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Writing family history
History & The Arts

Writing family history

...introduction to this album. Working with childhood Childhood is a crucial aspect of the biographer’s art, but context, bias and interpretation can often hinder the writer. These interviews discuss ways of avoiding common problems. Approaching the writing process What is the best way to start writing a family history? This discussion highlights working methods and...
Water Treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Water Treatment

...introduction to this album. Preserving Water A panel discuss how safe, affordable drinking water is supplied in East Anglia, one of the driest parts of the UK. Treating Water Computer graphics reveal the processes at Hanningfield Reservoir, providing drinking water to 60,000 people. The panel explain the purpose of new membrane technology. Dealing With Water Emergencies...
The physical world: quantum
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: quantum

...introduction to this album. The quantum revolution Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today. Einstein and Bohr The clash between the two giants of twentieth century physics. Einstein is a household name, but who was Neils Bohr? The uncertainty principle...
Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery

...introduction to this album Falling: Mary's Story Mary describes her fall, the extent of her injuries and the treatment she received in hospital. Recuperating After Injuries Mary talks about her recovery and the help she now needs. Falling: Hermine's Story Hermine describes her fall, the hospital treatment she received and her rehabilitation programme. Coping with...
Starting with Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with Maths

...introduction to this album. A brief history of numbers Starting in Africa 20,000 years ago, trace the history of numbers through time, including Egyptian use of fractions and the problems of Roman numerals. Today numbers help us learn solve complex problems. But what of the future? Graphs and Tables We find out from Mark Davis and Water Bailiff Jim Smith how graphical...
Start writing plays
History & The Arts

Start writing plays

...introduction to this album. Starting out in playwriting How do you find your starting point? Playwrights discuss the start of the creative process from developing simple ideas to narratives. Developing a play What are the best practices to apply when developing a dramatic idea? This discussion ranges from wider issues such as genre to more technical aspects of the art....
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Investigating ageing
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating ageing

...introduction to this album. Young and old compared We stereotype old age but what are the real differences between the young and old and how do we measure them? Ageing and vision How eyes can be studied to assess age and ageing. Ageing at the genetic level How the study of nematode worms and mice might be used as a model for lengthening human life. Ageing at the cellular...
Geological time
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological time

...introduction to this album. The age of rocks Andrew Bell begins to explain how we can determine the age of rocks by looking closely at their layers. Coins and fossils Andrew Bell gives us a very brief history of Britain through the use of old coins, and explains how fossils are from the carboniferous period. Geological maps William Smith is credited as the creator of the...