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The story of an eminent scientist who became involved in the Victorian phenomenon of spiritualism.
The story of an eminent scientist who became involved in the Victorian phenomenon of spiritualism.
| Module code and title: | A103, An introduction to the humanities |
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| Item code: | A103; 17 |
| First transmission date: | 1998 |
| Published: | 1998 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:15 |
| Note: | Loan copy available on compilation video A103/17,18,19,20. Programme also used for AZX103/17 |
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| Producer: | Jenny Bardwell |
| Contributors: | Frank James; James Moore; Alex Owen |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Mystic Maze; Physic Power; Spiritual Mediums; The Royal Institution |
| Footage description: | Footage - Extract from Out of this World. X Files magazines. The Mystic Maze (0'26"-0'59") - Photo of Crystal Palace, Pre-War London. Table turning engraving (1'32"-2'05") - Engraving of Un Salon de Paris au mois de mai 1853 (2'38"-2'48") - The Royal Institution. Portrait of Faraday. Faraday's laboratory. Explanation of table turning. Engraving of scientist (2'53"-5'26") - Portrait of Daniel Douglas Home (5'52"-6'07") - Photo of William Crookes house, Mornington Rd. Portrait of Crookes (6'37"-6'58") - Accordian engravings. Accordian (7'21"-7'52") - Portrait of Crookes (8'31"-8'41") - Thallium. Radiometer. Engraving of recording device (8'55"-10'02") - Navarino Rd. Thomas Blyton's house. Eleanor Rd, bomb damage photo. Bruce Villas bomb damage photo. London Fields. Florence Cook seance invitation 1899. Portrait of Florence Cook (10'41"-13'41") - Seance room photo (15'41"-15'50") - Radiometer (17'29"-17'48") - Psychic Science photos (18'09"-18'28").Photos of Katie King, Florence Cook & William Crookes (18'45"-20'15") - Portrait of Florence Cook (20'44"-20'55") - Portrait of Florence Cook. Spiritualist National Union, Arthur Findlay College, Stansted Hall. Florence Cook letters (21'40"-23'40") - Portrait of Crookes. The Society for Psychical Research. Psychical research lab photo (24'50"-25'21") - Portrait of Crookes. Photo of Crookes's lab (26'09"-26'42"). |
| Master spool number: | DOU9251 |
| Production number: | FOUA525S |
| Videofinder number: | 5385 |
| Available to public: | no |
