How modern Britain is still defined by the battle between Cavaliers (panache, pleasure and individuality) and Roundheads (modesty, discipline, equality, and state intervention).
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How modern Britain is still defined by the battle between Cavaliers (panache, pleasure and individuality) and Roundheads (modesty, discipline, equality, and state intervention).
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2012
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BBC
Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 180
Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner
The medieval alchemists made elements react to create magnificent shows, enthralling kings and commoners alike, but their secrets were never revealed until now.
- TV-Recordings
- Chemistry
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
The medieval alchemists made elements react to create magnificent shows, enthralling kings and commoners alike, but their secrets were never revealed until now.
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2012 - The Modern Alchemist: 02 - Water: The Fountain of Youth
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BBC
In the second of this year's Christmas Lectures, Dr Peter Wothers drinks from the fountain and finds out whether the elements lurking in the water can restore his youth. Along the way he discovers how exploding balloons could solve the energy crisis, how water contains the remains of the most violent reactions on Earth and that the real secret to eternal youth might be drinking no water at all.
- TV-Recordings
- Chemistry
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In the second of this year's Christmas Lectures, Dr Peter Wothers drinks from the fountain and finds out whether the elements lurking in the water can restore his youth. Along the way he discovers how exploding balloons could solve the energy crisis, how water contains the remains of the most violent reactions on Earth and that the real secret to eternal youth might be drinking no water at all.
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2012 - The Modern Alchemist: 03 - The Philosopher's Stone
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BBC 4
In the final Christmas Lecture, Dr Peter Wothers explores the elements within the earth and discovers just how difficult it is for chemists to extract the planet's greatest treasures. He discovers how our knowledge of the elements can allow us to levitate, turn carbon dioxide into diamonds and maybe turn lead into gold.
- TV-Recordings
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In the final Christmas Lecture, Dr Peter Wothers explores the elements within the earth and discovers just how difficult it is for chemists to extract the planet's greatest treasures. He discovers how our knowledge of the elements can allow us to levitate, turn carbon dioxide into diamonds and maybe turn lead into gold.
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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
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Renny Bartlett
This film dramatizes the 245 days that brought these men to supreme power. As the history unfolds, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Martin Amis, Orlando Figes, Helen Rappaport, Simon Sebag-Montefiore and China Mieville, battle over the meaning of the Russian Revolution and explore how it shaped the world we live in today.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 59
This film dramatizes the 245 days that brought these men to supreme power. As the history unfolds, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Martin Amis, Orlando Figes, Helen Rappaport, Simon Sebag-Montefiore and China Mieville, battle over the meaning of the Russian Revolution and explore how it shaped the world we live in today.
Jonathan Dimbleby explores ten thousand miles of one of the world's most awe-inspiring countries. Summer 2006. Having lived through the Cold War, Jonathan makes his first stop in the city of Murmansk, which stands as a reminder to the years when England and Russia were close allies in a war of survival against the Nazis.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 58
Jonathan Dimbleby explores ten thousand miles of one of the world's most awe-inspiring countries. Summer 2006. Having lived through the Cold War, Jonathan makes his first stop in the city of Murmansk, which stands as a reminder to the years when England and Russia were close allies in a war of survival against the Nazis.
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S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge
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Rithy Panh , 2003
Documentary about the S-21 genocide prison in Phnom Penh with interviews of prisoners and guards. On the search for reasons why this could have happened.
- TV-Recordings
- French subtitles
- 101
Documentary about the S-21 genocide prison in Phnom Penh with interviews of prisoners and guards. On the search for reasons why this could have happened.
With a PhD in papyrology, Margaret Mountford goes in search of the truth behind the legend of Sappho, the most controversial writer of the ancient world and the first authentic woman's voice in western history.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- English subtitles
- 60
With a PhD in papyrology, Margaret Mountford goes in search of the truth behind the legend of Sappho, the most controversial writer of the ancient world and the first authentic woman's voice in western history.
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Science Britannica
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BBC
Professor Brian Cox introduces Britain's science heroes.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- No
Professor Brian Cox introduces Britain's science heroes.
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Science Britannica - Episode 1 : Frankenstein's Monsters
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Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through 350 years of British science to reveal what science really is, who the people are who practise it, and how it is inextricably linked to the past, present and future of each and every one of us.
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through 350 years of British science to reveal what science really is, who the people are who practise it, and how it is inextricably linked to the past, present and future of each and every one of us.
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Science Britannica - Episode 2 : Method and Madness
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Professor Brian Cox
This time, Professor Cox celebrates Britain's pivotal role in creating modern science. From performing Isaac Newton's iconic light experiment to meeting a wartime code breaker and making hydrogen explosions, Professor Cox leads the way through 300 years of British history.
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
This time, Professor Cox celebrates Britain's pivotal role in creating modern science. From performing Isaac Newton's iconic light experiment to meeting a wartime code breaker and making hydrogen explosions, Professor Cox leads the way through 300 years of British history.
Professor Brian Cox ends his homage to British Science by looking at how discoveries are made, asking whether it is better to let the scientists do their own thing, and hope for happy accidents, or to only back scientific winners at the risk of missing the occasional gems
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Brian Cox ends his homage to British Science by looking at how discoveries are made, asking whether it is better to let the scientists do their own thing, and hope for happy accidents, or to only back scientific winners at the risk of missing the occasional gems
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they helped shape our modern world - allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they helped shape our modern world - allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.
Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex? Dr John Gallagher uncovers the surprising tale of how English conquered the world.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex? Dr John Gallagher uncovers the surprising tale of how English conquered the world.
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Secrets of Skin
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Sue Doody
Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of the body's largest organ.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 168
Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of the body's largest organ.
Film telling the story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Men and women who transformed our understanding of the universe, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Film telling the story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Men and women who transformed our understanding of the universe, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos.
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Seven Ages of Britain
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Channel 4
Bettany Hughes explores the history of Britain from a fresh perspective: through the lives and aspirations of the ordinary citizens
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
Bettany Hughes explores the history of Britain from a fresh perspective: through the lives and aspirations of the ordinary citizens
David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part of the chronicle begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
David Dimbleby tells the story of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part of the chronicle begins with the Roman invasion and ends with the Norman Conquest.
Britain's art from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
Britain's art from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400.
Spanning from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to Shakespeare's Henry VIII 100 years later.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
Spanning from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to Shakespeare's Henry VIII 100 years later.
In the 17th century British people learned to question everything, resulting in civil war.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
In the 17th century British people learned to question everything, resulting in civil war.
The story of Britain in the 18th century, as a new 'middle' class emerged.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
The story of Britain in the 18th century, as a new 'middle' class emerged.
The story of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900, revealed through its art and treasures.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
The story of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900, revealed through its art and treasures.
In the last episode, David Dimbleby looks at how the 20th century saw ordinary Britons upturning ancient power structures and class hierarchies.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 58
In the last episode, David Dimbleby looks at how the 20th century saw ordinary Britons upturning ancient power structures and class hierarchies.
Bettany Hughes provides an insight into how British inhabitants evolved over 8,000 years, beginning with the story of man's battle with the environment in 6,000 BC, when global warming transformed Britain into an island covered by dense, impenetrable forests.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Bettany Hughes provides an insight into how British inhabitants evolved over 8,000 years, beginning with the story of man's battle with the environment in 6,000 BC, when global warming transformed Britain into an island covered by dense, impenetrable forests.
Sweeping changes transformed the lives of the masses beyond recognition during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Sweeping changes transformed the lives of the masses beyond recognition during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
The gradual collapse of the Roman Empire led to the disintegration of Britannia. For the next 600 years people would watch their homelands become battlegrounds invaded and plundered by men from Scandinavia and northern Europe, hungry for power and land.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
The gradual collapse of the Roman Empire led to the disintegration of Britannia. For the next 600 years people would watch their homelands become battlegrounds invaded and plundered by men from Scandinavia and northern Europe, hungry for power and land.
Bettany Hughes considers the fifth age of Britain, from 1066 to 1350, charting the period between two shattering historical events - the invasion of William the Conqueror and the Black Death.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Bettany Hughes considers the fifth age of Britain, from 1066 to 1350, charting the period between two shattering historical events - the invasion of William the Conqueror and the Black Death.
The penultimate programme in the series follows the course of the greatest revolution in British history: a revolution of the mind.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
The penultimate programme in the series follows the course of the greatest revolution in British history: a revolution of the mind.