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Air pollution in Oxford Street highest in Europe
In some cities, it's more dangerous to breathe than smoke cigarettes. Find out more breathtaking facts and figures on the dangers of global air pollution.
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Titus Oates and the Popish Plot
National Archives: The Popish Plot is among the most outlandish but serious moments in British political history plunging the body politick into near crisis for over three years and resulting in the executions of dozens of innocent men....
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Basque child refugees: untold stories from the archives
National Aarchives: This video explores primary sources looking at refugee Basque children in 1937.These were the last words that Loli Gomez ever heard from her father as he said goodbye to her at Bilbao port in May 1937. Just under...
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Calculating Elapsed Time Using a Timeline
Learn how to calculate elapsed time using the timeline method. Calculate elapsed time using the T Chart method: • Calculating Elaps...
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Cyril and the Caravan Club - LGBTQ History
National Archives: This film is part of ‘Uncovering LGBTQ+ lives in the archive’, a series of films combining puppetry, model-making, and animation created by a group of eight young people in July 2022. The project allowed the group to...
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After Hours in the 1920's: Kate Meyrick and the 43 Club
National Archives: Join one of the co-curators of The 1920s: Beyond the Roar exhibition to explore the surprising records found at The National Archives relating to Twenties night-life and the reign of Kate Meyrick - the Queen of...
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Treason and Death: the Downfall of Two Tudor Queens
National Archives: The story of Henry VIII's six wives is intertwined with the history of treason. In this film, Principal Legal Records Specialist Dan Gosling describes how two of Henry's wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, lost...
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Seeing London (1918)
A unique glimpse at London in 1918, some months before the end of World War I. The film shows some of the famous sights of the city, from Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral, from Clepotra's Needle to the Tower of London where military...
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Hope and Glory, a childhood in London during the Blitz.
National Archives: ‘Hope and Glory’ tells the story of a young boy growing up in London during the Second World War. The film explores two themes that greatly affected the Home Front during the war, the Blitz and evacuation.This...
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Learn JMeter from Scratch on Live Applications - Performance Testin - Importance of the Thread Group in JMeter
This video explains the importance of the thread group in JMeter. This clip is from the chapter "How to Put Load and Analyze Performance Metrics?" of the series "Learn JMeter from Scratch on Live Applications - Performance Testing".In...
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I WONDER - Who Invented Christmas Crackers?
This video is answering the question of who invented Christmas Crackers.
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I WONDER - Who Was William Shakespeare?
This video is answering the question of who was william shakespeare.
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A Necklace Theft Ruins Marie Antoinette's Reputation
Affair of the Diamond Necklace part 6. The scandal of the theft greatly impacted the reputation of the French monarchy and contributed to the eventual downfall of Marie Antoinette. This video sheds light on the motives and actions of...
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Trial and Punishment of the Necklace Thieves
Affair of the Diamond Necklace part 5. The crime quickly went from a private to a public affair as the perpetrators - and Marie Antoinette's character - were put on trial. Learn how the trials went and what type of punishment people...
Cerebellum
Late Scientific Revolution - René Descartes, Robert Boyle, Marcello Malpighi And John Ray
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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KS3 Britain's Black History - Coffee Houses and the Slave Trade
Learn about the growth in popularity of coffee and its connections with black history in Britain, in this lesson starter for use with KS3 pupils. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town...
Next Animation Studio
From dust to gold: Recovering precious metals from London street dust
Waste management firm Veolia says that it has found a method to recover traces of precious metals in street dust that comes from car exhaust fumes, and that it plans to recycle the metals. Sixty percent of the world's palladium, worth 15...
Amor Sciendi
Virgin of the Rocks
Everyone talks about Leonardo da Vinci as the paradigm of the Renaissance Man. His painting The Virgin on the Rocks is perhaps the best example of his many talents on display. Co-written by Tina Bozsik
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Is Medical intervention dangerous?
We ring fence NHS spending and western countries spend ever more on medicine. But a third of all deaths are due to medical intervention and some argue poverty not pathogens makes the biggest difference. Is it a fantasy to believe that...
TLDR News
The UK's Income Inequality Crisis Explained
The UK has a rate of income inequality higher than most other nations. How much of an issue is the inequality, what is driving it and is it actually getting worse?
TLDR News
The Police & Crime Commissioner Elections Explained: Who are they & why are we Voting? - TLDR News
On May 6th (almost) everyone in England and Wales gets the opportunity to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for their region. The problem is that most people don't really understand what a PCC is, why they're there and how...
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KS3 Britain's Black History - The Obelisk
This KS3 lesson starter on black history highlights the contributions to British landmarks of people of African and Caribbean descent. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town or City....
Amor Sciendi
St. Paul's: Temple to Science
St. Paul's Cathedral in London was built in the wake of the great fire and was designed by a member of the Royal Society. It demonstrates the scientific values of the Early Englightenment.