Crash Course
Who Started World War I: Crash Course World History 210
In which John Green teaches you WHY World War I started. Or tries to anyway. With this kind of thing, it's kind of hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia? Julius...
SciShow
Ada Lovelace: Great Minds
Ada Lovelace, Daughter of Lord Byron, was somehow the first author of a computer program...even though she lived more than a century before the first modern computer.
PBS
How ‘chatty benches’ are building connections and combating loneliness in Britain
Mental health experts believe one of the long-term consequences of lockdowns during the COVID pandemic is an increase in loneliness. In Britain, communities are trying to combat people’s isolation by introducing so-called chatty benches...
SciShow
Doggerland: A Real-Life Atlantis
Though we probably won’t find a literal Atlantis beneath the sea, that doesn’t mean that a human settlement hasn’t ever been lost to the water. Meet Doggerland.
SciShow
Why There's a Straight Line Through Scotland
If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the Great Glen Fault the product of half a billion years of time and geology.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents? | Audra A. Diptée
In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the 1950s, while Kenya was under British colonial rule, and demanded reparations. They had no documentary...
Curated Video
7225A UK: THE DOG SKINS CONTROVERSY
The English are world-famous for their sentimental
attitude to animals. This is reflected in the animal
charities that exist in Britain. Chief among these is the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, or RSPCA, one of...
Curated Video
Davis vows to protect EU citizens in UK after Brexit
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has pledged to protect European Union citizens living in Britain following its departure from the EU.In a speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham on Sunday, he emphasised however...
Curated Video
Japan - Blair visit
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is visiting Japan, presided over a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday (13/01) of British and Japanese businessmen during which he reaffirmed his government's support for European monetary union.
Blair is...
Curated Video
Interview with UK FM Miliband after meeting with President Assad
1. Mid of British foreign secretary David Miliband listening to reporter's question
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary:
"I'm here on behalf of the United Kingdom, not on behalf of anybody else. The peace...
Curated Video
SYND 5 11 75 CAR MANUFACTURER CHRYSLER IN CRISIS
Interview with Chrysler's American boss, mr John Riccardo and Union leader, Jack Jones, on the current crisis at Chrysler
1. SOUNDBITE: Chrysler's American boss, mr John Riccardo interview
2. Riccardo's car drives off
3. SOUNDBITE: Jack...
Curated Video
RUSSIA: MOSCOW: TONY BLAIR ENDS VISIT WITH CAMEO SOAP OPERA ROLE
English/nat
Britain's youthful Premier Minister Tony Blair hasn't stopped since he touched down in Moscow last night.
On his first ever visit to Russia he met with both President Yeltsin, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and managed to...
Curated Video
Authorities say that their policy of reconciliation with anti-government forces is working
1. Map of Afghanistan showing village of Paghman
2. In hills above Kabul
3. Track along road into Paghman valley
4. Troop convoy by side of road
5. Settlement and downed power pylon
6. Road pot-holed by mines and shells
7. Mosque and...
Curated Video
CAN980 RHODESIAN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR CLIFFORD DUPONT TELEVISION ADDRESS
Clifford Dupont, Administrator for the Rhodesian Government, makes a television address in which he states there is growing sympathy for his country in the world
1. cu Clifford Dupont, SOUNDBITE: (Emnglish) delivers statement
Film: Neg...
Crash Course
Protests East and West: Crash Course European History
The post-World War II decades in Europe are sometimes called the Thirty Glorious Years. As those years wore on, tensions between East and West grew, and economic growth slowed or was unevenly distributed across Europe, protests and...
Crash Course
21st Century Challenges: Crash Course European History
The 21st century brought a whole new host of challenges to the world, and Europe was no exception. In this video you'll learn about how an increasingly connected and complex world led to some pretty deep rifts in countries across the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What causes an economic recession? | Richard Coffin
For millennia, the people of Britain had been using bronze to make tools and jewelry, and as a currency for trade. But around 800 BCE, that began to change: the value of bronze declined, causing social upheaval and an economic crisis—...
SciShow
Hurricane Sandy FAQs
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Hank answers some frequently asked questions about it, and how it got to be so crazy. What is up with this storm? Has this ever happened before? This is global warming right?
SciShow
How Did You Get Here?! (Unexpected Ways Species Travel the World)
Sometimes, species end up in places we wouldn't expect, like when the same or very similar species end up on opposite parts of the globe. It's called disjunct distribution, and here are 6 ways that it can happen.
SciShow
Doggerland: A Real-Life Atlantis
Though we probably won’t find a literal Atlantis beneath the sea, that doesn’t mean that a human settlement hasn’t ever been lost to the water. Meet Doggerland.
TED Talks
Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers!
Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted coders from around...
Crash Course
Migration: Crash Course European History
Between 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing...
TED Talks
Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy
In an unmissable talk, journalist Carole Cadwalladr digs into one of the most perplexing events in recent times: the UK's super-close 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Tracking the result to a barrage of misleading Facebook ads...
SciShow
Ada Lovelace: Great Minds
Ada Lovelace, Daughter of Lord Byron, was somehow the first author of a computer program...even though she lived more than a century before the first modern computer.