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Daily Life in Viking Ireland (2014)

Subject

Archaeology

Dr Patrick F. Wallace, former Director of the National Museum, discusses finds from excavations from Dublin, which is one of the world’s best preserved Viking towns. [7 minutes]

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Pipe Down (2009)

Director

Oliver Knowles; Cian Ó Laoi

Subject

Environmental science; Geography

A 60-minute documentary that tells the story of a rural community in Co. Mayo, Ireland, who have been battling the oil giant Shell over their plans to put a dangerous raw gas pipeline through the community...

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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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Living in the Future (2008)

Subject

Architecture; Environmental science; Social Studies

An ongoing series of video podcasts, each 5 to 8 minutes long, highlighting how people have come together to build their own homes, grow their own food, and create lively and sustainable communities....

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Peter Hain on Compulsory Voter Turnout (2007)

Subject

Politics & government

In the run up to the 2007 local elections in England and the election of the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament, the issue of compulsory voter turnout is again in the spotlight. In this podcast, Richard...

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Being British (2010)

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Amid growing concern about cultural division in the UK and the sense of national pride being lost, the British Government has encouraged schools to investigate diversity in the UK and develop an awareness of...

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Standing with Stones (2008)

Director

Michael Bott

Producer

Michael Bott

Subject

Archaeology; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 136 minutes), £16.99

A first-hand account of the filmmakers’ journey through the British Isles and Ireland, starting at the tip of Cornwall and ending on the Scottish Isles, visiting over 100 Neolithic and Bronze age monuments...

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Alright Jack?: Conflict and Cohesion in Britain, 2005 - 2010

Subject

History; Politics & government; Social Studies

Dr Nick Groom presents a podcast which expands upon his study ‘The Union Jack: The Story of the British Flag’, which was published in 2006. Groom surveys the past five years of ‘Union Jackery’, from...

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Designing Life: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology (2014)

Subject

Biology

Video. As part of an initiative by President Michael D. Higgins, the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin explores the ethics and future directions of synthetic biology - an emerging scientific field...

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Poetry of Sorley Maclean, The (2009)

Subject

Literature

A short online course on the work of Sorley MacLean (1911-1998), who is now regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. However, until the 1970s, his verse was known by very few...

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