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Interviews - Writing For Radio
History & The Arts

Interviews - Writing For Radio

...Fiction on Radio 4 Jeremy talks rules, the advantages of radio drama and how to sustain your career as a writer. Transcript I’m Jeremy Howe. I’m the Commissioning Editor for Drama and Fiction on Radio 4. That means, as Commissioning Editor for Drama and Fiction, I commission shedloads of drama and shedloads of reading, so I am responsible for things like The Archers,...
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Audio 45 mins
Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify and analyse the importance of food in various aspects of children’s and young people’s lives understand the impact of food marketing on children from pre-schoolers to teenagers critically discuss the idea of whether it is up to individuals to make ‘healthy choices’ when it comes to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Succeed in the workplace Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...learned a lot and are feeling a bit more confident. Last week you looked at how to identify and evaluate work opportunities, apply for jobs and think about what to put in a CV or social media profile. This week we’ll be looking at interviews. Whatever your personal situation the reality of finding work is that you will need to attend a job interview, either formal or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...learning site. You never know, they might crop up in a pub quiz...Find out more about The Open University's Open Degree qualifications. 1: Eye witness identifications have led to 77% of wrongful convictions [Photograph, black and white. Five Caucasian men in a police line-up.] Many of us might think we would make a reliable witness and be able to identify a criminal if...
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Article 5 mins
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...learned that Facebook does not evaluate reports like these within the context of recent events and communications between the two parties involved. For example, if the person who filed a name violation report against Preetha was the same person who created the “Preetha the Prostitute” page, this would have had no bearing on Facebook's actions. When the company...
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Article 5 mins
Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...learned while documenting the language of his own community...It was during the winter of 2014. I was at home, researching the storytelling patterns of my community. I spent days trying to persuade my grandma to tell me some of the stories from her time. But she’s always been moody, and she wouldn’t comply. Then one morning, out of the blue, she started telling me...
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Video 5 mins
Migration 2018: What's currently happening?
Society, Politics & Law

Migration 2018: What's currently happening?

...learned that two young men, a Senegalese and a Nigerian, were lost at sea during a complicated rescue in which one of the boats broke apart. While the Aquarius was sailing to the Spanish port of Valencia, the Guardia Costiera vessel “Diciotti” disembarked 937 survivors and the remains of two migrants in Catania, Italy on 11 June. On 12 June, the US Navy ship...
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Article 5 mins
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...learning from the experiences of others in your situation through case studies included throughout the course. You’ll reflect on your current position, analysing the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this career path and considering where you want to get to in the future. You’ll learn how to identify your audience and markets and develop your networks and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs