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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...families - place their hopes in the educational success of their single offspring. The children are aware (perhaps too aware) of the responsibility on their shoulders and the importance placed on their educational achievements. Almost forty years after the founding of the People’s Republic a policy of reform was adopted opening China to the outside world, and with it,...
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn...In this free course, Understanding children: babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look...
The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files with Benjamin Zephaniah

...Black History Month, we joined forces with him to put together this collection on notable black people in the fields of science, technology and engineering...Look back on our our series of interviews in which writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the lives, aspirations and careers to date of acclaimed scientists, innovators and engineers. [Benjamin Zephaniah]...
The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine
History & The Arts

The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine

...history?" There are a lot of answers to this, but one important reason is that people are already talking about history, and sometimes, they have got it seriously wrong. One example of this is the widespread ignorance of the Bengal famine. For me, the 'killer facts' about the Bengal famine are straightforward. In 1941, when the Battle of the Atlantic was at its height,...
David Allen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

David Allen - Earth in Vision

...history films, science, so landmark television, and we have a theatrical release arm that makes bigger theatrical release documentaries. Natural history: How I got started We had a small house in the woods and I was a teenager and I was three miles from anywhere and I was bored rigid and the only way I could possibly get any interest was sitting round trying to take...
Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...history of protest from a mass strike of unskilled and skilled workers in the late 1880s (the struggle against casualization and for a daily living wage, the Dockers’s tanner). The leaders of the union at that time were taught to read by Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx and they bucked the trend of elaborate designs on banners and membership certificates for the...
World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters

...history here... The Trung Sisters Vietnam ? - c. 40AD Armed Resistance [A Statue of the Trung sisters is Ho Chi Minh City] A statue of the Trung Sisters in Ho Chi Minh City In 111 BC the Han Dynasty of China conquered what is now Vietnam. As Chinese rule became increasingly more punitive there was frequent unrest among the Vietnamese people who protested against the...
Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...history is far richer. Music festivals have certainly gained popularity in recent decades, but many festivals can actually be traced back to ancient times. To explore the video content on this page, click on the individual sections below to uncover the festivals. Enjoy! The Compitalia, Parentalia, Panathenaia, Amphiaraia, Lenaia and Vinalia festivals Festivals were the...