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  1. Celebrating Dickens (2012)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    This documentary, presented by Professor John Mee, explores the life and career of Charles Dickens in his various guises: the author, the public performer, the philanthropist, the celebrity, the boy and the...

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  2. Lasers in Chemistry Research (2012)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Medical sciences

    This short video shows how UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Martin Zanni’s laboratory uses lasers to study the causes of Type II diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease and cataracts. [1 minute 44 seconds]

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  3. Prime Numbers (2013)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    Dr Richard Earl of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford presents a talk about prime numbers, describing what they are and discussing their role in internet security. Freely available to download as video (mp4)...

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  4. Tunisia: The Death of Fear (2011)

    Subject
    Geography; History; Politics & government

    In an exclusive documentary Rageh Omaar traces the roots and repercussions of the uprising in Tunisia - a revolution which ended half a century of autocratic rule and inspired a wave of public protest that...

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  5. Why we Need a Social Science of Religion (2009)

    Subject
    Religious studies; Social sciences

    Professor Steve Bruce, of the University of Aberdeen, delivers the First Annual Lecture for the Centre for Religion and Contemporary Society at Birkbeck College, University of London. [48 minutes]

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  6. Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (2007)

    aka: Chavez: Inside the Coup

    Director
    Kim Bartley; Donnacha O’Briain
    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government

    An intimate profile of the charismatic and unconventional Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the coup attempt against him in April 2002, and his dramatic return to power some 48 hours later. 75 minutes

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  7. Free-Will and Determinism (2015)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 6 minutes), £5.49

    A short film which leads the viewer through the issues and questions raised by the free-will/determinsm debate. The film covers: key ideas related to free-will and determinism; classifying different...

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  8. John Updike Radio Files, The (2014)

    Subject
    Literature

    A conversation with John Updike’s biographer, Adam Begley, recorded for a Radio Open Source podcast. Begley talks about Updike’s Pennsylvania boyhood, his wives and lovers north of Boston, his children,...

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  9. Smallpox Through Time (2010)

    Producer
    Jon Adams
    Subject
    Medical sciences

    The history of the disease in 13 short video clips covering its origins in the ancient world to its eradication in the 1970s. Individual video items can be found by clicking at designated points along the...

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  10. Artificial Intelligence (2017)

    Subject
    Information technology

    Public lecture by Professor Martyn Thomas, expert in software engineering and cybersecurity and IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology at Gresham College. Alan Turing famously proposed a test...

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