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  1. Big Melt, The (2014)

    Director
    Martin Wallace
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £19.99

    A special commission as part of the 100 Years of Stainless Steel celebrations, THE BIG MELT is a feature length elegy to the men and women who toiled in Sheffield’s steelworks and a hymn to Britain’s...

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  2. Steel: A Century of Steelmaking on Film (2013)

    Director
    Jack Cardiff; Jenny Woodley
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 416 minutes), £24.99

    Steel provides the backbone of Britain’s industry and society. It was a driving force behind the second Industrial Revolution and shaped many regions of the UK. In its heyday over 450,000 people were...

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  3. Scrap Metal Giants (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £17.95

    This is the first in a series of programmes which will compare the various machines available for dealing with different classes of scrap metal. This programme visits five sites in the UK and Europe and...

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  4. Labor Union Films (2011)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $14.99

    A 2-DVD set comprising 15 short films made between 1917 and 1951 dealing with US labour history and America’s struggle to ensure a decent life for all its citizens. Contents: 17 DAYS: THE STORY OF...

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  5. Iron and Steel Production (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the manufacture of iron and steel from iron ore, showing the process of reduction, using carbon as a reducing agent; the destructive distillation of coal through pyrolysis; the production of coke in...

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  6. Magic Metal (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at how the UK steel industry, which 15 years earlier was destined for the scrap heap, has spectacularly revitalised itself.

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  7. Regressing to Quality (1995)

    Producer
    Andrew Law
    Subject
    Engineering; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Shows how the statistical technique of regression analysis is used at three stages in the manufacture of steel pipes to manufacture North Sea oil by addressing the following questions: given the sulphur...

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  8. Making Steel and the Afterglow (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 32 min., 1995 sale: £220.00 (inclusive)

    Shows the production of steel from the raw materials - iron ore, coal and limestone - through to the final product. Explains the two main fabrication processes: oxysteel and electric furnace. Shows the...

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  9. Lifestyles, Work and the Family (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Leathem
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence SaLe, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines ways in which life has changed in the United Kingdom in the years since the Second World War. Looks at the changes at work and in the home and at how some attitudes have changed through that period....

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  10. Electricity and Its Applications (8 Parts) (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30-40 min. each.

    Part 8: The induction furnace.

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