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  1. Radio Arts Streaming

    Link
    http://www.radioarts.org.uk
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Art, Radio Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    An independent artists’ group whose aim is to promote radio as a site for creative experimentation. The group organises workshops, sound installations and live events, and commissions and broadcasts new sound works by international artists. The site has an audio gallery of commissioned works which have been aired on 13 partner stations including ABC (AUS), RTE, Resonance FM, Soundart Radio, Phonic FM, Radio Reverb, Radiophrenia, BCB, Wave Farm (US), Radio Papesse and Borealis Festival. Each commission has its own page with an in-depth description of the work, a biography of the artist, and links to excerpts of the work and in some cases interviews.

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  2. Inside Health Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019dl1b
    Category
    Bio-Medical
    Subject
    Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    BBC series in which Dr Mark Porter, with the help of GP Margaret McCartney,
    demystifies health issues by separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice. There are over 200 episodes covering just about everything, from the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo to social prescribing, where patients are referred to non-clinical services such as looking after an allotment and exercise programme at a local football club. Each episode last 30 minutes and has its own page on the site which includes a transcript and links to related resources. The Podcasts are updated weekly and available indefinitely.

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  3. Computing Britain Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06bq6j1
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Computing, Mathematics
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    BBC podcast looking at 70 years of computing history. Milestones highlighted include: the design of automatic calculating engines in the 1940s, the first office computer in the 1950s, the Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment, the first efforts to link early computers, the coming of cheap microprocessors in the 1970s, the arrival of Microcomputers to British classrooms and then to most homes, early generation of programmers of video games, and the dotcom Bubble, the design and build of the ARM chip which can be found in most mobile devices. Episodes are presented by Dr Hannah Fry and are available indefinitely.

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  4. CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa Streaming

    Link
    https://www.circuit.org.nz
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, Media Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Databases, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Founded in 2012, this arts agency supports and represents moving image practice in New Zelaland. The online resource streams over 700 videos by some 100 New Zealand artists. The collection is searchable by artist, title, year and keyword. Extensive clips of the works are available online for research and study purposes. The site also presents a fortnightly podcast hosted by Mark Amery, who is joined by local guest curators, writers and artists to dissect recent exhibitions and events in the world of local and international moving image. The podcast was launched in 2013, and the archive now contains over 80 programmes of approximately 30 minutes each. A recent addition to their podcast collection is an interview with Scottish filmmaker Luke Fowler on which he talks about his filmed portraits of experimental musicians, the revolutionary potential of the past and the responsibility of the spectator.

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  5. Spycast Streaming

    Link
    https://audioboom.com/channel/spycast
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Podcasting

    Weekly podcast featuring interviews and programmes with ex-spies, intelligence experts and espionage scholars. Hosted by historian and curator Dr Vince Houghton, and published by Author Debriefings, where the latest intelligence-related novels are discussed; Current Events, which deals with intelligence stories in daily news; Real Spy Stories and Secret History of History. Among the top episodes there is an interview with Sven Hughes, a former reserve soldier within British Military Intelligence, who discusses counter-radicalisation and the effectiveness of influence operations.

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  6. A Brief History of Mathematics Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srz5b
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    History, Mathematics
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Is mathematics the driving force behind modern science? In this BBC podcast series, Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how mathematic finds a role in the real world. For example, an astronaut and an investment analyst explain the power of calculus; in another episode, it is explained how a solution to an eighteenth century mathematical conundrum paved the way to the search engines we use in internet. Each episode lasts 15 minutes and they are available indefinitely.

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  7. Faculty of Horror Podcast Streaming

    Link
    http://www.facultyofhorror.com
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Now in its 70th show, this independently produced Canadian podcast is a very good source for classic and contemporary horror film discussions. Hosted by journalists/academics Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West, the shows offer in-depth analysis and intelligent insights on the cultural impact of horror films. The site offers a reading list, and a helpful Episode index, which allows for alphabetical browsing of all the content. Some of the films covered include: Ravenous (1999), Mother! (2017), The Stepford Wives (1975) and Get Out (2017).

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  8. One Heat Minute Streaming

    Link
    https://oneheatminute.com
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    A monographic podcast examining Michael Mann’s 1995 crime opus HEAT, minute by minute, literally. In each episode, host Blake Howard and a guest dissect 60 seconds of the Neo-noir film classic. Now on its 116th minute (1:55:00-1:56:00) the full series can be accessed via the Episode Guide tab section of the website. Episodes last between 45 and 60 minutes.

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  9. California Academy of Science Streaming

    Link
    https://www.calacademy.org
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Development Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, General Science, Nature, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    A voice for biodiversity research and exploration, and environmental education, the California Academy of Science’s site offers a wide range of learning experiences via mobile applications, interactives and animal webcams. The Video Library showcases short films on the latest discoveries and research findings made by Academy scientists around the world. Prolific series include: Science Today, Ocean, Space, Human Impacts and Sustainability, Behind the Scenes and Weather and Climate. A significant number of past Lectures can be listened to as podcasts via iTunes and these are organised into four categories: Space, Life, Earth and Tech.

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  10. BBC Teach Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.com/teach
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Education
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    The new home to all the BBC classroom resources, which cover 22 subjects ranging from early years to GCSE. Major cultural events such as Black History Month or Shakespeare Season are also covered. The new site includes: Primary and Secondary Class clips, which are arranged by subject and age group; Live Lessons, half-hour curriculum-linked webcasts for the classroom; School Radio, with resources covering music, dance, history, collective workshop, literacy and maths; Terrific Scientific, which is aimed at encouraging scientific enquiry for Key Stage2; Ten Pieces, the classical music project which aims to open up the world of classical music to 7 to 14-year-old across the UK.

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