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  1. When Will Time End? (2009)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Physics

    It now seems that our entire universe is living on borrowed time. How long it can survive depends on whether Stephen Hawking’s theory checks out. (21 minutes)

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  2. Wired for Books: Graham Swift (1985)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    Graham Swift, author of The Light of Day, Waterland, and Ever After, journeys from London, England to visit New York for the first time. He is a fortunate writer in that he is a full time writer and does...

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  3. Inside America: The Quiet Persuader (2011)

    Subject
    Media studies; Social Studies

    First transmitted in 1965, this programme looks at Steve Frankfurt, a New York advertising executive working in an industry worth 14 billion dollars in the US alone. Used to spending thousands at a time with...

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  4. Living with a Star: A New Encounter with Our Dynamic Sun (2005)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    A video recording of the BA Lord Kelvin Award Lecture 2005 given by Robert Walsh. The sun is vital for providing all the light, heat and energy required for life to have evolved on our planet. However, our...

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  5. Saddam’s Road to Hell (2006)

    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    DVD

    Filmmaker Gwynne Roberts and a team of investigators led by Dr Mohammed Ihsan, Kurdistan’s Human Rights Minister, set off in an armoured convey across postwar Iraq to find out what happened to 8,000...

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  6. Moon: The Great Impact (2010)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    A look at the Japanese space probe, Kaguya, which is orbiting and cataloguing the entire surface of the moon for the first time. Launched in 2007, Japan’s first moon orbiter has been circling the moon and...

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  7. Living with Climate Change (2007)

    Subject
    Environmental science

    Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of the century. The last time...

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  8. James Mactaggart Memorial Lecture: Eric Schmidt (2011)

    Subject
    Media studies

    Video recording of the 2011 James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Media Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival, given by Eric Schmidt, As television and internet technology converge, this year’s...

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  9. Passing the Qts Numeracy Test (5 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    Education; Mathematics

    A series of five short videos in which Maths consultant Malcolm Shay introduces the QTS Numeracy Skills Test and explains how trainees can’t become qualified teachers without passing it. He discusses the...

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  10. Pride and Privilege: A Year in the Life of Glenalmond College (3 Parts) (2010)

    Director
    Stephen Bennett
    Subject
    Education; Social Studies

    Glenalmond College is one of Scotland’s oldest and most prestigious public schools. Nestled in the middle of the rolling hills in Perthshire, it costs nearly £24,000 a year to send a child there. It’s a...

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