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- https://www.ted.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Environmental Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Organisations
An acronym for ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’, TED offers video recordings of presentations (of 18 minutes or less) by some of the world’s most prominent thinkers. The videos may be accessed direct from the TED website or via the TED channels on Youtube and iTunes. A fresh TEDTalk is posted every weekday and they are licensed under Creative Commons, so you’re welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share the ideas with others.
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- https://fora.tv/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, General Science, Medicine, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
FORA.tv is an online television station delivering discourse, discussions and debates on the world’s most interesting political, social and cultural issues. The programmes (chiefly interviews and speeches) are divided into Arts and Culture, Business, Education, Environment, Politics, Religion, Science and Health, and Technology. Viewers are able to add comments and subject tags. All programmes are chaptered with synchronised transcripts. Some videos are available for free viewing and others are pay-per-view or membership-based.
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- http://www.videojug.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Law, Music, Social Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Podcasting
Self described as ‘Life explained on film’, this site is marketed as a video encyclopedia, covering a very broad range of subjects including Food, DIY, Beauty, Fitness, Life and Wedding. Based in the UK, USA and Spain with a number of items supplied by users, the content ranges from practical self-help guides to more general topics. Flash is required to view the content which can be downloaded onto ipods.
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- https://www.ippr.org/
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Organisations, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world. The IPPR hosts regular talks and discussions led by experts in the field and after the event some of these are available via the tab Insights.
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- https://www.concordmedia.org.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Architecture, Art, Dance, Development Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Literature, Medicine, Psychiatry, Social Welfare, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Distributors
Major film distribution library covering medicine, sociology, arts, general education, anthropology and other areas of political and social interest. Concord distributes not only the Concord library but also distributes films and programmes for over 350 other bodies, including the Arts Council of Great Britain and Graves Audiovisual Library. Its attractively designed new website divides the collection into eleven categories, with descriptions and booking details for each title. The categories are Addictions, the Arts, Children, Community Topics, Counselling & Mental Health, Death & Bereavement, Education, International, Medical & Health, Social Welfare, Women & Gender Issues. Many of their resources are available to buy and rent online via vimeo.
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- http://films.economist.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, Computing, Current Affairs, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Politics and Government
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Audio and videos from The Economist can now be found on The Economist Films and The Economist Radio. Recent series added include The Disrupters, which explores how major industries—from music and cars to hospitality—are currently being disrupted by the latest wave of digital innovation. All the magazine’s videos on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology can be accessed via their YouTube channel.
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- http://www.ibt.org.uk
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- Social Sciences
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- Development Studies, Environmental Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Producers/Broadcasters
The IBT is an independent production company specialising in making television programmes on development, environment and human rights issues. Their productions range from mainstream documentaries and drama to youth and schools programming. Some of the mainstream programmes have been adapted into educational packages. The site presents research reports from the Third World & Environment Broadcasting Project (3WE) that monitor the level of coverage of international topics in non-news and current affairs factual programming on UK terrestrial television.
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- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Environmental Studies, History, Medicine, Politics and Government, Social Welfare
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Excellent presentation of public information films, produced by the Central Office of Information 1946-2006. There is useful contextual material, both on the films and on the historical reasons of their production. Titles include Coughs and Sneezes, The British Policeman, an example of the This Week in Britain cinemagazine, Suez in Perspective, Clunk Click, Protect & Survive and AIDS Monolith.
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- Link
- http://www.tve.org
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Nature, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Festivals, Organisations, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Video Sources
tve is an independent, non-profit organisation, which has been making, co-producing, or partnering in the production of films since the 1980s. Their aim is to produce films and enable others to produce films, about the environment, development, human rights and health. A significant archive can now be accessed via their website or their You Tube Channel. Films are organised under 23 categories including: climate change; energy and fuel; food fishing and farming; football; forests and trees; health; human rights; migration; oceans, rivers and seas; people and communities; protest; reusing and recycling; science and technology; trade and economics; transport; urban and rural; war and conflict; and women and equality.
tve is also responsible for the tvebiomovies initiative- a film competition for young people around the world.
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- http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/video/index.html
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- Biology, Botany, Environmental Studies, General Science, Geology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Courses, Streaming/Download
This American site includes a streamed video 42 minutes in length (Real or Windows Media) entitled "Careers for Geoscientists", all about how to become a geoscientist. There is also a long article on the subject (listed as a "brochure"), and a section devoted to Job Ads. The site also includes an interactive Geological time scale, games and an imagebank.
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