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Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré
History & The Arts

Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré

British author and former Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, tells us why she thinks John le Carré is the master of the spy novel in Cold War times and draws on her own experience...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on spy novels
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How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...T-Rex. But when all you have is fossils... how do you go about it?...[A stylised T-Rex] In living animals, it’s pretty easy to tell if one is a male or a female. You look at their, er, dangly bits, or lack of them, observe their mating behaviour, and also see how they give birth. In the fossil record, it is extremely rare to find examples of this sort of thing preserved...
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Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles
Health, Sports & Psychology

Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles

...les’: Cyflwr lles ble mae pob unigolyn yn cyflawni eu potensial, yn gallu ymdopi gyda straen arferol bywyd, yn gallu gweithio’n gynhyrchiol ac yn llwyddiannus, ac yn gallu cyfrannu at gymdeithas. Mae’n gyflwr o les corfforol, meddyliol a chymdeithasol llawn, nid absenoldeb salwch neu wendid yn unig. Er bod canmol i’r diffiniad hwn, bu rhywfaint o feirniadaeth...
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Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...le atharrachadh a dhèanamh. San t-seòmar-deasbad, faodaidh BPA gluasad a chur air adhart mu dhuilgheadas a tha neach-taghaidh air a thoirt dhan aire agus iarraidh air Pàrlamaid na h-Alba dèiligeadh ris. Faodaidh BPA cùisean ionadail is nàiseanta a thogail is ceistean a chur air poileasaidh an riaghaltais rè Àm Cheistean a’ Phrìomh Mhinistear agus Amannan...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
Languages

Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...t-saoghal. Chaidh an t-aonad seo - a tha ri fhaotainn an Gàidhlig agus am Beurla - a chruthachadh le misneachadh bho Bhòrd na Gàidhlig agus le taic bhon a’ BhBC. Tha e na ghoireas do dhuine sam bith aig a bheil ùidh phearsanta no phroifeiseanta ann a bhith a’ cur ris an eòlas agus an tuigse a tha aca air eachdraidh agus buaidh na Gàidhlig agus cultar nan...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
Languages

Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...t-il les plus jeunes visiteurs à « zapper » de salle en salle, de gadget amusant en dispositif ingénieux, sans se donner le temps de comprendre ou d’assimiler ? Le musée interactif serait-il au contraire un excellent moyen de faire des adeptes des sciences parmi les visiteurs plutôt « artistes », pour qui une exposition doit avant tout être belle ? Telles sont...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...les deux cartes postales écrites par Valérie et trouvez les dix adjectifs qui montrent qu'elle aime beaucoup cette station balnéaire. [Figure 4] Figure 4 Pour vous aider pratique convenient toutes mes amitiés all the very best l'eau est bonne the sea is at a pleasant temperature bonjour à say hello to grosses bises (informal) lots of love (literally ‘big kisses’,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
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Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Le foie gras du sud-ouest Activité 1 Task 1 Can you work out what the following French food items are? Drag the English words against the French terms they correspond to. vegetables les légumes ice cream la glace cheese le fromage red meat la viande rouge pineapple l’ananas sea food les fruits de mer white wine le vin blanc fish le poisson raw ......
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs