A reconstruction of Wilfred Thesiger's journeys in the desert. Wilfred Thesiger, author of Arabian Sands, is the last of England's great desert explorers. For five years he shared the life of the Bedouin in Southern Arabia, living and travelling the most desolate and arid desert in the world.…
How the Amazonian rainforests form a rich and balanced environment, threatened by deforestation. Two of the series on the tropical rainforests of the Amazon, by Central Television. 1. The Mechanics of The Forest: One tenth of all the world's species live on Amazonia, feeding off each other,…
The architect explains the ideas behind the beautiful modern building. Frank Gehry's extraordinary building in Northern Spain resembles a gigantic abstract sculpture in titanium, glass and limestone. The luminous volumes of the exterior are as visually stimulating as the cathedral-like atrium…
Classic film on teaching intelligent blind children. Demonstrates the good functioning that can be achieved by highly intelligent blind children who have no additional handicap. Three blind children are followed through a morning's experience in a small day nursery for the blind. The teacher's…
Five women with different disabilities (brittle bones, deafness, cerebral palsy, polio and blindness) and two of their husbands (also disabled) talk about their experiences and how they have coped with any problems, which often stem more from other people's attitudes than from their own disability.…
Memories of child abuse help adults come to terms with their sufferings. Children who are victims of abuse are also victims of an enforced silence about their sufferings. Through interviews and dramatisation of specific memories from the point of view of the child, adults recall and regain an insight…
A large family of adopted children. Mrs Jeanette Roberts has 22 children. All are adopted or waiting for adoption; most have been abused or rejected by the parents, and are difficult to place, yet she has had remarkable success (she appeared in 'Taking the Lid Off' about child abuse). The…
Three cases of incontinence which show the principles of correct management. Three different cases, in which incontinence is a major presentation, are examined in this film. The film is designed to outline the basic principles of correct management. Suitable for medical students, nurses, paramedical…
Demonstrates how to engage in meaningful play with handicapped children. Adult-mediated play is extremely important to the intellectual development of young children. The film demonstrates how to engage in meaningful play with children - aged from 7 months to 4 years - who have a variety of developmental…
Group sessions for young woman with experiences of abuse. Shows excerpts from sessions where four young women and a group leader talk about their experiences of abuse and how they have gained some understanding of and control over their painful and frightening memories through counselling and painting.…
Techniques for Interviewing suspects. One of the three part series made in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Detective Training School, reflecting current views and training undertaken by the police when interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects. They demonstrate in real-life situations…
Techniques for interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects. One of the three part series made in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Detective Training School, reflecting current views and training undertaken by the police when interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects. They demonstrate in…
