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List of free resources for learning general English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
List of free resources for learning general English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these fantastical stories lie at the root of western culture, and yet little is known about where the myths of the Greek gods came from, and how they grew.
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- Classical Civilisation
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Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these fantastical stories lie at the root of western culture, and yet little is known about where the myths of the Greek gods came from, and how they grew.
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Open Culture
List of free resources for learning English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
List of free resources for learning English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
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TED Talk: The danger of a single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
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All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film
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BBC 4 , 2016
From the silent days of cinema, Shakespeare's plays have often been adapted to the big screen. Film-makers relished his vivid characters and dramatic plots as well as the magic and poetry of his work.
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From the silent days of cinema, Shakespeare's plays have often been adapted to the big screen. Film-makers relished his vivid characters and dramatic plots as well as the magic and poetry of his work.
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Buffalo Soldiers
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Gregor Jordan , 2001
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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The Big Sick
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Michael Showalter , 2017
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
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Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
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Culture Shock and Working Abroad
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Adrian Furnham , 2014
Diploma Lecture 2014
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Diploma Lecture 2014
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Eating Qi: Food, Identity and Inheritance
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Vivienne Lo
Diploma 2011
Diploma 2011
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Leading and Building a Culture of Integrity: Does Corporate Culture Rest on Regulation or Core Values?
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Peter Neville Lewis
Diploma Lecture 2012
Diploma Lecture 2012
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London - Multi-Ethnic and Multicultural Metropolis
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Dr Claire Colomb
Diploma 2011
Diploma 2011
GPC/Pre-sessional Lecture 2008
GPC/Pre-sessional Lecture 2008
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Multicultural London
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Carl Ridler
Diploma Lecture 2011
Diploma Lecture 2011
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Reshaping Business Around Core Values: Does Corporate Culture Rest on Regulation or Core Values?
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Peter Neville Lewis , 2010
Diploma 2010
Diploma 2010
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Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures
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Prof. Chris Mcmanus , 2014
Pre-sessional Lecture 2014
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Pre-sessional Lecture 2014
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Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures
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Prof. Chris Mcmanus , 2014
Diploma Lecture 1st December 2014
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Diploma Lecture 1st December 2014
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Swearing in a Foreign Language: The Multicultural Dimension of Rudeness (with transcript)
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Marco Federighi
GPC/Pre-sessional Lecture 2008
GPC/Pre-sessional Lecture 2008
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The English Breakfast and the Anthropology of Food
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Dr Kaori O’Connor
Pre-sessional Lecture June 2013
Pre-sessional Lecture June 2013
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The English Breakfast and the Anthropology of Food
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Dr Kaori O'Connor , 2013
Diploma Lecture October 2013
Diploma Lecture October 2013
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The English Countryside
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Professor Munton
Diploma Lecture 2012
Diploma Lecture 2012
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The Reweaving of the Silk Road
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Dr Gai Jorayev , 2016
Pre-sessional lecture 2016
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Pre-sessional lecture 2016
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Who's Afraid of Multilingualism?
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Raphaela Armbruster
UPCH 2007
UPCH 2007
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Book of the Week - Margrave of the Marshes
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John Peel
Despite the number of claims in publishers blurbs, not many people actually achieve the status of legend in their own lifetime. Fewer still actually deserve that status. John Peel is the exception which proves that rule, a Great Briton whose contribution to British culture is undeniable, without whom popular culture would never have become popular. Beloved by millions - whether for his unstinting championing of musical talent on Radio 1 or for his wildly popular Radio 4 show "Home Truths" - this is the astonishing book he began to write before his untimely death in October 2004, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife Sheila.
Despite the number of claims in publishers blurbs, not many people actually achieve the status of legend in their own lifetime. Fewer still actually deserve that status. John Peel is the exception which proves that rule, a Great Briton whose contribution to British culture is undeniable, without whom popular culture would never have become popular. Beloved by millions - whether for his unstinting championing of musical talent on Radio 1 or for his wildly popular Radio 4 show "Home Truths" - this is the astonishing book he began to write before his untimely death in October 2004, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife Sheila.
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Book of the Week - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
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Roger Deakin
From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with wood and with trees. Meeting woodlanders of all kinds, he lives in shacks and cabins, builds hazel benders, and hunts bush-plums with aboriginal women. At once autobiography, history, a traveller's tale and a work of natural history, "Wildwood" is a lyrical and fiercely intimate evocation of the spirit of trees: in nature, in our souls, in our culture, and in our lives.
From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with wood and with trees. Meeting woodlanders of all kinds, he lives in shacks and cabins, builds hazel benders, and hunts bush-plums with aboriginal women. At once autobiography, history, a traveller's tale and a work of natural history, "Wildwood" is a lyrical and fiercely intimate evocation of the spirit of trees: in nature, in our souls, in our culture, and in our lives.
Neil MacGregor visits Strasbourg, now in France, but also a city with a key place in German history, culture and precision engineering, as revealed by a model of the cathedral clock, now in the British Museum.
Neil MacGregor visits Strasbourg, now in France, but also a city with a key place in German history, culture and precision engineering, as revealed by a model of the cathedral clock, now in the British Museum.