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  1. British Transport Films Collection Volume Twelve: The Driving Force (2014)

    Subject
    Geography; History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

    Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25...

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  2. Alps, The: Opportunities and Challenges (2014)

    Subject
    Geography; Travel & tourism
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £49.00

    Filmed in Chamonix in the French Alps, this DVD looks at the social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges facing the region. The resource explores the variety of activities in the area,...

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  3. Iceland: Living with Volcanoes (2013)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 35 minutes), £49.00

    Focusing primarily on the 2010 eruption, this resource first asks why people choose to live in volcanic regions. The opportunities for geo-thermal power, tourism and agriculture are considered. It then...

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  4. Montserrat: Living with Volcanoes (2013)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £49.00

    The resource provides a clear explanation of the processes causing Montserrat’s recent volcanic activity. It then assesses the social, economic and environmental impacts of the continuing eruptions. The...

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  5. British Transport Films Collection Volume Ten: London on the Move (2012)

    Subject
    Geography; History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 250 minutes), £19.99

    Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey, a founding...

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  6. This Sceptred Isle: Day Trips in Britain 1940s to 1970s - The Films of Harold Baim (2012)

    Director
    Harold Baim
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 365 minutes), £15.99

    Spanning the 30 years from 1944 to 1974, THIS SCEPTRED ISLE includes over a dozen archive travelogues as filmed by celebrated quota quickie B-movie producer Harold Baim.

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  7. Managing the Dorset Coast (2012)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 41 minutes), £49.00

    How is it possible to balance the needs of the 25,000 visitors who descend on Studland Bay on a busy day, while simultaneously meeting the requirements of Europe’s largest oil field and protect the...

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  8. Unity Through Culture (2011)

    Director
    Christian Suhr; Ton Otto
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    Soanin Killangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. He organises the largest...

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  9. Blackpool: The Development of a Tourist Destination (2010)

    Subject
    Business studies; Travel & tourism
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £39.00

    This film compares the varying fortunes of one of Britain’s most iconic tourist destinations with those of Tobago in the Caribbean. The film explores Blackpool before the railway age, Blackpool in its...

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  10. Return to the Brouck, The Fenland, Forty Years on (2010)

    Director
    Colette Piault
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

    In 1970, documentary filmmaker Colette Piault and her colleagues produced a film on the lives of a group of young people living in the Brouck (the Audomarois Fenland) area of Northern France. Forty years...

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