On a magical island in the middle of nowhere, Prospero, ex-Duke of Milan, is stranded with his daughter Miranda. Their servants are two local spirits, the nasty Caliban and the loyal Ariel. One day, Prospero whips up a magical storm as...

The world of tax havens is becoming an increasingly controversial area. So in this video, we run through what tax havens are, how they work and discuss why a country would even want to be a tax haven.

A look at some of the most futuristic cityscapes from celebrated architect Bjarke Ingels.

New York is one of the most influential cities in the world; economically, culturally and diplomatically it is a powerhouse. ItÕs population also largely speaks English, a legacy America has from itÕs past as a British colony. But the...

Welcome to Mount Desert Island! Learn about where to go and what to do on your first trip to Acadia.

What did the British do when they took over what is now New York City? How did wall street get its name?<br/>
Maps That Made America, Part 3

Earlier this year Greg and I travelled to Thailand where we discovered that rubber comes from trees! Find out how natural rubber grows and learn how the locals take it from under the bark!

This programme features eleven extracts from various film archive sources on the Cuban Missile Crisis, covering three themes: The Crisis Builds, Kennedy in Action and Winners or Losers. All the extracts are selected by Ben Walsh. There...

In this video, a government mapping team in Indonesia is on a mission to find and register the country's missing islands. With the help of a drone, they discover three undocumented islands, but face challenges in confirming their...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The First Celebrity Chef

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prevented all immigration of Chinese laborers. Chinese immigrants were detained at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay at the turn of the 20th century because of the Exclusion Act. This audio story...

An animated video covering the key moments of Irish History from the Stone Age all the way up to 2013, touching on Celts, Monks, Vikings, Normans, Henry VIII, Plantations, the Flight of the Earls, Cromwell, Battle of the Boyne, 1798...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the White Terror of Taiwan

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a basilica church on the island of Torcello, Venice, northern Italy. It is a notable example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture, one of the most ancient...

Cuverville Island or ele de Cavelier de Cuverville is a dark, rocky island lying in Errera Channel between Arctowski Peninsula and the northern part of Ronge Island, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. Cuverville Island was...

Have students who think they want to be marine biologists? Show them this video! It'll get them even more excited. Ayana Johnson, who is working on her Ph.D. at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, first fell in love with the ocean and...

In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the crew are joined by Devinsupertramp for a crazy helicopter tour of Jurassic Falls! In Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park, perhaps one of the most iconic shots of the film takes place...

De-extinction, or resurrection biology, or species revivalism is the process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms. Cloning is the most widely...

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 is Taiwan, or officially, the Republic of China, a country in east asia, which if you can’t tell by how delicate I am being with these titles here is consistently under a bit of ehh let’s call it scrutiny....

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Falklands War

Phil Beadle teaches the 'Poetry from Different Cultures' section of the AQA GCSE English syllabus in a studio to a group of Key Stage 4 students from Newham schools. Phil's teaching is guaranteed to inspire, challenge and excite. The...

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

The Gerlache Strait is named after the Belgian Adrien de Gerlache, who explored the Strait in 1898 Between the Palmer Archipelago and the Danco Coast-on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula-runs the sprawling waterway of Gerlache...