In More than a Flush: The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Humpback Whales: Anatomy, people discuss their close encounters with whales. Professor Joy Reidenberg discusses what she has learned from dissecting dead whales. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: Humpback Whales — A Detective Story, a documentary about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
In Whales: From Hunting to Watching, whale watchers discuss how seeing a whale makes them feel. In the past, whales were hunted for their oil, baleen, flesh, and bones; an estimated 3 million of them were killed. Now that this has stopped, numbers of humpback whales are increasing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: Humpback Whales — A Detective Story, a documentary about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
In A Dirty Job: Sewage Treatment, presenter Cherry Healey visits the sewer pipes and a wastewater treatment plant in Brighton to learn exactly what happens after we flush the toilet. Learn various techniques, from egg-shaped pipes to bacteria turning sewage into water that can be returned to the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The Go Jetters Climb South Africa's Table Mountain, Ubercorn and the Go Jetters explore Table Mountain in South Africa and learn about clouds. Did you know that clouds are made of tiny water drops that float in the sky? Table Mountain has a flat top like a table, and it gets covered by a fluffy cloud "tablecloth" thanks to the nearby sea! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In More than a Flush: The History of Toilets, presenter Ruth Goodman is at Westminster in London to learn how the toilet was invented. Learn what the development of the toilet has to do with Queen Elizabeth, the Thames River, Thomas Crapper, and public health. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In Humpback Whales: Anatomy, people discuss their close encounters with whales. Professor Joy Reidenberg discusses what she has learned from dissecting dead whales. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: Humpback Whales — A Detective Story, a documentary about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
In Whales: From Hunting to Watching, whale watchers discuss how seeing a whale makes them feel. In the past, whales were hunted for their oil, baleen, flesh, and bones; an estimated 3 million of them were killed. Now that this has stopped, numbers of humpback whales are increasing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Natural World: Humpback Whales — A Detective Story, a documentary about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.
In A Dirty Job: Sewage Treatment, presenter Cherry Healey visits the sewer pipes and a wastewater treatment plant in Brighton to learn exactly what happens after we flush the toilet. Learn various techniques, from egg-shaped pipes to bacteria turning sewage into water that can be returned to the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
In The Go Jetters Climb South Africa's Table Mountain, Ubercorn and the Go Jetters explore Table Mountain in South Africa and learn about clouds. Did you know that clouds are made of tiny water drops that float in the sky? Table Mountain has a flat top like a table, and it gets covered by a fluffy cloud "tablecloth" thanks to the nearby sea! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.