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| Module code and title: | T201, Materials in action |
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| Item code: | T201; 04 |
| First transmission date: | 09-09-1990 |
| Published: | 1990 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Philip Ashby |
| Contributor: | Nicholas Braithwaite |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Alexandra palace; Cathode ray tubes; High definition TV; Location shooting; Projection TV's |
| Master spool number: | HOU6325 |
| Production number: | FOUT345H |
| Videofinder number: | 3519 |
| Available to public: | no |
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