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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048s3my/episodes/downloads
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- Bio-Medical
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- Botany
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Presented by professor Kathy Williams, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, the 25-episode series delves into Kew’s archive, including the herbarium of over seven million preserved plant specimens, to tell the story of how modern botany was born around the time of Kew’s establishment in 1759. It also examines how changes in scientific, economic and social preoccupations have influenced our attitudes to plants. The series is available indefinitely and episodes can be listened to individually or in five omnibus instalments.
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- https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/collection/victorian-film
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download
An excellent selection of films made over the last years of Queen Victoria’s reign which show how filmmaking was transformed from the pursuit of a handful of showmen, chemists and amateur enthusiasts into a dynamic industry, and from fairground novelty into the greatest entertainment of the age. The films, available for free via the BFI PLayer, have been organised into eight categories: Inventing Film Language, Victoria’s New Media Pioneers, Victorian Entertainment, England Expects, Pomp and Circumstance, The Victorian Street and Victorian Mysteries.
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- https://wyss.harvard.edu
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Medicine, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Organisations, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
An institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University devoted to research and technology development to create new bioinspired materials and devices with high-impact applications in healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, energy, and sustainable architecture. The Multimedia section of the website offers videos, animations and podcasts. Content is organised into Focus Areas (e.g. 3D Organ Engineering, Molecular Robotics, Synthetic Biology), Technology Areas (e.g. Building Materials, Medical devices, Organs on Chips), Disciplines (from Aging, Architecture, Biochemestry and Design to Materials Science, Medicine and Physics), and Application Areas (e.g. Balance & Motor Control, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart, Kidney, Liver and Lung diseases).
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz/episodes/downloads
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Languages
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting
BBC radio series about the English language and the way it is spoken. Presented by Michael Rosen, the programmes look at all aspects of the spoken word from slang, acronyms, strange vocabulary, jargon and poetry; along with etymology, and changes through time and among society. Recent episodes include, Dyslexia, in which Professor Maggie Snowling explains what it is and how to understand it, and Me, Myself & AI about how the conversation skills by the likes of Siri, Alexa and Cortana are designed. Older episodes such as The Naming of Art Movements or How Shakespeare Spoke are also available indefinitely.
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- https://bio-fiction.com
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Biology, Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Streaming/Download
The product of Biofaction, a research and science communication company based in Vienna, the film festival was set out in 2011 to explore synthetic biology from all possible angles. Winners and shortlisted entries (over 110 films in total) are available to watch for free. Winning shorts include: Copy & Clone and Bruce (Animation category), Hybris and (In)visible (Fiction category), New Mumbai and E-Chromi (Documentary category), and Vermin (Special Award of the Jury).
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- https://hereslookingatyousite.wordpress.com/category/podcast/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Blogs, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
An online hub for various research projects from Dr Ellen Wright, Lecturer in Cinema and Television at DeMontfort University. Her research interrogates notions of gender, sexuality, class, taste, nationality and consumption linked to Classical Hollywood cinema and focuses on denigrated forms such as the celebrity group ‘selfie’, pin-up photography, slash fiction and pornography as well as press books, promotional materials for films and TV shows, film fan annuals, film and photography magazines/pamphlets, syndicated radio plays, film star fiction, film star/celebrity endorsements and advertising tie-ups. There are some 16 podcasts which include interviews with lecturers, body-based performance artists, film programmers, lawyers and magazine editors.
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0lx/episodes/downloads
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC correspondents investigate global events, developments and issues. The collection is updated daily and episodes are available indefinitely. A vast selection of the programmes broadcast between 2007 and 2014 can be accessed via the Podcast Archive section where they are organised by year. More recent episodes are displayed in chronological order by date of transmission. Subject search is not supported, but this drawback is compensated with the guarantee that any time spend browsing will be rewarded with an interesting find. These include: a 50 minute programme on the controversial video This is America by Donald Glover about gun violence, mass shootings, racism and discrimination in the US; an investigation into Burundi-one of the most secretive countries in Africa, an insight into the little known astronomer George Ellery Hale, a look at robot cars filling our roads in the near future, and a report on the Yaba drug which is produced in Myanmar but consumed in Bangladesh.
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- http://www.healthtalk.org
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- Bio-Medical, Social Sciences
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- Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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Created in 2001 by GP Dr Ann McPherson and Dr Andrew Herxheimer after their own experiences of illness, this vast resource is the fruit of a partnership between a charity called DIPEx and The Health Experiences Research Group at The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Healthcare. The Learning & Teaching section offers over 25,000 videos of people talking about their experiences of health and social care. The videos are an excellent teaching and training resource for medicine, nursing, social care, allied health professions, sociology and psychology. The content is protected by copyright and is available for reuse to educational and non-profit organisations for an annual fee.
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- https://www.festivalofdebate.com/animations
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Social Studies
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- Streaming/Download
A collection of 29 animations created by students at Sheffield Hallam University. The 3-minute videos are all about issues the students are concerned with and so they are likely to be of use to spark debate in the classroom. Some of the themes covered include: AI and Automation, Same Sex Marriage, Employability, Shopping, Asexuality, Refugees, Reasons for Crime, Mental Health, Air Pollution, Homelessness, Global Warming, Transfobia, Homophobia and Trees.
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4vz/episodes/downloads
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC series examining the ideas and forces, which shape public policy in Britain and abroad. The programmes are presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics. Recent episodes include How to Kill a Democracy, which looks at how democracies around the world are being dismantled; What are Universities for? which looks at the main purpose of the sector; and Why Are Even Women Biased Against Women, which examines discriminatory attitudes amongst women. There is also The Best of Analysis, where episodes are grouped under specific subject headings including, Economics, British Politics, Global Politics, Political Islam, Education, gender and Identity, Society and Culture, Europe, and Business and Finance.
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