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This film follows the growth and development of children during the first three years of life, using new filming techniques to reveal the ‘natural history’ of baby development.
The concept stems from an idea of John Morgan, first director of Eumetsat, who, having seen a reproduction of the ship’s journal of Christopher Columbus, recognised the possibility of depicting through...
Filmed over an eight-year period this series documents the human and environmental story behind the construction of the M40 extension from Oxford to Birmingham, which began in 1987 for completion in 1992. It...
A year in the life of a 300-year-old oak. Begins in October when the wingless female winter moth climbs the oak to mate and lay her eggs. During late April the buds on the oak open and the catkins are ready...
looks at the life cycle of the butterfly. Investigates the range of protective strategies the butterflies have developed: camouflage, mimicry, use of poisons. Butterflies featured include the monarch,...
Examples include the West African caecilian, a worm-like burrowing creature; the poisonous arrow frog ‘Dendrobates sp’; a desert-living frog ‘Cyclorana platycephalus’; the neotonous amphibian, the...
Set titles: 1. Introducing the Animal Kingdom. 2. Introduction to the Class Mammalia. 3. Introduction to the Class Aves. 4. Introduction to the Class Reptilia. 5. Introduction to the Class Amphibia. 6....
An introduction to basic topics in biology. Set titles: 1. Development of the Frog. 2. Development of the Chick. 3. Development of the Mammal. 4. Development of the Human. 5. Mitosis and Meiosis. 6....
Variously detailed accounts of the behaviours and adaptations involved in reproduction. Set titles: 1. Reproduction in Invertebrates. 2. Reproduction in Vertebrates. 3. Reproduction in Mammals. 4. Larval Forms.
The biology of adaptations for survival and the processes underlying natural selection. Set titles: 1. Predation. 2. Adaptive Colouration. 3. How Animals Eat. 4. Animal Societies. 5. Insect Societies.
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