The church was built initially in the 8th century. It is dedicated to Moses since like the Byzantines, the Venetians often considered Old Testament prophets as canonized saints. It also honors Moisc Venier, the aristocrat who funded the...

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the Netherlands.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip presents an overview of the nation of Turkey.

""Dead as a doornail"" as a common British idiomatic expression the meaning of which forms the basis of this interesting and enlightening video English lesson. using striking images of a 15th century monastery in Seville, Spain, the...

This video is part two of the eye witness account of the raid on the Lindisfarne monastery; thankfully the Vikings never destroyed the Lindisfarne Gospels which still exist today.

In this episode of On Location, Coyote discovers a CREEPY abandoned house on a remote island in the middle of Lake Erie. Will he dare to enter to see what’s inside?

Scary, shape-changing creatures are universal elements in folktales around the world. In this audio story, author Tracey Baptiste meets with a group of students to discuss her book, The Jumbies, a story based on frightening creatures who...

What is a savannah? Where do you find buttes? How are mountains formed? Friendly explorer Seymour Terrain takes viewers on an exciting adventure to every corner of the globe to answer these questions and investigate the Earth's unique...

The Danish government plans to banish migrant criminals to a remote island in an inlet of the Baltic Sea.

Today (13th March) MPs will face a vote on the future of Brexit. They will be asked if they want to see the UK progress without a deal and leave on the 29th of March. Their response will not only impact the future of Brexit but also the...

Taiwan’s outlying atolls of Wuqiu, Donsha and Taiping could be vulnerable to surprise attacks by China.

Napoleon is truly one of the most outstanding men of all time - his life includes so much vivid detail. He went from bullied Corsican outsider to Emperor of the French, all in under 35 years. He instilled fear in the heart of Europe -...

In 2018, Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria. It was a Category 5 storm that may have killed 3,000 people. This 90 billion-dollar extremely powerful storm was a catastrophe in property damage, destruction, and deaths due to...

The Danish government and greater Copenhagen mayors have revealed plans to build artificial islands using surplus soil from construction projects, according to a report by New Atlas.

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

Join Owl and discover some fascinating facts about ducks.

As if thousands of rare water snakes were’t enough, North Bass Island is also home to one of the most beautiful and quite possibly friendliest snakes around, the Fox Snake. While they can be found on the ground they are also known to...

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...

Delos Island is one of the smallest of the Cyclades, an ancient centre of religious, political, and commercial life in the Aegean Sea. Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the...

Late on last night (11th March) Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker held a press conference to announce the changes they'd agreed to the brexit deal. In this video we discuss how the original deal has been adjusted and what the changes...

With workshops under threat, Venice's Stanze Del Vetro was set up as a glass museum in 2012. Rachel Spence visits an exhibition of glass works by Ettore Sottsass running alongside the Venice Biennale.

Researchers say they have figured out how Easter Islanders transported 13-ton stone hats across the island and placed them on top of 33-feet tall moai statues.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of the Quadruple Alliance