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Cider with Rosie
History & The Arts

Cider with Rosie

...What happened next and walk with Laurie Lee The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the other books in the series. If you're inspired to try writing some fiction of your own, OpenLearn has plenty of courses, podcasts and advice to turn your ideas into reality. Take your interest further by finding out what it's like to study Creative Writing at the Open University....
Exploring Philosophy
History & The Arts

Exploring Philosophy

...course A222 Exploring philosophy... Philosophy in the real world Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life. Thought experiments Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas. Personal identity Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity. Faith and Reason Is religious belief...
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Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...course SA188 Archaeology: the science of investigation... Archaeology: the science of investigation A short introduction to this album. The British Museum The first attempt to bring cultures of the world together under one roof. Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1 The practical approach to the exacavation of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan in 1989. Excavations...
Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...course K309 Communication in health and social care... Communication in health and social care A short introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at intercommunication between agencies. Facilitating...
Environment: Lake Baikal
Nature & Environment

Environment: Lake Baikal

...course U216 Environment... Environment: Lake Baikal A short introduction to this album. Pearl of Siberia A region of outstanding universal value. A World Heritage Site Lake Baikal is under threat. Increasing threats The growing demand for electricity creates further pollution. Ignoring the risks The impact of the pulp and paper mill. The Gorbachov era Environmental...
Searching for Syphilis
Science, Maths & Technology

Searching for Syphilis

...course S320 Infectious disease... Searching for Syphilis Same as album description What was the Great Pox? Discussions to whether the symptoms described by medieval medical records really were the signs of syphilis. Could Columbus and his crew really have started the spread of the disease in Europe? The bones of Rivenhall women Dr Simon Mays discovers a 600 year old...
Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830... Analysing European Romanticism A short introduction to this album. Breaking the Enlightenment mould German Romanticism began as a philosophical departure from Enlightenment thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rational. This succinct discussion contextualises that shift....
Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...course T173 Engineering the future... Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster A short introduction to this album. The history of the Tay Bridge A look at how the Tay Bridge was developed and where it now stands historically. The Tay Bridge Disaster Open University professor, David Swinten reveals there was a violent storm on the evening of the bridge collapsing, while Eleanor...