Curated Video
Kingdoms of Life - Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protoctists, Bacteria and Viruses #1
This video looks at the kingdoms of life - animals, plants, fungi, protoctists and bacteria - as well as viruses - and explores the similarities and differences between them. For each one we explore their key features such as how they...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Classification #80
Correction: When discussing the relationship between different types of bear - we mention that pandas aren't a type of bear - BUT THEY ARE! Woopsie. Sorry about that - we'll fix this in the future when we update these early biology...
The Guardian
Coping with a Changing Climate
The pastors, scientists, activists, and parishoners we met earlier in this series share parting thoughts on climate change, religion, and what responsibility, if any, humans have in slowing the damage. The Climate and the Cross part 5
Mazz Media
Kingdom
This live-action video program is about Kingdoms. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 9 - Frank White JET ENGINE
During WW2 the search for more powerful and faster aircraft was ever increasing. When Air Commadore Frank Whittle had a Big Idea for a jet engine, he started a revolution in aircraft engineering. With the introduction of the jet engine,...
Debunked
Can You Survive A Nuclear Blast In A Fridge?! #SURVIVAL #MYTHS
A nuclear blast is about to detonate! Where do you hide?! Indiana Jones opted for a lead lined fridge and survived, but just how safe would it really be?
The Guardian
Garth Nix on Upcoming Projects, Character Names, and More
Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he talks about his book The Left Handed Booksellers of London, how he chooses names for his characters, and addresses a few questions about specific character traits and rules of the worlds...
The Guardian
Garth Nix on Genre, Elements, and the Seventh Tower Series
Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he explains why he writes fantasy novels, how he came up with the Seventh Tower series, and his historical and mythological influences in the development of the magic bells. Garth Nix...
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...
John D Ruddy
Flight of the Earls in 6 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
Find out about one the most important moments in Irish History and indeed the end of an era in the old way of Ireland.
John D Ruddy
Acts of Union in 3 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
What were the Acts of Union? Find out here!
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 2: The Normans - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Norman Conquest of England and whether or not they were all called Norman (spoilers: they weren’t).
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 1: The Anglo-Saxons - Manny Man Does History
Part 1 of the Monarchs of England goes from end of the Roman Empire all the way through the age of the Anglo-Saxons! Enjoy!
Jack Rackam
You Don't Know the Real King Arthur | The Life & Times of Arthur & Lancelot
You Don't Know the Real King Arthur | The Life & Times of Arthur & Lancelot
Jack Rackam
The Knight who Stole a Kingdom | The Life & Times of El Cid
This video provides a detailed and engaging account of the life of El Cid, a Spanish folk hero and chivalric icon of the Reconquista. It delves into his rise to fame, his loyalty to his lords, and his eventual conquest of Valencia....
Jack Rackam
Norway's 100 YEARS of Civil War | The Life & Times of Haakon Haakonsson
Norway's 100 YEARS of Civil War | The Life & Times of Haakon Haakonsson
Jack Rackam
The Rise of Prussia | The Life & Times of Frederick the Great
This is the second Frederick the second I’ve talked about on this channel, ain’t that neat? Frederick II of Prussia was the son of Frederick William of Prussia and the grandson of George I of England on his mom’s side, ooh I am just full...
Jack Rackam
What did Confucius Actually Do? | The Life & Times of Confucius
Love weird and wacky history? So Confucianism is sort of a big deal, it's been the guiding principle of one of the largest empires on the planet for some 2000 years, but when was the last time you heard anything about Confucius himself?...
Jack Rackam
The French Wars of Religion... but Stupider | The Life & Times of Catherine de Medici
The French Wars of Religion... but Stupider | The Life & Times of Catherine de Medici
Jack Rackam
The Fight for Scottish Independence | The Life & Times of Robert the Bruce
March 19, 1286. King Alexander III, whom you might vaguely recall from the Haakon IV video as a king who existed, is dead. His only heir is his three-year-old granddaughter, who was also the daughter of the king of Norway and married to...
Jack Rackam
Who Killed Austria-Hungary? | The Life & Times of Franz Joseph
It was a dark and stormy night, like any other in the big city. I was on my lunch break when the mutton-chopped Methusalah came through my door in a hurry. He said “I like my historians like I like my eggs. Hard-boiled.” “Then you’ve...
Jack Rackam
The Man who Reversed 1,000 Years of History | The Life & Times of Wang Mang
Hey, hidey ho there, how ya doin, welcome to part three of this here Han dynasty trilogy. If you haven’t seen the first two I highly recommend it, if not don’t worry about it, all you need to know: This guy is Han Wudi, he ruled China...
One Minute History
117 Boudica - One Minute History
In the first century AD, Celtic Iceni queen Boudica leads an insurgency against Roman Empire forces as they conquer the British Isles. As dictated in her husband Prasutagus’s will, he bequeaths his kingdom to their two daughters and the...