In The Caucasus Mountains, host Joanna Lumley travels through the mountains which form a natural border between Georgia and Russia to explore routes taken by early traders. She learns how isolated mountain regions developed their own cultures and how people living there often face hardships that lead them to migrate into towns and cities. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure, a documentary series uncovering the rich history and cultural treasures of the Silk Road.
One school is trying to combat the effects of too much screen time. The average three-year-old spends roughly three hours a day on screens, so this school is incorporating more hands-on experience in early learning. They are finding that children who have had too much screen time no longer have the language skills to articulate their needs and haven’t learned how to regulate their emotions. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In Nelson Mandela: From Conflict to Icon, host Trevor McDonald explores the remarkable journey of Nelson Mandela from his early days as a revolutionary to his imprisonment and eventual global acclaim as a symbol of peace. Despite his association with peace and harmony today, Mandela's path was marked by conflict and controversy. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Billie Holiday: A Voice Against Injustice, host Kathleen Turner explores the early struggles of the legendary jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Rising from a tragic childhood, Holiday overcame unimaginable hardships to captivate the world with her unique voice, even as she faced overt racism. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Charlie Chaplin: From the Workhouse to Global Superstar, host Kathleen Turner explores how Chaplin created his iconic character and became a global superstar. Drawing on his music hall roots and personal experiences of poverty, Chaplin's physical comedy revolutionized early cinema. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Left-Brained or Right-Brained: What Does the Brain Really Do?, host Harith Iskander explains how early studies suggested that the left side of the brain was responsible for logical thinking and the right side for creativity and intuition. However, more recent research has shown that the brain works in a much more connected and complex way than originally thought. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In The Large Hadron Collider: Traveling Back in Time, narrator Kate Yule describes how the Large Hadron Collider aims to illustrate how the Universe came into being. In the collider, time dilation can be seen in action where beams of protons smash into each other at high speed. The particles created by this process help us to understand the early Universe. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Einstein & Hawking: Masters of Our Universe, a mind-bending documentary that tells the story of how the two most famous scientists of the 20th Century transformed our understanding of the Universe and changed the world.
In The Caucasus Mountains, host Joanna Lumley travels through the mountains which form a natural border between Georgia and Russia to explore routes taken by early traders. She learns how isolated mountain regions developed their own cultures and how people living there often face hardships that lead them to migrate into towns and cities. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure, a documentary series uncovering the rich history and cultural treasures of the Silk Road.
One school is trying to combat the effects of too much screen time. The average three-year-old spends roughly three hours a day on screens, so this school is incorporating more hands-on experience in early learning. They are finding that children who have had too much screen time no longer have the language skills to articulate their needs and haven’t learned how to regulate their emotions. This video is excerpted from BBC News.
In Nelson Mandela: From Conflict to Icon, host Trevor McDonald explores the remarkable journey of Nelson Mandela from his early days as a revolutionary to his imprisonment and eventual global acclaim as a symbol of peace. Despite his association with peace and harmony today, Mandela's path was marked by conflict and controversy. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Billie Holiday: A Voice Against Injustice, host Kathleen Turner explores the early struggles of the legendary jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Rising from a tragic childhood, Holiday overcame unimaginable hardships to captivate the world with her unique voice, even as she faced overt racism. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Charlie Chaplin: From the Workhouse to Global Superstar, host Kathleen Turner explores how Chaplin created his iconic character and became a global superstar. Drawing on his music hall roots and personal experiences of poverty, Chaplin's physical comedy revolutionized early cinema. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Left-Brained or Right-Brained: What Does the Brain Really Do?, host Harith Iskander explains how early studies suggested that the left side of the brain was responsible for logical thinking and the right side for creativity and intuition. However, more recent research has shown that the brain works in a much more connected and complex way than originally thought. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In The Large Hadron Collider: Traveling Back in Time, narrator Kate Yule describes how the Large Hadron Collider aims to illustrate how the Universe came into being. In the collider, time dilation can be seen in action where beams of protons smash into each other at high speed. The particles created by this process help us to understand the early Universe. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Einstein & Hawking: Masters of Our Universe, a mind-bending documentary that tells the story of how the two most famous scientists of the 20th Century transformed our understanding of the Universe and changed the world.