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  1. Marriage Made in Heaven, A (1992 Video)

    Director
    Dictynna Hood
    Producer
    Sarah Lane
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 42 min., 1993 sale: £29.95

    An adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew set in the countryside of contemporary Suffolk, aiming to retain the primacy of the text while emphasising entertainment, immediacy and modernity.

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  2. Reading Movies (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Video cassette. VHS. col. 70 min.

    18 extracts from feature films of the 1980s which illustrate aspects of filmmaking such as music, lighting and editing. Shows examples of the ways in which various sequences from film are put together to...

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  3. Petrol (1985)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Production of gasoline from crude oil by fractional distillation. Discusses the nature of oil, the suitability of gasoline fraction for spark ignition engines and fuel design to suit purpose and operating...

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  4. Brush with Industry, A (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    An account of Shell’s involvement with many distinguished artists over the years. Shows a number of paintings exhibited at the Barbican in 1983 to mark 50 years of Shell advertising art. Bill Mitchell...

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  5. Troposcatter (1983)

    Director
    Chris Georgiou
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Discusses offshore communications explaining the principle of troposcatter, discovered in 1933 by Marconi, which bounces radio waves off the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere. The...

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  6. Fate of the Forests (1983)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Development studies; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

    Assesses the causes and effects of destroying tropical rainforests. Rural families of the Third World need firewood for fuel and timber is a valuable currency earner. Describes the efforts being made...

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  7. Farmstead, The (1982)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Looks at how the buildings of a farm adapt to the needs of farming in any given period or region and how they provide information about the social and economic life of the surrounding countryside.

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  8. Flags Under the North Sea (1982)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Far North Liquids and Associated Gas Systems or FLAGS is an Esso/Shell joint venture. Gives a detailed account of how the 450-kilometre-long pipeline was laid in the North Sea in waters 150 meters deep...

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  9. Village, The (1980)

    Director
    Peter Mills
    Producer
    Stephanie Tennant
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 25 min.

    Traces the development of the English village and considers whether this form of settlement can survive. Burford, Milton Abbas, Bourneville, and Long Milford are used as examples.

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  10. Origins of Oil (1980)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the formation of a hydrocarbon reservoir. Describes ways in which water erodes rock for sedimentary basins. Shows partially decayed material (plankton, bacteria, dead animals) from hydrocarbon...

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