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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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Activity 5 mins
Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...introduction to this album. Who Killed the LA River? The worst floods in the history of Los Angeles. How the river was contained and its flood plain became part of the city. Rediscovering the LA River The forgotten part of Los Angeles. A journey through the unused public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in Los Angeles....
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Audio 30 mins
Structural Integrity: Silver Bridge
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Silver Bridge

...introduction to this album. The Silver Bridge Disaster How the Silver Bridge and the Hi-Carpenter Bridge differed from other suspension bridges in one crucial aspect. The Three Sisters Bridges Why it's safer to incorporate more eyebars than are actually needed, to bear the weight of the bridge. A New Wonder Material - or Not? How the use of a new high-strength steel led...
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Audio 25 mins
Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer
History & The Arts

Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer

...introduction to this album. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Paula James How an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parallels the myth of Pygmalion. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Lorna Jowett Gender, femininity and identity in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Amanda Potter How viewers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer relate to the storyline as a...
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Audio 48 mins
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...introduction to the contents of this album. Learning with “mini-beasts” A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the children she works with. Planning in teams How planning for children’s activities requires flexibility and adaptation. Including all children How adults support learning for children with special needs and mother tongues other than...
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Audio 1 hr
Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing
History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...introduction to this album Becoming a folk singer Norma Waterson remembers her childhood and reveals how she became a traditional English folk singer. Telling a Story Stories as the foundations of traditional folk music. Tradition and History How traditional songs relate to other musical movements. Differences in gender within the music. Rituals and Ceremonies The...
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Audio 39 mins
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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Audio 2 hrs 54 mins
Shakespeare: A critical analysis
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...audience experience Audience interaction and expectation of Shakespeare's plays. Evaluating Shakespeare's work Concluding opinions assessing Shakespeare and his reputation. Shakespeare: Original pronunciation An introduction by David and Ben Crystal to the 'Original Pronunciation' production of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language....
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Audio 56 mins