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Description
This programme looks at the concept of Infinity.
This programme looks at the concept of Infinity.
| Module code and title: | MS221, Exploring mathematics |
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| Item code: | MS221; 03 |
| First transmission date: | 1997 |
| Published: | 1997 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:16 |
| Note: | Loan copy available on compilation video MS221/1,2,3,4. Paperwork indicates that a 1995-6 version of MS221/TV/03 was made as FOUM519T, 'Hotel California', VF 5081 (this was either recorded or first tx on 16-02-1996) |
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| Producer: | John Jaworski |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Drama; Infinite |
| Subject terms: | Hilbert space; Infinite; Mathematical recreations; Mathematics--Popular works |
| Footage description: | Footage - Railtrack panning out to white faced bellboy holding a picture of railtrack. Man observing picture of railtrack through telescope. Headlights of approaching car. Silhouette of hill. Hotel reception with woman arranging flowers in background, man with telescope in foreground. Car moving along road at night house in background (0'21"-0'58") - Hotel reception women with flowers (penny) and man with telescope (Ted). Car moving along road at night. Old man on raod at night. Bellboy holding railtrack picture. Penny arranging flowers. Fiona going down steps with "Ad infinitum" on wall behind. Fiona approaching hotel. Penny looking out of window. Fiona looks at Hotel full sign. Penny takes off apron. Fiona enters hotel reception, Ted behind desk, Penny infront. Fiona closes door walks across lobby with potted plants on floor. Ted put on second pair of glasses. Bellboy turns away. Fiona signs in. Ted takes off second pair of glasses. Penny and Fiona infront of reception desk, Ted behind. Ted holds card. Penny takes card and gives to Fiona. Penny and Fiona leave reception. Ted speaks into microphone(0'59"-3'33") - People holding bags exit one room and enter another. Ted speaking into microphone. Penny takes Fiona to room. Inserts card, dor opens man exits holding bag and racquet. Penny sits on bed. Turns on lamp. Penny gets off bed approaches window. View of hills and night sky. Penny in dimly light bar cleaning then turning on TV and putting glasses on (3'34"-5'54") - Silhoutte of man looking at Penny on TV screen. Penny looking at man looking at Penny. Penny looking at sphere with electrical currents (5'55"-7'00") - Door Fiona exits from another rubbing hair with towel. Fiona sits on bed lamp goes off. Phone is picked up then put down. Opens drawers extracts books. Lamp goes on. Fiona reads Tristram Shandy's "Lifes and opinions of Tristram Shandy". Actor as Tristram Shandy writing with quill then throws papers to floor. Fiona meets man with personal organiser in corridor. Bellboy delivering papers to rooms. Ted issuing card to man. Bellboy falls in front of railtrack picture. Ted on microphone (7'01"-11'35") - People with bags exit from different doors and go into another. Dimly light bar with Tristram Shandy, Old man looking through magbifying glass and another man (Bernstein). Penny serves Fiona with a drink. Berstein approaches bar and light cigarette. Ted being pushed by several people. Dimly light bar room sceen. Houses at night turning to day (11'36"-16'20") - Seashore. Old man counting sand. Target on beach people moving poles. Arrow hits bullseye (16'21"-19'16") - Ted empties sand from shoe. Fiona approaches lift then climbs stairs looking at Penny. Fiona outside hotel with characters (19'17"-29'05"). |
| Master spool number: | DOU8535 |
| Production number: | FOUM546K |
| Videofinder number: | 5513 |
| Available to public: | no |
