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Taking London to the World: Robert Paul Shows His Native City in Motion (2019)

Subject

Film studies; History

Second in a series of three lectures in which Professor Ian Christie explores key moments in the portrayal of London in cinema over the past century, and what these portrayals may mean locally and...

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Nation’s Health, The (2005)

Subject

History; Medical sciences; Social Studies

A six part series in which Jonathan Miller examines the development of the nation’s health since the end of the Second World War. Since the war the nation’s health has improved dramatically but the...

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Newsnight: Phonics Features (2005)

Subject

Education; English language and literature

Three 15-minute reports on the use of synthetic phonics in teaching reading. Broadcast on BBC’s Newsnight in May 2005.

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Into Thin Air (2005)

Subject

Medical sciences; Sports science

This programme looks at the physical and mental effects that high altitude has on the body of climbers. Tim Malyon investigates the psychological drive, the physiological consequences and the payoffs of...

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How to Find the Sweet Spot (2005)

Subject

Physics

A "sweet spot" is that unique place on a bat or racquet where you can hit a ball without jarring yourself. It’s also the perfect tuning point of a musical instrument, the point of balance in a circus act,...

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Here’s One I Prepared Earlier (2005)

Subject

Music; Psychology

Georgina Ferry explores musical memory and how musicians remember the words, scores and stage directions for live performances. Musicians and researchers talk about how the brain performs this amazing feat....

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Ted Wragg Meets David Puttnam (2005)

Subject

Education; Media studies

David Puttnam, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, is passionate about education and the parallels between the film world and teaching. He tells Ted Wragg how the Teaching Awards have been a "significant success"...

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Lab and the Mosque, The (2005)

Subject

Religious studies; Science

In the Western world, science and religion occupy different spheres. Religion might sometimes be called on to provide an ethical dimension to a scientific issue, but by and large, it is believed that science...

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"Being Different May Be Cool" - On the Autistic Spectrum (2005)

Subject

Education; Social welfare

This programme looks at the challenge for teachers and pupils of including children with autusm in the mainstream classroom. It presents an honest account of life with autism from the perspective of three...

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Amesbury Archer, The (2005)

aka: Was the Amesbury Archer the King of Stonehenge?

Subject

Archaeology; History

In May 2002 archaologists discovered the richest early Bronze Age burial ever found in Britain. The so-called Amesbury Archer was buried with gold earrings, copper knives, flint arrow heads and the stone...

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