The Guardian
A Roadtrip with Miriam Margolyes
At the height of Europe’s spring Covid wave in 2021, the filmmaker Lucy Darwin offered to drive the actor and national treasure Miriam Margolyes and her friend Liz from Margolyes' home in Italy to London so that she could film the latest...
Curated Video
Five Themes of Geography
Five Themes of Geography identifies the five themes of geography by examining location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Curated Video
Pip: Ambition, Identity, and Redemption
Pip is the main character of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. He is a young orphan who dreams of becoming a gentleman. While working as a blacksmith's apprentice, he learns that an anonymous benefactor has bestowed him with...
Curated Video
Great Expectations Part II: Becoming a Gentleman
A video overview of part II of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Using excerpts from the 1946 version of the movie, we review important events and interactions in part II of the book. Pip has moved to London and is adjusting...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Learning English
This video explores five fun facts about learning English.
The Guardian
After 50 Years Away, a Visit to Jamaica
As part of the Windrush generation, Paulette Wilson was sent to England from Jamaica in the 1960s and grew up with her grandparents. Now, more than 50 years later, returns to Jamaica for a visit. She shares her excitement and anxiety as...
The Guardian
At the Intersection of Racism and Bullying
Soon after starting school in Essex, Cornelius Walker is challenged to a fight by a white classmate. When he shows up to the fight, he is surrounded by a group of students who shout racist slurs at him while throwing punches. Cornelius...
The Guardian
Navigating Racism and Xenophobia in Rural England
Black Sheep tells the story of Cornelius Walker, whose life changed on 27 November 2000 - the day Damilola Taylor was killed. Damilola was 10, the same age as Cornelius. He lived five minutes away. He had the same skin colour....
Curated Video
Struggle for Power Among the Sons of Emma and Cnut
When Cnut the Great died, the sons of Emma and Cnut as well as the sons from each of their first marriages argued for control of various parts of the kingdom. This video covers the complexities of these competing claims, political...
Curated Video
Conflict and Chaos of English Rule in the 1010s
After 5 weeks of Danish rule in 1014, King Aethelred gained control of England again. But when he died a few years later, the country fell into years of instability and uncertainty. Learn about the power struggles, alliances, and...
Curated Video
Are Bigger Language Models Better? | DeepMind Gopher and RETRO
Are Bigger Language Models Better? | DeepMind Gopher and RETRO
Curated Video
The Secrets of the Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram, a secret message from Germany to Mexico during the First World War, ended the United States’ neutrality and sealed the fate of the Central Powers.
John D Ruddy
World War 2 in 12 Minutes (Extended Edition) - Manny Man Does History
I thought I’d revisit one of my most watched videos, including my 10 More Things about WW2 and some previously unseen content.
John D Ruddy
The Border of Northern Ireland in 8 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
Here is but a brief history of the Border of Northern Ireland, its medieval origins and why it is such a key factor in Brexit!
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 4: The Hundred Years' War - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Hundred Years War and the very long rivalry between England and France.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 3: The Plantagenets - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the conflicts between England, Scotland, France, and the years leading up to the Hundred Years War.
John D Ruddy
John Draws Westminster Abbey
Check out the intricate details of Westminster Abbey, the historic London Cathedral central to the British Royal Family.
John D Ruddy
Acts of Union in 3 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
What were the Acts of Union? Find out here!
Jack Rackam
Why a Petty Thief became a National Hero | The Life & Times of Jack Sheppard
Why a Petty Thief became a National Hero | The Life & Times of Jack Sheppard
Curated Video
Why the King Can't Say No to Parliament | The Life & Times of Charles I
The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign. And only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it...
Curated Video
Warrior Queen of Brittania | The Life & Times of Boudicca
This is one of those episodes I think is going to really speak to like 5% of my audience the other 95% of you, well you’re about to learn something. Because on top of my references being extremely dated, Boudicca also appears to be a...
One Minute History
157 Queen Elizabeth II - One Minute History
Before she was Queen Elizabeth II, she was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born on April 21, 1926. She was never supposed to be the queen, but her uncle — King Edward — abdicated in 1936, making her father George VI king. With the outbreak of...
Curated Video
Catastrophic Events
Catastrophic Events defines catastrophic events and describes examples of both natural and man-made events.
Jabzy
The Great Manure Crisis and the Problems with Horses in Victorian Cities
The Great Manure Crisis and the Problems with Horses in Victorian Cities