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Cyborgs and cybernetics
Science, Maths & Technology

Cyborgs and cybernetics

...introduction to this album. What are cyborgs? Understanding cyborgs: Dr Manfred Clynes and Prof Kevin Warwick explain the fusion between technology and humanity. Cyclists as cyborgs How Prof Tim Perkins uses cybernetics to create an interface which allows paraplegic people to use their limbs again. Cyborgs have feelings Kevin and Irena Warwick: the ultimate interface -...
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Audio 12 mins
The Acropolis and the Parthenon
History & The Arts

The Acropolis and the Parthenon

...introduction to this album’s contents. The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much about civic life. The Acropolis Exploring the Acropolis in the footsteps of ancient Athenians. The Parthenon Exploring the functions of the largest building on the Acropolis The Parthenon -pediments and metopes Looking at the...
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Audio 28 mins
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Maps - what are they? When people didn’t know about large sections of the world they used their imaginations to fill the blanks. Maps and empire An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators. Maps, money and the military A map of Ireland...
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Audio 51 mins
The physical world: helicopters
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: helicopters

...introduction to this album How helicopters fly Marie and Tracey from the Royal Berkshire Ambulance Unit find out how helicopter rotors work. Traditional rotor blades How rotor blades are constructed to cut through the air and keep the helicopter off the ground. Modern rotor blades Large, high speed military helicopters test the limits of aerodynamics. Their rotors use...
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Audio 23 mins
Roman funerary monuments
History & The Arts

Roman funerary monuments

...introduction to this album. Fragments as clues Thousands of ancient inscriptions survive in Rome; what do they tell us? Cemeteries in the Roman world How ancient Romans buried and commemorated their dead outside the city walls. Funerary monuments How the style of a memorial can indicate a lot about the deceased’s status and identity. Epitaphs and sculptures How tombs...
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Audio 32 mins
Reducing your ecological footprint
Nature & Environment

Reducing your ecological footprint

...introduction to this album Eco-Renovations Reducing your carbon footprint at home. A couple from Oxford talk about the work they've done to their home in an effort to improve energy efficiency. Eco-Lifestyle Travelling Light. A couple from Oxford describe how they commute and shop for food in an ethical and sustainable way. Building the Eden Project Staff explain how...
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Audio 24 mins
Power and people in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Power and people in ancient Rome

...introduction to this album. The Colosseum of Rome The most impressive structure in ancient Rome Roman amphitheatres How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures. Glorifying Rome How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties. Audience Entertaining and impressing large numbers of...
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Audio 25 mins
Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?
Nature & Environment

Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?

...management that is governed by the vagaries of weather and seasons. Modern haymaking has a very different impact on sensitive meadow species, with hay often cut later and machinery allowing large areas to be covered much more quickly. However, there is controversy over the timing of hay cutting: Date restrictions under agri-environment schemes designed for conservation...
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Article 10 mins