Tag Archives: Television
Fictional favourite
I studied History at school until A’ Level and am still interested in the way in which is taught. Upon recently rereading one of my favourite books in the Education in Literature Collection, To serve them all my days by … Continue reading
Posted in Education in Literature Collection, Library, Library and Archives, Special Collections
Tagged 1914-1918, authors, BBC TV, Boarding Schools, collections, Devon, dramatists, England, history, hsistory teachers, male teachers, novelists, novels, private schools, R. F. Delderfield, schools in TV series, shell-shock, social history, teaching, Television, West Buckland School, West Country, World War
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BBC archives for teaching and research
The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) is currently working with Jisc and the BBC to establish which programmes and other items (e.g. documentation, photographs and sheet music) from the BBC archives would be of greatest value for the … Continue reading
BBC’s Knowledge & Learning website
Arriving over the coming months is a new website from the BBC to support learning and teaching. Building on the already invaluable material available for classroom use, the refreshed site, currently in beta, will bring together factual and learning content … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, audiovisual resources, BBC, school resources, Television, video
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Teachers Media Plus
Throughout August we have set up trial staff access to Teachers Media Plus, the online CPD service built on the content originally produced for the Teachers TV channel. As many of you probably know, the Teachers TV material has appeared … Continue reading
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Tagged access, eResources, Online resources, Teacher's TV, Teachers Media, Television, trial, video
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Child of our time
This week the BBC series following twenty-five children born in 2000 reaches the point where they transfer from primary to secondary school and become teenagers. The usual interesting blend of interview and documentary, this year’s two parts are broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday (27th & 28th February) at 9pm on … Continue reading
Exhibition: Broadcasting Science
Broadcasting Science, the title of a Royal Society Library and Archives exhibition in London, focuses on the question of how to present complex scientific ideas simply – a question faced by many science teachers, and broadcasters making programmes for schools/children. … Continue reading
Growing children – BBC4 series
Coming up next week, the start of a three-part series presented by child psychologist Laverne Antrobus (‘Growing Babies’ & ‘The Biology of Dads’ previously shown on BBC4), exploring how child development is affected by three major developmental disorders – autism, dyslexia, … Continue reading
BBC Northern Ireland’s Chronicle goes online
And before we go any further, let’s be clear this is the BBC NI news programme not the history/archaeology series of the same name! The Library has signed up for access to a unique collection of BBC news material allowing … Continue reading
Europe on Screen
Launched in the UK last Friday, an EU-funded project now provides access to Europe’s television heritage. EUscreen aims to promote the use of television content to explore Europe’s rich and diverse cultural history. Ultimately there will be access to over 30,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged access, archive film, history, international, Television
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