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- http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Law, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
A weekly news magazine radio programme and podcast which takes a look at things from "a secular, rationalist, skeptical, somewhat lefty-liberal, sort of perspective". Covers politics, science, religion, social networking, ethics, medicine and anything else which it considers germane to its free-thinking approach, with the aim of producing a superficially light-hearted but essentially serious and thought-provoking series of programmes aimed at the intelligent general listener.
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- http://www.hrw.org
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Its aim is to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice by investigating and exposing human rights violations and holding abusers accountable.
The website features videos, interviews, podcasts as well as photo essays and audio slideshows. The videos take the form of short documentaries which focus on a particular country, often featuring eyewitness accounts of abuse and human rights violations.
WANTED FOR WAR CRIMES looks at the Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and playing a prominent role in ethnic massacres, killings, rape and torture as well as recruiting children for his army. Other films consider the displacement of indigenous people in Ethiopia, civilian casualties, the 2011 Libya campaign and war crimes in Idlib during peace negotiations in the Syrian conflict.
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- Link
- https://archive.cpbf.org.uk/indexea4e.html?k=podcasts
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- Social Sciences
- Subject
- Current Affairs, Law, Media Studies, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Organisations, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The CPBF website contains a series of podcasts relating to achieving and maintaining a diverse, democratic and accountable media. Topics include taking on the media barons, freedom of information at risk, reporting the riots, and Leveson - a chance for change?
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- https://www.guardian.co.uk/audio
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Business Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, Film Studies, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Sports Science
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Information Sources, Podcasting
An extensive range of weekly audio podcasts from The Guardian covering areas such as science, business, film, media, music and politics. Many of these from the past five or so years are archived, but searching seems to be only chronological. The website also hosts blogs for discussion of current topics.
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- https://www.soundboard.com/
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Film Studies, History, Nature, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Footage Sources, Streaming/Download
A site with tens of thousands of downloadable sound clips. Many are free and others are available for a small fee. Organised by category including Historical (speeches by Churchill, Hitler, etc), Political (mainly American), Movies (music and soundtrack), Science/Nature (a wide range of animal and bird sounds) and Sound Effects (e.g. car engines, bells, snoring, etc).
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Languages, Law, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Courses, Discussion Lists, Information Sources, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
At the end of 2009 this brilliant site designed to teach skills to BBC journalists was opened to public access in the UK. Using hundreds of video and audio examples alongside interactive modules, the site provides masterclasses covering craft skills, law, and ethics & values. There is also an active discussion forum, glossary, and currently a section on covering the general election. It is intended to make the site available by subscription outside the UK. Part of the BBC Academy, see also the separate entry for the sister site, BBC College of Production.
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- http://www.achievement.org
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Business Studies, Computing, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Sports Science, Technology
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Podcasting
International in scope but mainly aimed at students in American education, this site offers dozens of video interviews and podcasts featuring leaders in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Bio-medicine, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. Individuals can be searched for by name and by general academic discipline and the interviews and lectures are available in QuickTime format.
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- https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/takingliberties/index.html
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- Arts and Humanities
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- History, Law, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download
This audio and video section is part of a larger, interactive website originally set up to accompany the Taking Liberties exhibition on the 900-year struggle for Britains freedoms and rights, held at the British Library in 2008-2009. Although the exhibition is now over, the collection of podcasts, interviews, videos and curator talks will remain available online. A virtual curator presents a series of short videos on key aspects of the Magna Carta, and there are audio recordings of talks given during the exhibition including Professor A.C Grayling on British ‘liberty; Trevor Phillips on equality and human rights in modern Britain; Ken Livingstone in a panel debate about fundamental freedoms in a world of climate change; Nigel Sadler on the Minutes of the Committee for Abolition of the Slave Trade; Polly Toynbee chairing a debate on women’s rights in the 21st century; ; Professor Nicholas Vincent on the Magna Carta; Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty on the dangers of quick-fix legislation; as well as talks on the Human Rights Act 1998, The Wolfenden Report and Paine’s Rights of Man.
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- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street
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- Social Sciences
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- Advertising, Current Affairs, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
The site includes basic information on the British government, and features an archive of audio internet broadcasts by the Prime Minister, and video recordings of government commercials, videos to accompany annual reports, Budget statements, press conferences, and Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (transmitted live and then archived back to 2000). Available using RealPlayer or Windows Media Player, with broadband access available (the server adjusts automatically to match the user’s connection speed). The site also offers 360 degree views of individual rooms in 10 Downing Street.
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- https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- History, Politics and Government, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Footage Sources, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
The Imperial War Museum holds a rich and varied collection of sound, film and video recordings covering twentieth and twenty-first century conflict, from the Boer War to Afghanistan. The website gives access to the catalogue details of over 33,000 sound recordings, primarily oral history interviews recording the memories of civilians and service personnel with regard to their experiences of conflict, but also significant holdings of speeches, sound effects, broadcasts, poetry and music. There are also details of over 23,000 hours of film and video, covering all aspects of conflicts relating to Britain, Commonwealth or former empire countries, as well as reflecting aspects of civilian life in wartime and military life in peacetime. As well as newsreels, these include public and service information films, documentaries and unedited combat film, and amateur films. Over 90,000 items from the collections have digitised images, sound or video that and may be viewed or listened to online. Selected items are also available for loan or sale.
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