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  1. James Burke’s Connections: The Complete Series (2017)

    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 500 minutes), £24.99

    Three DVD set featuring all ten episodes from the acclaimed BBC series CONNECTIONS. James Burke traces the history of science and technology. The ow did the nautical instruments of Elizabethan times give...

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  2. Eighties, The (2017)

    Producer
    Tom Hanks; Gary Goetzman; Mark Herzog
    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 344 minutes), £12.24

    Produced by Emmy-award winning Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, ‘The Eighties’ is the third series in the acclaimed documentary strand chronicling American society and popular culture in the...

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  3. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

    Director
    Werner Herzog
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £9.99

    Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as...

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  4. Computer Says Show and Beyond the Fence (2016)

    Director
    Catherine Gale
    Producer
    Catherine Gale
    Subject
    Arts and Humanities; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes + 130 minutes), £30.00

    Two-part documentary. This programme follows the progress of a team of scientists and musical theatre writers, who team up in an experiment: to try to work out a recipe for success in musical theatre, and...

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  5. Babbage and Lovelace (2015)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    The central figure of 19th-century computing was Charles Babbage (1791-1871), who may be said to have pioneered the modern computer age with his ‘difference engines’ and his ‘analytical engine’,...

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  6. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)

    Director
    Alex Gibney
    Subject
    Business studies; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 128 minutes), £4.37

    Documentary about American businessman and co-founder of multinational tech company Apple Inc. The film details how Steve Jobs jeopardised his personal life and relationships while transforming Apple from a...

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  7. Just How Do Macs and Pcs Differ? (2014)

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Information technology; Technology

    In this short film Professor Tom Rodden explains just what the difference is between Mac and PC. (By PC the filmmakers are referring to machines running Windows or a variant of Linux). [7 minutes]

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  8. Code Breaker: The Alan Turing Story (2013)

    aka: Codebreaker: The Alan Turing Story

    Director
    Clare Beavan
    Subject
    Drama; Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £15.99

    Docudrama directed by Clare Beavan that explores the life of British mathematician Alan Turing and the events that led up to his death in 1954, when he ate an apple laced with cyanide following his...

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  9. Silicon Run Lite (2009)

    Director
    Ruth Carranza
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), $125.00

    This resource is an introduction to the semiconductor and electronics industry. Using live industrial footage, microscopic filming, animation, graphics, and special effects, the film provides a close-up view...

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  10. Welcome to Macintosh (2009)

    Director
    Robert Baca; Josh Rizzo
    Subject
    Business studies; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Information technology; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 84 minutes), $19.98

    This documentary traces the history of Apple Computers and finds the key to the success of this Silicon Valley outsider has always been a constant emphasis innovation and the constant support of Mac fans....

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