer - hexamethylene bisacetamide or HMBA, a...

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  4. Skyscraper (4 Parts) (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Karl Sabbagh
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 52 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA (compilation video?)

    A record of the building of a 47-storey, 7OO-foot tall skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza, in New York City, showing the evolution of the project from the initial design through all it construction stages to its...

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  5. Is There Going to Be a Heterosexual Epidemic? (1988 Video)

    Director
    David Duggan
    Producer
    David Duggan
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Three different aspects of HIV infection are discussed: an outbreak in Belgium brought by travellers from Africa; infected drug users in Edinburgh; gay men in Amsterdam.

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  6. More Questions Than Answers: The Case of the Promiscuous Parasite (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Julian Aston
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Discusses AIDS from a number of perspectives - scientific, statistical, social and political and revealing many different viewpoints on the disease. The latest research is contrasted with the immense amount...

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  7. New York: City in Crisis (1988 Video)

    Producer
    David Duggan
    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    A detailed account of HIV infection and AIDS in the city of New York. The impact of the disease on individuals and organisations is clearly portrayed as are views of those who come into contact with...

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  8. Quest for Control, The (1988 Video)

    Director
    David Duggan
    Producer
    David Duggan
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION (try IBT or InCA), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Discusses the problem of public health control of a communicable disease and the rights of the individual infected with the virus. The debate involves public health officers, politicians and civil rights...

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