Some programs,
especially BBC productions, are available on video through one
of the following catalogs:
Signals,
WGBH Educational Foundation, P.O. Box 64428, St. Paul, MN 55164;
phone
(800) 669-9696 or fax (612) 659-4320.
Wireless,
Minnesota Public Radio, P O Box 64422, St. Paul, MN 55164-0422;
telephone
(800) 669-9999 or fax (612) 659-4320.
The
Video Catalog, P O Box 64267, St. Paul, MN 55164-0428; phone
(800) 733-2232
or fax (612) 659-4320.
"American
Playhouse" series information can be
obtained by calling (212) 582-1111; video information is available
at (212) 757-6134.
BBC's Shakespeare Plays series: each
play is available from Ambrose Video, in both VHS and
DVD format.
Other BBC productions:
call (212) 373-4199 to hear a detailed set of recordings offering
suggestions for contacting possible distributors of BBC productions.
Charlie Rose
programs
are available from PBS, or for $29.95 each from Infosource, 322
8th Ave, New York, NY 10001; phone (212) 727-3856 or (800) 825-5746.
"Firing Line" programs are available from Producers Inc.,
2700 Cypress St, Columbia, SC 29205; phone (803) 799-3449.
"Frugal Gourmet" tapes are available from MPI
Home Video, 15825 Rob Roy Dr, Oak Forest, IL 60452; phone
(800) 323-0442.
"Hometime" videos are available by calling (800) 531-5599.
"Infinite Voyage"
videos are sometimes available from LIVE Home Video, (800) 326-1977.
"MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" tapes are available from PBS
Video, (800) 344-3337, but only for 90 days after the
episodes are broadcast.
"Masterpiece
Theatre" video availability can be determined by calling WGBH
at (617) 492-2777.
"National Geographic" videos are available from National
Geographic Society, Educational Services, P O Box 98019,
Washington, DC 20090; phone (800) 368-2728 or fax (301) 921-1575.
"Nature of Things" tapes are sometimes available from Filmakers
Library, (212) 808-4980.
Physics Demonstrations with Julius Sumner Miller, 60 programs
of 15 minutes duration, are available from Western Instructional
Television, 1438 North Gower St, Los Angeles, CA 90028; phone
(213) 466-8601.
Some "P.O.V."
programs are available from PBS.
"Stuff of Dreams" series is available from Council for
Chemical Research, Inc., 1620 L St NW, Ste 825, Washington, DC
20036; phone (202) 429-3971.
"Tony Brown's
Journal" videos, phone (800) 223-1796.
William Alexander art videos, Magic Art Supplies, Inc.,
PO Box 17129, Salem, OR 97305; phone (503) 393-7320 or fax (503)
390-0193; orders only to (800) 547-8747.
WNET-TV-produced videos are often available from them directly;
call (800) 336-1917. The 10-part series "Behind the Scenes" is
available for $108.95 by calling (800) 345-2690 or writing PO
Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407.
WQED-TV-produced videos are often available from them directly.
Write to QED Enterprises, 4802 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213,
or call (412) 622-1307.
"Wonderworks" videos, American Passage Video Collection,
215 W Harrison, Seattle, WA 98119. Also available from Films
Incorporated, 5547 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640-1199;
phone (800) 323- 4222.
If all
of the above sources fail you: Check the end credits
of the program (or call your local affiliate) and determine
the name of the original producing station. Popular producers
include: KQED, WETA,
WGBH, WNET,
WQED, and WTTW.
U.S.
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