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Bbc: History: World War Two Movies
A series of five excellent Flash presentations on: Dunkirk, the Blitz, the evacuees from British cities (due to the bombing), the British SOE forces and D-Day. You can also view the presentations with subtitles. Archived.
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Bbc: Sierra Leone Elections 2007
Sierra Leone's elections in 2007 are covered in detail through this series of audio articles. Archived.
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Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of Ireland
A full-featured site for learning about the music of Ireland, although not actively updated since 2005. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Irish music. Accompanying audio files and...
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Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of Nigeria
A full-featured site for learning about the music of Nigeria, although not actively updated since 2005. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Nigerian music. Accompanying audio files...
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Bbc russian.com: Learn English for Russian Speakers
Listen to BBC news headlines in Russian and English. Also get short lessons on vocabulary, phrases, and grammar with explanations in Russian. Great resource for middle and high school Russian-speaking students.
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Bbc: 1962: Mississippi Race Riots Over 1st Black Student
This article recounts the entrance of Mississippi State University's first black student, James Meredith. Note that he was escorted by National Guardsmen, as requested by President Kennedy, in order to protect his safety.
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Bbc: Bush Pledges to Lead Investigation
Video report that recounts the continued rescue effort in New Orleans and discusses President George W. Bush's announcement that an investigation into the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Bbc Newsround: The Little Iguana in Special Training
Brief video reports on the value of special training for an iguana living in the San Diego zoo.
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Bbc Earth: Hunting for Dinosaurs How to Build a Dinosaur
Luis Chiappe and his team of paleontologists excavate a dinosaur. Working out what species the dinosaur is won't be possible until the bones are back in the lab in Los Angeles. [3:03]
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Bbc: Earth Unplugged: Lion vs. Zebra Deadliest Showdowns
A pride of lions take down a zebra with incredible teamwork - a risky business as zebras are much bigger and can kill lions with a kick of their hooves. Steve Backshall analyzes the hunt, breaking down the action with forensic precision....
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Bbc: Earth Unplugged: Top 10 Vicious Animal Venoms
Maddie Moate reveals her top-ten most venomous animals. There are some highly dangerous creatures out there, but these are truly frightening. [3:28]
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Bbc Explore: Us Troops Enter World War One Body Hunters the Unknown Soldiers
In this collection of archive footage and interviews, the introduction and training of United States soldiers to the Allied cause in the First World War is discussed.
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Bbc Earth: Unplugged: Bone Collector Ben Garrod
Ben Garrod, or the Bone Collector, takes us on a tour of his 'office', showing us some of the gruesome processes he has to go through to strip and clean skeletons, and the painstaking work he must to do recreate their natural forms. His...
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Bbc Earth: How Much Water Is in a Cloud?
How do clouds defy gravity when they are so full of water? Maddie explains the startling science behind clouds, which are all too often taken for granted.
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Bbc Earth: How to Build a Dinosaur: The Color of Dinosaurs
Professor Mike Benton has the fossilized remains of a dinosaur that are so well preserved that it is possible to discern the color of the feathers on the dinosaur. [3:04]
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Bbc: Earth Unplugged: Top 10 Smart Animals
There are some outstanding animal behaviors in the natural world, and this film celebrates the most amazing examples on Earth. Elephants have shown remarkable levels of intelligence by cooperating with each other to solve a puzzle. [4:26]
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Bbc Earth: Flight of the Dung Beetle
Narrated by David Attenborough, this video shows the battle that dung beetles face in order to survive. [2:33]
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Bbc Newsround: 6 20 16: Tim Peake: How Do You Safely Return to Earth From Space?
British astronaut Tim Peake will be making his way back down to Earth this week, after spending six months living on board the International Space Station.
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Bbc Newsround Week of 6 27 16: 'World's Longest' Tunnel Slide at Orbit Sculpture
The UK's tallest sculpture, the ArcelorMittal Orbit in London, has been transformed into something new - a gigantic slide
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Bbc Newsround: Ska: The Mission to Find Life on Another Planet
The Square Kilometre Array project is aiming to find that out, using a huge radio telescope in South Africa and Australia. When it's finished, it will be the most powerful radio telescope in the world and will be able to detect a signal...
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Bbc Newsround: Week of 6 13 16: Hillary Clinton Makes Us History
In America, history has been made overnight. For the first time a woman will have a real chance of becoming the President of the USA.
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Bbc Newsround: Week of July 18th, 2016: Build a Giant Underground Railway Line?
Something BIG is happening beneath the streets of London. Deep underground the biggest building project in Europe is taking place, to make a brand new underground railway line.
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Bbc News: Bangladeshi Workers Pay Price for West's Cheap Clothes
This article discusses child labor and other disturbing methods that allow clothing to be made cheaply in Bangladesh to serve the Western market. Includes video discussing the April 2013 factory collapse that killed 1,034 adult and child...
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Bbc Interviews: Benjamin Britten
A series of audio clips containing interview excerpts with 20th century British composer, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976 CE). The site also has a detailed biography as well.