Thanks for the help here guys
So, if I now understand this right - if you record from a tv broadcast and have an ERA liscence it is possible to that recording on the network, without breaking any rules? So perhaps if one of them has a video copy from the tv I could transfer through a tv card that maybe?
There are 5 members of the history department that do the same topics at the same time and their budget was cut (as probably with most Nottingham schools) so 5 copies of each dvd can get expensive. They are a nice crew so I would like to help. Mind it is starting to sound like a lot of work perhaps I should just refer him to play.com lol