Latest Releases
Here you will find the latest releases from Classroom Video, BBC Active,
Channel 4 UK and affiliated producers.
Most people believe that prices are constantly rising, but in reality the cost of most consumer g...
Most people believe that prices are constantly rising, but in reality the cost of most consumer goods have been falling over the past ten years. Libby Potter crosses three continents to reveal how 'cheap' has changed the world. In America, she visits the busiest mall on earth and the store that revolutionised the way everything is now sold. In Europe, she meets shopaholics and sees how one retailer totally transformed how we buy. She also goes shopping in the largest wholesale market in the world, discovers why China is the leader and asks how long our addiction to cheap can last. It is the ‘Age of Cheap’ and while there's much to celebrate, there are some intriguing questions that need to be asked: Why are things so cheap? What are the hidden costs? And is it all going to come to an end soon?
Students get an engaging introduction to the basic concepts of air. Topics include: living things...
Students get an engaging introduction to the basic concepts of air. Topics include: living things need air to exist; air is real and takes up space; air has weight; air can be captured and moved from one place to another; air is a gas; air has pressure; and air expands when heated and contracts when cooled. This program also shows students performing various activities and experiments that illustrate these major topics.
Home-grown terrorist cells are emerging as the new threat in terror. In 2006, 17 men were arreste...
Home-grown terrorist cells are emerging as the new threat in terror. In 2006, 17 men were arrested in Toronto for plotting to blow up buildings and murder politicians in their homeland of Canada. Whether it is in the city suburbs of Canada, Western Europe or Australia, this program investigates why young middle-class people living in western, democratic societies would plot to commit murder in their own backyards. Dealing with alienation, radicalisation and moderation, this program offers contemporary insights into one of the biggest issues of our times.
Physicist Roger Rassool finds out who does what at a synchrotron, and why they love their jobs. H...
Physicist Roger Rassool finds out who does what at a synchrotron, and why they love their jobs. He discovers that many of them are young, and that you do not necessarily need a PhD to work at this highly specialised facility. In fact, not everyone working there is even a scientist. He meets an accelerator physicist, accelerator operator, beamline scientist, technical director, technician, and administration/project support officer, who all explain what they do and why they love their jobs. Along the way, Roger discovers the basics of how a synchrotron works, and some of its uses.
Without a bone marrow transplant five-year-old Charlie, who has Diamond Black Fan Anaemia, could ...
Without a bone marrow transplant five-year-old Charlie, who has Diamond Black Fan Anaemia, could die before his 30th birthday. As it is, he must endure regular blood transfusions and almost nightly injections of drugs. This program follows his story begun in the BBC program ‘A Baby to Save our Son’, where we meet Charlie’s parents who were using IVF to conceive Jamie, a sibling whose placenta might just save his brother’s life. In this program we find out whether Charlie’s operation, in which there is a five per cent chance he will not survive, is a success.
The traditional caravans are dying out, but for some cultures they are a way of life and somethin...
The traditional caravans are dying out, but for some cultures they are a way of life and something of a trial, a test of endurance and manhood. In this beautifully made documentary we witness the personal stories of two young boys, one in Nepal, the other in Niger, as they make their first caravan journeys across spectacular landscapes. Inspirational, heart-warming and insightful, this is a brilliant program about a mythical aspect of traditional life.
A compelling set of short programs illustrating five of psychology's most important studies; The ...
A compelling set of short programs illustrating five of psychology's most important studies; The Strange Situation, Bandura on Social Learning, Elizabeth Loftus on Eyewitness Testimony, Milgram's Experiments on Obedience and The Stanford Prison Experiment. Also included on the DVD are lesson plans and activities, PowerPoints and follow-up references and resources. This is ideal for introduction to this field of study.
This program establishes the vital importance of the greenhouse effect for life on Earth and then...
This program establishes the vital importance of the greenhouse effect for life on Earth and then presents a balanced argument to assess whether or not anthropogenic climate change (often called global warming) is in fact taking place. Clear arguments are presented on both sides of the debate and illustrations given covering both more economically developed countries and less economically developed countries, with impacts and responses fully explored. A thorough and balanced examination of this important and often contentious issue.
Can you tell your spleen from your gallbladder? In fact, do you even know where they are, let alo...
Can you tell your spleen from your gallbladder? In fact, do you even know where they are, let alone what they do? In this no-nonsense approach to health and medicine, anatomy expert Dr Alice Roberts takes us on a high-energy revelatory trip around the body, giving us an essential guide to our internal organs. The heart of the program comes from Alice's lab, where she dissects organs and shows how from colour, size and shape alone you can tell how healthy the organ is and, alarmingly in the case of our lungs, where we live. Throughout the series Alice acts as street doctor, finding out exactly how much the public know about their own anatomy. She brings viewers into the operating room to witness live surgery and acts as a guinea pig for her own experiments.
Students will understand that electricity is a form of energy. It is produced in various ways and...
Students will understand that electricity is a form of energy. It is produced in various ways and flows through a path called a circuit. Electricity is useful for work and pleasure and precautions must be taken when using electricity.
Every year, British Doctor Sandy Scott makes an arduous five-mile trek up the Khumbhu Valley, in ...
Every year, British Doctor Sandy Scott makes an arduous five-mile trek up the Khumbhu Valley, in the foothills of Everest, to the village of Pheriche, site of the highest hospital in the world. This cold, stark, but breathtakingly beautiful place will be his home for the next three months. Further up the mountain, Doctor Luanne Freer runs the Everest Base Camp Clinic. Set against a stunning backdrop, this program follows the two doctors and their teams as they battle against the diverse conditions to which the climbers can fall prey, from frostbite and broken bones to altitude sickness and fluid on the lungs. Since one in 10 people who attempt to climb Everest dies, the doctors have a real battle on their hands. This program shows what can happen to the human body when placed under extreme conditions.
The dense lowland swamps of New Guinea and the outer reaches of the Amazon Basin are home to the ...
The dense lowland swamps of New Guinea and the outer reaches of the Amazon Basin are home to the last groups of 'uncontacted' hunter-gatherer tribes still in existence. They are the few human beings that still live as our ancestors once did. Former tennis professional Kelly Woodford now makes a living taking high-paying tourists to visit these remote tribes on the shores of West Papua, the Indonesian side of New Guinea. To some he offers the ultimate adventure, to others he is nothing more than a fake. This program journeys with Woodford on one of his expeditions to uncover the truth and at the same time considers the ethical implications in making contact with a group of people who have never experienced the modern world.