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Zen on Wheels (1992 Video)

Director

Sheila Hayman

Producer

Sheila Hayman

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

The Japanese build cars that sell and they also bring a unique study of the potential markets to their design. The Japanese car companies are not just producing transport; they are producing lifestyle and...

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Dyslexic Engineer, The (1991 Video)

aka: Nuts and Bolts of Ben Bowlby, The

Director

Michael Proudfoot

Producer

Michael Proudfoot

Subject

Education

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

Tells the story of Ben Bowlby, who, despite his dyslexia, has gained a first-class honours degree in engineering. Retraces Ben’s difficulties at schools and looks at how play and encouragement in the...

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Spacesuit (1991 Video)

Director

Patrick Uden

Producer

Patrick Uden

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00

The currently used shuttle spacesuit will be unsuitable for human beings who may colonise Mars in the future because it is bulky and heavy. The programme looks at the latest experiments to solve the problem...

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Light Stuff, The (1990 Video)

Producer

Mark J Davis

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

Tells of a group of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who designed and built a human-powered aircraft to recreate the mythical successful flight by Daedalus.

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Mind Benders, The (1990 Video)

Director

Gary Burczak

Producer

Gary Burczak

Subject

Psychology; Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

Explores the ways in which the brain can be manipulated. It is claimed that ‘brain-synchronisers’ stimulate and exercise the human brain and that the brain is ‘driven’ and ‘energised’ to produce...

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Spitfire (1990 Video)

Producer

Brian Johnson

Subject

History

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) (retail)

Examines the creation of the legend surrounding the Spitfire aircraft. It is a legend that Churchill fostered but which is not entirely true.

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Earth Calling Basingstoke (1989 Video)

Director

Taghi Amirani

Producer

Taghi Amirani

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. Betamax. col. 52 min.

Concerns amateur astronomers who work without scientific training and with home-made, but often sophisticated equipment. Amateurs are now thought to make a valid and valuable contribution to the body of...

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Short History of the Future, A: The Spaceship (1986 Video)

Producer

Sheila Hayman

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

Compares spaceflight as portrayed in the cinema to it really is. The US space programme was started in the Walt Disney studios by Werner von Braun, and the first space shuttle was called Enterprise after the...

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