3,165 search results
Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...work where the relationships between artists, their origins, their schools and faiths could be traced across centuries? And how did architect I.M.Pei persuade President Mitterrand to allow a pyramid to be built at the Louvre? The album goes on to explore how architecture can reflect relationships between different traditions. Two great buildings, Palladio’s church of...
View audio Art and architecture
Audio 14 mins
Environment: habitat and conservation
Nature & Environment

Environment: habitat and conservation

...and its continuing transformation today. How Rivers Work Is the Severn changing again and what should we do about it? Identifying what causes floods. Ways to stop floods Farmers and conservationists explain how we can change the way we use the land. Challenges for the Future Creating more natural reservoirs and flood plains. Increasing biodiversity along the river's path....
View audio Environment: habitat and conservation
Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini
Science, Maths & Technology

Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

...of Fira. Explaining the 'air fall deposit'. Patterns in volcanic eruptions Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake travel to the Kameni Islands to look at craters from volcanic eruptions. How a lack of pattern makes predictions impossible. . The Crystal Fractionation experiment Simulating a magma chamber in a laboratory to show how the process of Crystal Fractionation works....
View audio Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini
Audio 39 mins
Nouvelles mises au point
Languages

Nouvelles mises au point

...working of the Science Museum in Paris. They look at the way the exhibits are created, displayed and stored as well as giving an insight into creating and maintaining interest in key areas. Material is taken from The Open University Course L310 Nouvelles mises au point... Introduction Introduction to the series of tracks Caribbean French People talk about the special...
View audio Nouvelles mises au point
Audio 33 mins
Globalisation and health
Society, Politics & Law

Globalisation and health

...play a crucial role in determining publid health policy Global partnership The role of the private sector in the public health arena. Working in global partnerships Partnerships require both strict accountability and a spirit of compromise from the various participants. The next big challenge: mental health Mental health issues as the next big public health challenge....
View audio Globalisation and health
Audio 24 mins
The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...Hooke's theory of arches, and explains that the forces at work witin an arch are the same as those in domes. Flying Butresses at Chartres The butresses at Chartres Cathedral are examined. Mathematic models describe how and why the top tier of butresses was added. Beauvais Cathedral A look at what happens when the forces in stone structures are not kept in equilibrium....
View audio The Arch Never Sleeps
Audio 30 mins
Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...they think. The panel outline what we can do to help ourselves. Fresh water filtration The multi-stage treatment process river water goes through before it comes out of our taps. Waste water filtration The processes at a sewage works and the types of waste water treated. Background to the case studies Dr Suresh Nesaratnam explains the choice of case studies in the video....
View audio Water supply and treatment in the UK
Audio 52 mins
3D printing
Science, Maths & Technology

3D printing

...works similarly to traditional 2D printing. Material is added drop by drop rather than layer by layer, by controlling the flow of material using piezoelectric flow restrictors similar to those used in standard desktop inkjet printers. As drops are deposited on top of previous drops, three-dimensional structures can be formed. [Images to demonstrate '3D printing' - see...
View article 3D printing
Article 10 mins