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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...introduction of stupid duets & songs. Healy, &c, were very good. Mendelssohn's beautiful Overture was played at the beginning. We saw the Introduction to the Pantomime & there came home. Friday 4th February 1853 We went over to the Rubens Room, after 8, & Shakespeare's splendid Tragedy of "Macbeth" was extremely well given. The scenery, including the Cave or Cawdor scene...
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What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide

...introduction...[Black background with a halogen light strip positioned diagonally from top left corner to right-hand corner in the middle. Text saying "In the 1920s, workers at the Hawthorne Works in Chicago were observed to be more productive in better-lit conditions" is positioned above the light.] [A bright yellow halogen bar light is positioned horizontally across the...
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Simple Coding - Summary
Digital & Computing

Simple Coding - Summary

...introduction to programming you have seen the fundamental building blocks that almost every programming language provides: variables and assignment (=) to store and update data arithmetic operators (+, -, *) simple data types (strings and numbers, both integers and floating point) data structures (lists) sequence (one instruction per line) iteration (for and while loops)...
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The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics

...introduction to this album. Mosaics at Brading Villa Mosaic Artist Catherine Parkinson goes to visit a Roman Villa, Brading, on the Isle of Wight The Astronomer The iconography in this mosaic reveals more than meets the eye. The Cockheaded Man A mosaic like today's political cartoons. Orpheus Clues that this mosaic was made in a hurry. The Shepherd A mosaic depicting a...
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Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...introduction to this album. Photoelasticity A technique that allows us to visualise the magnitude of stress occurring inside a material. Testing Materials: Beam Measuring the response of the material to an applied load. Drilling holes The method for measuring the residual stress profile near the surface of a sample when drilling a hole. Plane Strain Examining the...
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Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...introduction to Exploring Sports An interview with an amateur footballer 16 year old amateur footballer Richard Veers talks about the career of a footballer and the importance of communication when coaching football An interview with an cyclist Cyclist and team GB Olympic sprint coach Geoff Cooke is 18 times world sprint champion and 31 times national champion. Although...
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A tribute to the world of myth: Ovid and Holkham Hall
History & The Arts

A tribute to the world of myth: Ovid and Holkham Hall

...introduction to this album. Ovid at Holkham Hall The significance and legacy of Thomas Coke's art collection at Holkham Hall. Thomas Coke of Holkham The passionate collector: Thomas Coke. Depictions of myth How art chosen by Thomas Coke spans sixteen centuries of artistic depictions of mythical stories. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' Looking at this illustrated medieval...
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Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...introduction to this album. Interpreting Homer Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey. Homer's people Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong emotion in Homer's Odyssey, with dramatised excerpts from book iv. Homer's world The power of the...
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