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Education & Science
The Handicapped Family
A series of 5 programmes which aim to help the families of disabled people.
- Broadcast details
- BBC1, 1980 (25 minutes)
- Production company
- BBC
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- Education/ social action
- Director
- Charles Pascoe
- Presenter
- Tony Northmore
- Notes
- Broadcast Info: 25 mins X 5 programmes
The Message of the Genes
6 lectures by Dr Walter Bodmer, Director of research, Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
- Series
- The Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures
- Broadcast details
- BBC1, 1980 (60 minutes)
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- Science
- Producer
- Stuart McDonald
- Director
- Max Whitby
- Notes
- 60mins X 6
The NHS, the Community Health Council and patients’ rights
A seven part adult education series. which aims to help people unravel the vagaries of the British social system and shows them how to deal with some of the everyday problems that confront the individual when face to face with bureaucracy. Other topics covered are: housing, education, finance, law and general goods and services
- Series
- That’s the Way
- Broadcast details
- ITV, 8 March 1982
- Production company
- YTV for ITV
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- adult education
- Producer
- Chris Jelley
- Director
- David Hall
- Notes
- from BFI Viewing list
Can You Avoid Cancer?
Five programmes on how to reduce your risks of getting cancer. What is cancer? What causes it? Is it curable? Is it preventable? These programmes will not be depressing: the clues to the puzzle span five continents, and as Dr Michael O’Donnell follows them up and looks at the latest research, you may find that you can do more than you thought to cut your risks of getting
- Broadcast details
- BBC1, 14.00 (50 minutes)
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- current affairs
- Director
- Anna Jackson
- Presenter
- Dr Michael O'Donnell
- Notes
- 50mins X 5 programmes
Coping 1982-1989
Educational series examining the ways in which people cope with various crises, particularly medical problems. including:
Kidney Failure 2 Sept 1985
Diabetes 16 Sept 1985
Going Blind 30 Sept and 7 Oct 1985
featuring a Nurse who went blind
- Broadcast details
- Channel Four, 2 September 1985
- Production company
- Tyne Tees for C4
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- educational series
- Director
- Peter Moth
- Notes
- from BFI Viewing list
AIDS: Iceberg/Tombstone
Advertising film to raise public awareness of AIDS
- Series
- Advertisement
- Broadcast date
- 1986
- Production company
- Sammy Harai
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- Advertisment
- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Presenter
- John Hurt
- Notes
- see public information films website:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/1979to2006/filmpage_aids.htm
Tomorrow's World 21st birthday
A review of the science magazine programme which looks at the latest developments in science, technology and medicine.
- Series
- Tomorrow's World 1965-
- Broadcast details
- BBC1, 8 May 1986 (30 minutes)
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- current affairs
- Producer
- Dana Purvis
- Presenter
- Raymond Baxter;Maggie Philbin
- Cast
- Prince Charles
- Notes
- see http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8027.shtml
Series Healthy Hearts
A series of six programmes exploring health education issues as they relate to heart disease. Examines some of the relative merits of public and private health care. Includes contributions from Euro MPs, health experts and the general public.
- Series
- Healthy Hearts
- Broadcast details
- ITV, January/ February 1988 1.30-2.00pm (30 minutes)
- Production company
- Scottish TV for ITV
- Medium
- TV
- Genre
- Education programmes
- Producer
- Alistair Moffat
- Director
- John MacDonald
- Credits
- Walmsley, Jane
- Notes
- from BFI Viewing list