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Introduction to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

BBC Four | 2007 | 3'15''

Ian Rankin introduces Robert Louis Stevenson's novel 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll an...

What was the inspiration for Jekyll's double life? | Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

BBC Four | 2007 | 6'16''

Ian Rankin investigates what inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to construct...

Religious beliefs about life after death | A Question of Faith

BBC Two | 2014 | 11'45''

After visiting a humanist funeral, a group of young people discuss their varied beliefs about the afterlife.

An Inspector Calls' - historical context (pt 2/3) | In Context

BBC Two | 2008 | 3'04''

A discussion of the historical context and influences behind J B Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.

Blood Brothers | The Story of Musicals

BBC Four | 2012 | 3'53''

An introduction to Willy Russell's play 'Blood Brothers' and it's first productions.

Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers

BBC Two | 2019 | 2'33''

An introduction to the river Amazon, including it's source in Peruvian glaciers.

What makes up a cell? | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2008 | 45''

A computer simulation of a cell allows us to see the structure of a cell close-up.

Child labour during the Victorian era | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2009 | 3'35''

In this humorous advertisement for injuries caused in the workplace we discover just what jobs some Victorian chil...

John Agard's poem Half-caste | English File

BBC Two | 1999 | 7'28''

John Agard discusses and reads his poem 'Half-caste'.

The Tree of Life | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

BBC One | 2009 | 5'31''

David Attenborough takes us on a journey through time from the first cells through to the complex animals that inhabit...

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