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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...course the best virgin olive oil. It is now found in bakers and cafés throughout Italy, sometimes with additional toppings, and often used in place of bread to make a tasty sandwich. Image: Yumarama under Creative Commons license La piadina Piadina is a very thin flatbread popular in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy (Rimini, Riccione). It provided the poor with a cheap...
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Why do England fail in international football competitions?
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Why do England fail in international football competitions?

...course West Germany and then Germany which have won three of both the World Cup and the European Championship, Spain are now on this extraordinary role with two European Championships and a World Cup, France won in 1998, Italy in 2006, even the Netherlands, which are distinguished as the under-performers, have actually reached three World Cup finals and won the European...
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...courses Background I am a white woman from a working-class background and have lived predominantly in Glasgow and the west of Scotland all my life. I have a strong sense of my own identity as a woman and the implications of this culturally in relation to political and social developments during the course of my life. At certain stages in my life, I can admit to...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...German government decision but it doesn’t seem to have the same effect in the UK? Andrew Blowers: You’ve compared Germany and Britain. I think Fukushima was the thing that tripped it. I don’t think on its own Fukushima was responsible because there were – there were moves to finish the nuclear industry prior to Fukushima. I think what Fukushima might have done was...
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Three Irish poets - introduction
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Three Irish poets - introduction

...courses and qualifications. [Ellen o'Leary, Katharine Tynan and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill] In this collection of articles we look at three female Irish poets. The first two - Ellen O’Leary (1831-1889) and Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) - wrote in English. Though these poets are not very widely known today, they were extremely popular and influential during their lifetimes...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage

...courses. Transcript: Whether you think economies work best if they're left alone or that governments need to do something to get them working, the one thing that can’t be controlled is the rest of the world. Fear of foreign competition once led countries to try and produce everything they needed, and impose heavy taxes to keep out foreign goods. However, economist David...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Impossible Trinity
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60 second adventures in economics: The Impossible Trinity

...courses. Transcript: Most countries trade with one another – which is usually pretty good for all involved – but it does mean it’s a bit harder for each to keep control of its own finances. There are three things that governments are particularly keen on. They like to keep the exchange rate stable so that import and export prices don’t suddenly jump around. They...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand
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60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand

...courses. David Mitchell is waiting to explain six key economic concepts in sixty seconds apiece. Which is pretty economical in itself, if you think about it... Transcript: An economy is a tricky thing to control, and governments are always trying to figure out how to do it. Back in 1776 economist Adam Smith shocked everyone by saying that what governments should actually...
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