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  1. 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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  2. 11 (2011)

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Mathematics

    A fascinating explanation of the role of the number 11 in error detection codes, with examples of ISBNs and damaged CDs.

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  3. Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus (2014)

    Director
    Madeleine Sackler
    Subject
    Drama; Politics & government

    Documentary about the Belarus Free Theatre, a radical troupe whose underground theatre performances features critical examinations of subjects banned by the government, including topics such as sexual...

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  4. Decoding the ‘Bitcoin Revolution’ (2019)

    Subject
    Economics; Technology

    What’s blockchain? Are we now in the cripto-winter of this technology? In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the mysterious figure Satoshi Nakamoto published a revolutionary white paper that described...

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  5. Black Sheep (2018)

    Director
    Ed Perkins
    Subject
    Social Studies

    Short documentary following the story of Cornelius Walker after the murder of 11-year-old Damilola Taylor in November 2000. Cornelius, also aged 11 and with Nigerian parents, lived nearby. His mother,...

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  6. Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story (2010)

    Subject
    Economics

    Film maker Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess we are in: an estimated £4.8 trillion of national debt and counting. It’s so big that even if every home in the UK was sold it...

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  7. Critical Social Work Practice (2009)

    Subject
    Social welfare

    This series of 25 audio tracks looks at social work practice around the world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course...

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  8. Rsa Animate: Language As a Window into Human Nature (2011)

    Subject
    Psychiatry; Psychology

    In this RSA Animate, Steven Pinker explains how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings. Th transcript of this talk can be downloaded as a pdf file. [11 minutes]

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  9. Spartans, The (2002)

    Subject
    Classical studies; History

    This series chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen. Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of Spartan life. (141 minutes)

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  10. Economics is for Everyone (2016)

    Subject
    Economics

    Animation. Economist Ha-Joon Chang explains why it is important for everyone to understand basic economics. He clarifies the often mystifying language of derivatives and quantitative easing, and explains how...

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