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  1. 92Y On Demand Streaming

    Link
    https://92yondemand.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Business Studies, General Science, Literature, Music, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Huge archive of freely available audio and video interviews with around 1000 notable figures from the worlds of literature, art, music, entertainment, politics and sport who have appeared at the 92Y, a New York community centre and cultural institution with a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Users can search by year, topic or performer name to find Kurt Vonnegut’s first public reading from ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in 1970, Wallace Stevens reciting ‘An Ordinary Evening in New Haven’, Iris Murdoch discussing philosophy and novel writing and Christopher Hitchens debating whether or not Islam is a religion of peace. Known for its sophisticated, well-read audiences, the quality of debate is high and the topics range widely, covering sports, comedy, Jewish issues, business & finance and science & technology, as well as literature.

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  2. Institute of Latin American Studies: Videos and Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/videos-podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, History, Literature, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Series of podcasts from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Featuring speakers from Latin and South American universities as well as European institutions, the podcasts cover a wide range of subjects including decolonisation, Latin American fiction in UK libraries, mining in the Andes, the legacy of Hugo Chavez, religious practices in the Caribbean, to name but a few.

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  3. Socratica Streaming

    Link
    https://www.socratica.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Educational videos on a wide variety of disciplines, inspired by the ethos that certain ideas and concepts benefit from being presented in an engaging audiovisual format. A blog on the ‘Socratica Method’ features highlights from the collection and information about the use of av material as a pedagogical tool. There are also four language channels: German, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Suitable for various levels, from primary to university. Although the videos are not arranged according to educational level it is generally clear from the context who the intended audience is.

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  4. Jane Austen’s World Streaming

    Link
    https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Literature, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Podcasting

    Personal blog which features hundreds of links to a variety of resources about the life and work of Jane Austen and the Regency era. The extensive list of podcasts includes readings of the books, discussions by writers and academics as well as items on the television and film adaptations of the novels, such as this interview with Andrew Davies about his adaptations of the novels for television in which he explains why putting a seduction scene at the beginnning of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ was not done simply to shock the ‘Jane Austen faithful’.

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  5. BBC Shakespeare Archive Resource (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://shakespeare.ch.bbc.co.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Drama, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    The site contains hundreds of television and radio programmes from the BBC’s Shakespeare collection, as well as more than a thousand photos from classic Shakespeare productions. The programmes are only available for streamed playback in a UK educational setting, for example in a classroom, lecture theatre or for academic research. To play the programmes, or see the photos, you will need to prove you are part of a school, FE college or a university, using the authentication box on the site.

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  6. The Morgan Library & Museum Streaming

    Link
    https://www.themorgan.org/videos
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Art, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download

    The Morgan Library & Museum in New York city houses an important collection of illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old master drawings and prints. The Library streams several videotapes produced to support exhibitions and other events. Recent additions include ALICE: 150 YEARS OF WONDERLAND celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’; the curator of the exhibition ‘Medium as Muse: Woodcuts and the Modern Book’ gives a guided tour and several writers, including Colm Tóibín, speak about Jane Austen in support of the exhibition ‘The Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen’.

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  7. Royal Academy of Arts Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/articles/tag/podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Architecture, Art, Design, Literature, Photography
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Organisations, Podcasting

    Podcasts ranging from short stories read by leading novelists to artists and experts in conversation. Recent episodes have included Peter Blake talking to art critic and historian Tim Marlow about his fascination with the work of Joseph Cornell, Frank Auerbach in conversation with Tim Marlow, panel discussions on the changing concept of home ownership, and novelist A.S. Byatt speaking on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. The site also offers online videos from interviews with artists to curator-led tours of exhibitions. Videos include director Mike Leigh talking about how me made the film MR TURNER and actor Richard E. Grant making a tour of the 2015 Summer Exhibition.

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  8. Samuel Beckett Website Streaming

    Link
    http://www.samuel-beckett.net/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Drama, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Festivals, Information Sources, Reviews, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    A visually incoherent site (a consequence of downloading text direct from other sites) which brings together an impressive amount of information from numerous sources documenting the life and work of the Irish playwright and novelist. The site lists online texts, literature festivals and events, reviews, articles, and other websites and blogs devoted to Beckett. There are audio and film and television sections which indicate when a recording or broadcast is available commercially on CD or DVD (a warning that these are not always up to date) The site also records material available in other countries and in other languages. A small number of titles are streamed.

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  9. Bardfilm: the Shakespeare and Film Microblog Streaming

    Link
    http://bardfilm.blogspot.co.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Drama, Film Studies, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Discussion Lists, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    A blog, established in 2008, which comments on Shakespeare on film and television. Recent posts (7/2015) include Shakespeare used to sell pizza and an analysis of Paulo Pausini’s film IL CAPRICCIO All’ITALIANA inspired by Othello.

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  10. Art Films Digital Streaming

    Link
    https://www.artfilms-digital.com/
    Subject
    Art, Dance, Design, Film Studies, Literature, Music
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    Artfilms-Digital is the video streaming service of Contemporary Arts Media and Artfilms offering more than 5000 films for arts education and arts practitioners. Users can watch a preview but must take out a subscription to view the entire film. Films may also be purchased. Films can be searched by title or by category (e.g. Art History, Dance on Film, Performance Art). Catalogues arranged by theme can be downloaded as a pdf.

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