| Dewey |
Title |
Series |
Age |
Description |
U
No |
| 904 |
AVALANCHE |
EQUINOX PLUS |
16-19 years |
This programme
looks at the geographical and scientific forces that cause avalanches
to happen, the ways of modelling their action and predicting their
occurrence to limit their danger. |
7191.05 |
| 904 |
DISASTERS! |
SEARCH OUT SCIENCE |
9-11 years |
This programme
aims to show how scientists and engineers work to ensure a safer future
by studying disasters involving earthquakes, fire and bridges . |
6007.08 |
| 907 |
LIVING MUSEUM |
STOP LOOK LISTEN |
6+ years |
Part of the unit
"Then and Now". |
6859.08 |
| 909 |
HISTORY 1 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers |
1308.01 |
| 909 |
HISTORY 2 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers |
1315.01 |
| 909 |
HISTORY: INTERPRETATIONS/FRENCH
REVOLUTION |
CURRICULUM BITES
KS3 |
11-14 years |
This programme
covers two topics 'Interpretations' (909.000) and 'The French Revolution'
(944.04). |
7761.02 |
| 909 |
EUROPE'S LOST
CIVILSATION |
EUROPE'S LOST
CIVILSATION |
|
Rageh Omaar traces
the history of how Islamic culture flourished in Spain for 500 years
and examines its impact on medicine, art, astronomy and science (a
shortened version of "An Islamic History of Europe" see 8004.02). |
8029.01 |
| 909 |
ISLAMIC HISTORY
OF EUROPE |
ISLAMIC HISTORY
OF EUROPE |
|
Rageh Omaar visits
Spain, Sicily, and France, to examine how Islamic culture flourished
in Europe between 700AD - 1200AD, and trace its history and impact
on medicine, art, astronomy and science. |
8004.02 |
| 909 |
BLAST FROM THE
PAST |
JUNIOR TECHNOLOGY |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the activities of a group of heritage enthusiasts and how
they recreate the life of Tudor times, and at how the limitations
of material technology influenced design and making. |
7020.01 |
| 909 |
CHILDREN |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
This programme
looks at childhood in different times in the past compared to today.
Featured times & childhoods: Ancient Greece, Anglo Saxons (Alfred
the Great), Tudors(Elizabeth I), & Victorians(Charles Dickens). |
7285.08 |
| 909 |
HOME |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
This programme
looks at continuity of settlement in a modern city, the story of homes
in Britain, the influences on their style, the ebb and flow of towns,
and how this affected housing, and at homes in the future. |
7277.06 |
| 909 |
RECORDING THE
TIMES |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
This programme
use the story of Cleopatra's Needle to convey the idea that the past
is still visible, then looks at evidence of the past, at chronology,
and at how history depends on what survives or has been recorded. |
7274.03 |
| 909 |
TRAVELLING |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
This programme
looks at land and sea transport and how, since the time of Ancient
Egypt, the increasing distance and speed of travel have drawn the
world together, accelerated by modern aircraft and cars. |
7283.05 |
| 909 |
WORK |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
emphasises the continuity and change through history, and that people
have farmed, made goods from raw materials and sold their labour on
through the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. |
7280.03 |
| 909 |
REAL DA VINCI
CODE |
REAL DA VINCI
CODE |
|
Tony Robinson
traces the evidence for the existence of a Holy Grail and its implications,
since it's emergence in 11th century literature, and in Dan Brown's
thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" |
7980.01 |
| 909 |
HISTORY (TRACK
BACK) |
WHAT IF? |
7-11 years |
Each programme
in this series takes one curriculum subject beyond the classroom for
some speculative exploration.The past without the Romans? What was
your street like? Can you recreate the past? |
7517.06 |
| 909.07 |
RICHARD THE LIONHEART
AND SALADIN: Holy Warriors |
RICHARD THE LIONHEART
AND SALADIN |
|
Documentary based
on recent research, mixed with dramatic recontructions, traces the
origins of these 12th century leaders, the struggle for Jerusalem
and the course of the third Crusade. |
7996.03 |
| 909.82 |
MODERN WORLD
HISTORY |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
|
7762.01 |
| 909.82 |
LIFELINE OF EMPIRE:
SUEZ 1956 |
HISTORY IN ACTION |
14-17 years |
This series presents
key events in 20th century history using contemporary source material.
This programme looks at the events surrounding the Suez Crisis and
the worldwide criticism of the British government. |
5687.03 |
| 910 |
GEOGRAPHY 1 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers |
1306.01 |
| 910 |
GEOGRAPHY 2 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers |
1306.02 |
| 910 |
GEOGRAPHY 2 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers |
7564.01 |
| 910 |
GEOGRAPHY 3 |
BITESIZE GCSE |
|
This programme
covers population and migration; development issues; recreation and
tourism; agriculture and resource management. |
1310.01 |
| 910 |
GOING ABROAD |
GEOGRAPHY START
HERE |
7-9 years |
Part of a unit
"Me and the World". This programme centres on a family making a visit
to friends in Calais. |
6843.02 |
| 910 |
SEASIDE |
NEAR AND FAR |
9-11 years |
This programme,
looking at leisure and recreation, features the seaside town of Minehead. |
5542.08 |
| 910 |
DESERTS |
NEAR AND FAR
/ NOW AND THEN |
9-11 years |
This programme
is in the unit "Open Spaces" which explores sparsely populated types
of environment and considers some of the elements which explain their
existence. |
4411.07 |
| 910 |
SAHARA JOURNEY |
OFF LIMITS |
13-19 years |
Documentary accompanying
a school group on a ten week trip through four countries in North
Africa, showing the daily realities, the inter-personal highs and
lows and the impact of such an adventure. |
7103.08 |
| 910 |
COMMUNITY 1:
Search looks at people and needs |
SEARCH |
9-13 years |
This programme
aims to stimulate children to look at where and how we live. |
5683.06 |
| 910 |
GLEN |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme,
part of a unit about the geography of Scotland, looks at the physical
features of Glen Glova in the Eastern Highlands, its plants and animals,
and the local agriculture. |
7169.04 |
| 910 |
HILL |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme,
part of a unit about the geography of Scotland, looks at the geology,
wildlife, water and industry around Ben Nevis, and at the tourism,
which means there is now a need for a mountain rescue team. |
7166.04 |
| 910 |
MOOR |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme,
part of a unit about the geography of Scotland, looks at Rannoch Moor,
the difficulty of travel in the area, the wildlife, a hostel at Loch
Ossian, and the problems caused by the West Highland Way. |
7176.01 |
| 910 |
RIVER |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme,
part of a unit about the geography of Scotland, looks at the River
Tweed from source to sea, the pollution monitoring along its course
and the leisure pursuits people use it for. |
7173.02 |
| 910 |
SEA LOCH |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme,
part of a unit about the geography of Scotland, looks at Loch Etive
in Argyll, communication around the area, its wildlife, and how man
has developed the loch for mussel and fish farming. |
7179.01 |
| 910 |
BY A RIVER: Northern
Ireland |
WATCH |
6-7 years |
This programme
looks at the lifestyles of children living in different localities
along the course of the River Ban, the contrasting ways it affects
their lives, and how it changes from its source to the sea. |
6901.08 |
| 910 |
BY THE SEA: Wales |
WATCH |
6-7 years |
This programme
features Tenby in Wales and focuses on the local children's view of
living by the sea and could be used to compare with the view of children
who visit the town on holiday. |
6900.03 |
| 910 |
IN A CITY: Edinburgh |
WATCH |
6-7 years |
This programme
follows a group of children around the city on a bus looking at aspects
of transport, buildings old and new, the layout of the streets, why
the city is where it is, and why and how it developed. |
6874.04 |
| 910 |
NEAR A FARM:
Kent |
WATCH |
6-7 years |
In this programme
children visit a fruit and strawberry farm. They learn about how the
fruit grows, where it goes when it leaves the farm, the local water
shortage problem, and then visit a local superstore. |
6898.04 |
| 910 |
GEOGRAPHY (HOME
AND AWAY) |
WHAT IF? |
7-11 years |
Programmes in
this series takes one curriculum subject beyond the classroom for
some speculative exploration. Go anywhere in the world? Is the earth
warming up? Should we all ride bicycles? |
7518.06 |
| 910.4 |
TRANSPORT: MOVING
AROUND |
GEOGRAPHY START
HERE |
9-11 years |
Part of the unit
"The Local Network", in this programme children record information
about their journey to school. |
6936.06 |
| 910.4 |
GETTING AROUND |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
In this programme
pupils in a rural village examine the modes and reasons for tavel
from their village, plan journeys, compare traffic and pedestrian
counts, and experience train, bus, air and tram terminals. |
6936.07 |
| 910.9 |
ALL THE WORLD
IS HUMAN |
CONQUISTADORS |
|
Michael Wood
tells the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th
century concluding with the ill-fated expedition to Florida from which
only Cabeza de Vaca and three others survived . |
7472.04 |
| 910.9 |
CONQUEST OF THE
INCAS |
CONQUISTADORS |
|
Michael Wood
tells the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th
century continuing with the overthrow by Francisco Pizarro and his
brothers, of the empire of the Incas. |
7472.02 |
| 910.9 |
FALL OF THE AZTECS |
CONQUISTADORS |
|
Michael Wood
tells the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th
century beginning with the journey of Hernan Cortes from the coast
of the Yucatan and his meeting with Montezuma. |
7472.01 |
| 910.9 |
SEARCH FOR ELDORADO |
CONQUISTADORS |
|
Michael Wood
tells the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th
century continuing with the ill-fated quest for the mythical land
of gold. |
7472.03 |
| 910.9 |
COLOMBUS Part
1: Across the Ocean Sea |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
First part of
a two-part dramatisation,"The Man Who Dared", looks at who Colombus
was and at how he persuaded the King and Queen of Spain to sponsor
his voyage to find Asia by a westerly route. |
6862.04 |
| 910.9 |
COLOMBUS Part
2: For God and for Gold |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
Concludes the
dramatisation about Colombus,"The Man Who Dared", recounting his voyages,
what he actually found, what he thought he had found, and questions
just how a good a navigator he was. |
6864.04 |
| 910.9 |
VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
examines the knowledge Europeans had of maps and the skills of navigation
by the start of the 16th century, the reasons for their voyages and
the impact on the people they 'discovered'. |
6860.04 |
| 910.9 |
DAVID LIVINGSTONE |
VICTORIAN SCOTS |
10-12 years |
This programme
in a series about the achievements of individuals and the period in
which they lived examines the work in Africa of the missionary and
explorer David Livingstone. |
7318.09 |
| 912 |
DYNAMIC DATA |
GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMME |
11-14 years |
Part of the unit
"Images of the Earth". This programme explores modern and future mapping
development. |
6881.05 |
| 912 |
MAPS AND THE
LANDSCAPE |
GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMME |
11-14 years |
Part of the unit
"Images of the Earth". This programme looks at the gathering of data
by the Ordnance Survey, and designing and printing of paper based
maps. |
6879.01 |
| 912 |
MAPS MAKE SENSE |
GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMME |
11-14 years |
Part of the unit
"Images of the Earth". This programme looks at the wide variety of
types of maps. |
6877.04 |
| 912 |
GRID |
PLACE AND PEOPLE |
14-17 years |
This programme,
in a unit exploring the language of maps, looks at four figure and
six figure grid references on Ordnance Survey (OS) maps with worked
examples using 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 maps. |
7236.02 |
| 912 |
LOCATION: FINDING
THE WAY |
PLACE AND PEOPLE |
14-17 years |
This programme,
in a unit exploring the language of maps, looks at how to follow a
route on Lundy Island and the adjacent mainland, using a range of
maps including the 1:25,000 OS, and how landscapes evolve. |
7236.04 |
| 912 |
OUT OF THE MAP
ROOM |
PLACE AND PEOPLE |
14-17 years |
This programme,
in a unit exploring the language of maps, looks at latitude and longitude,
the wealth of thematic information in atlases, and at the potential
for Geographical Information Systems (GIS). |
7236.05 |
| 912 |
POINTS OF VIEW |
PLACE AND PEOPLE |
14-17 years |
This programme,
in a unit exploring the language of maps, looks at how, to make maps
match the landscape, elements such as scale and symbols are used on
maps designed for specific purposes. |
7236.01 |
| 912 |
RELIEF AND CONTOURS |
PLACE AND PEOPLE |
14-17 years |
This programme,
in a unit exploring the language of maps, looks at how valleys, plateaux
and other landforms appear on the ground and are represented on maps,
using the 1:25,000 OS map of Dartmoor. |
7236.03 |
| 912 |
FARM AND CROFT |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
contrasts crofting on the island of Barra with farming in Strathmore
and some of the reasons for the differences. It also emphasises the
need for large scale maps. |
7216.06 |
| 912 |
LANDSCAPE |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This unit covers
basic geographical skills and awareness of the environment. This programme
looks at the natural and physical features in two contrasting localities,
the island of Barra and Strathmore in Tayside, |
7211.05 |
| 912 |
SYMBOLS |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
again looks at the localities of Barra and Strathmore and concentrates
on how symbols are used on maps to identify features such as historic
buildings, ruins, disused railway lines and jetties. |
7214.05 |
| 912 |
TOWNS |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
contrasts settlement at Castlebay on the island of Barra and at Coupar
Angus in Strathmore, and the need for large scale maps to show the
details of settlements. |
7218.05 |
| 912 |
TRANSPORT |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
contrasts transport on the island of Barra and at Coupar Angus in
Strathmore, the differing development and varying links, and the various
problems that affect the people in each location. |
7221.05 |
| 912 |
CITY LIMITS |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme
unit looks at how maps of rural areas differ from maps of built up
areas, and the kinds of symbols used to represent natural features. |
6923.01 |
| 912 |
MAP MESSAGES |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme
looks at using grid references and alpha-numeric co-ordinates, plotting
routes between points, and then how to describe it. |
6924.03 |
| 912 |
MAPPING THE FUTURE |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme
looks at global maps, the difficulty of representing a round world
on a flat sheet of paper, and how sailors navigate without landmarks
to guide them. |
6926.02 |
| 912 |
READING THE EARTH |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme,
in a unit based around a ficticious treasure hunt on the Isle of Wight,
looks at relating actual landmarks and the landscape to map symbols,
and maps to aerial photographs. |
6870.06 |
| 912 |
TOWN AND AROUND |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme
looks at the differences between a small town and a large city, if
a city just has more of eveything, and why a city may have defined
ares for shopping, housing and industry. |
6921.01 |
| 912 |
VILLAGE VIEW |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
The programmes
in this unit look at the decisions that have to made when making maps,
and how they differ according to their purpose, and their practical
use, here in an area local to a village. |
6919.01 |
| 920 |
OUT OF AFRICA:
The Many Faces of the Black Icon |
OUT OF AFRICA |
|
This documentary
traces some intriguing links between influential figures of the black
diaspora, with contributions from Maya Angelou, Jesse Jackson, Morgan
Freeman and Nelson Mandela amomng others. |
8024.01 |
| 930 |
FIFTEENTH CENTURY
WORLD |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
looks at the civilisations that existed all over the world, with their
own developed, varied cultures, beliefs and skills before they were
'discovered' by Europeans in the sixteenth century. |
6856.04 |
| 930.01 |
FIRST AGE 6000-2000BC:
MAKING THE LAND |
SEVEN AGES OF
BRITAIN |
|
In 6000BC global
warming transformed Britain into an island, generated a huge increase
in forest growth and this change in the physical environment meant
a re-evaluation of man's relationship with nature. |
7817.02 |
| 930.01 |
LOCH TAY |
TIME TEAM SPECIAL |
|
The team join
an archaeological diving team investigating the remains of a collapsed
crannog, an Iron Age dwelling built on stilts over water, preserved
by the peatiness of the water in the loch. |
7899.02 |
| 930.1 |
INVESTIGATING
TOWNS |
ARCHAEOLOGY AT
WORK |
|
This series looks
at the work of archaeologists. How has the story of Worcester's past
been pieced to together? How is evidence recognised and recorded?
Produced by English Heritage. |
1036.04 |
| 930.1 |
LOST GODDESS |
HIDDEN TREASURE |
|
Alan Meeks find
of a horde of Roman treasure in a Hertfordshire field, may have accidentally
unearthed a temple site, complete with its own goddess, but a fuller
excavation is needed. |
7800.01 |
| 930.1 |
RICHES OF ROME |
HIDDEN TREASURE |
|
This programme
assesses the find made in Hertfordshire, by detector Dave Phillips,
of two of the richest Roman graves in Britain. |
7801.01 |
| 930.1 |
SECOND AGE 1500BC
- 43AD: HOME |
SEVEN AGES OF
BRITAIN |
|
Widespread flooding
rendered land clearded for farming useless to the early societies
but by the Iron Age's latter stages, structured tribes had formed,
who traded with their continental neighbours. |
7842.03 |
| 931 |
CHINESE |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
presents more technological ingenuity, this time in ancient China,
ranging from canals, kites, gunpowder and fast food to an early seismograph,
a flame thrower and football. |
7989.02 |
| 932 |
BATTLE OF MEGIDDO |
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS |
|
A dramatised
documentary based on reports recorded at the time, and on the account
carved on the temple walls at Karnak, of the campaign in Syria in
1478BC by Tuthmosis III to end a rebellion. |
7835.01 |
| 932 |
MURDER IN THE
TEMPLE |
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS |
|
A dramatised
documentary based on an account recorded on papyrus at the time, of
how, with a change of Pharaoh in 632BC, the priests of the Temple
of Teudjoi took their opportunity for revenge. |
7840.02 |
| 932 |
TOMB ROBBERS |
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS |
|
A dramatised
documentary based on the account of a trial, recorded in 1110BC, of
a quarryman arrested for robbing the tombs of the Pharaohs on the
west bank at Thebes. |
7840.01 |
| 932 |
TWINS |
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS |
|
A dramatised
documentary, based on surviving letters, of how, in 164BC, twin girls
were rescued from poverty to become priestesses of the Apis bull cult
at Saqqara. |
7840.03 |
| 932 |
KERMA: ANCIENT
NUBIA 2500BC |
ANCIENT VOICES |
|
Modern archaeologists,
assisted by up-to-date scientific techniques and close examination
of the photographs taken of the original excavations, suggest a new
theory for the mass burials. |
7894.02 |
| 932 |
HAIRDRESSER'S
TOMB |
ART CRIME |
|
This programme
tells the story behind the modern day looting of the tomb of Hetep-Ka
in Saqquara and how Scotland Yard detectives, assisted by archaeologists,
uncovered an international smuggling ring. |
7894.01 |
| 932 |
SEARCH FOR TUTANKHAMUN
TOMB Part 1 |
EGYPT |
|
First of a two
part dramatised account of Howard Carter's excavations in the Valley
of the Kings which takes the story as far as the discovery of the
intact tomb. |
8033.03 |
| 932 |
SECRETS OF THE
TOMB BUILDERS |
EGYPTIAN JOURNEYS |
|
This programme
looks at the Valley of the Kings, the tomb for the sons of Ramesses
II (KV5), the village of the workmen (Deir el Medina) and what the
unfinished tomb of Horemheb reveals about their skills. |
8028.06 |
| 932 |
LAST GREAT EMPIRE |
EGYPT'S GOLDEN
EMPIRE |
|
|
7535.03 |
| 932 |
PHAROAHS OF THE
SUN |
EGYPT'S GOLDEN
EMPIRE |
|
|
7535.02 |
| 932 |
WARRIOR PHAROAHS |
EGYPT'S GOLDEN
EMPIRE |
|
|
7535.01 |
| 932 |
DEATH OF A PHAROAH |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
In this programme
'Mew', an Ancient Egyptian cat, explains about mummification. It also
includes a visit inside a pyramid and an account of the discovery
of Tutankhamun's tomb. |
6982.01 |
| 932 |
EGYPTIAN WOMEN |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
In this programme
the children seek assistance for the musical drama they are devising
about Hatshepsut, the Nile, and the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony
and the life of women in Ancient Egypt. |
6984.04 |
| 932 |
EGYPTIANS |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
Part of the unit
"Maths from History". |
7281.06 |
| 932 |
GIFT OF THE NILE |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
First programme
of a unit in which 'Mew', an Ancient Egyptian cat, explains about
the land and the time from which she came, deals with farming and
irrigation and the story of Osiris. |
6978.05 |
| 932 |
HOMES AND HIEROGYLPHS |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
In this programme
'Mew', an Ancient Egyptian cat, recounts something of her own history
in the family of a scribe named Nebamun, daily life at work and at
school, hieroglyphics and the tools used for writing. |
6980.05 |
| 932 |
WEIGHING OF THE
HEART |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
shows the completion of the musical drama with set design, lighting,
costumes, make up and publicity, and includes frequent flashbacks
to artefacts and evidence of Ancient Egyptian life. |
6985.08 |
| 932 |
HIDDEN HISTORY
OF EGYPT |
HIDDEN HISTORY
OF EGYPT |
9-14 years |
In his own unique
way, Terry Jones unearths some surprising and little known facts about
the Ancient Egyptians and how the ordinary people lived. |
7750.01 |
| 932 |
FOLLOWING THE
PHAROAH |
HOW WE USED TO
LIVE (GIANT IN EGYPT) |
9-11 years |
Part two of a
three part dramatised unit exploring the world of Ancient Egypt through
the life of the 19th century Italian engineer and explorer, Giovanni
Belzoni. |
7569.09 |
| 932 |
SECRETS OF THE
TOMBS |
HOW WE USED TO
LIVE (GIANT IN EGYPT) |
9-11 years |
Third and final
part of a dramatised unit exploring the world of Ancient Egypt through
the life of the 19th century Italian engineer and explorer, Giovanni
Belzoni. |
7574.07 |
| 932 |
STRONG MAN OF
THE NILE |
HOW WE USED TO
LIVE (GIANT IN EGYPT) |
9-11 years |
The first part
of a three part dramatised unit exploring the world of Ancient Egypt
through the life of the 19th century Italian engineer and explorer,
Giovanni Belzoni, who made a series of remarkable discoveries. |
7570.09 |
| 932 |
EVERYDAY LIVES |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
investigates the role of shabti figures buried in the tombs of the
nobles, the evidence about the lives of the tomb-builders, servants
and officials, and the significance of the afterlife in their culture. |
7216.04 |
| 932 |
EVERYDAY LIVES |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
investigates the role of shabti figures buried in the tombs of the
nobles, the evidence about the lives of the tomb-builders, servants
and officials, and the significance of the afterlife in their culture. |
7596.03 |
| 932 |
LIFE UNDER THE
PHARAOHS |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
|
5884.01 |
| 932 |
NILE FOOD AND
FARMING |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
begins with investigating the marked wearing of Ancient Egyptian teeth,
how food could cause this wear and then at the importance of the Nile
to the methods of farming and to sustaining life. |
7214.03 |
| 932 |
NILE FOOD AND
FARMING |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
begins with investigating the marked wearing of Ancient Egyptian teeth,
how food could cause this wear and then at the importance of the Nile
to the methods of farming and to sustaining life. |
7596.02 |
| 932 |
PHAROAHS |
LANDMARKS |
9-11 years |
|
5882.07 |
| 932 |
PHAROAHS AND
GODS |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
looks at how the Ancient Egyptians sought to understand the world
around them, some their burial rituals, their belief in the gods,
the role of the Pharoah as king and as a god, and the afterlife. |
7221.03 |
| 932 |
PHAROAHS AND
GODS |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
looks at how the Ancient Egyptians sought to understand the world
around them, some their burial rituals, their belief in the gods,
the role of the Pharoah as king and as a god, and the afterlife. |
7596.05 |
| 932 |
PYRAMIDS AND
TEMPLES |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
considers their expert use of the materials available to them, some
of the possible techniques used to transport the materials and to
create and the monuments, temples and statues we see today. |
7218.03 |
| 932 |
PYRAMIDS AND
TEMPLES |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
considers their expert use of the materials available to them, some
of the possible techniques used to transport the materials and to
create and the monuments, temples and statues we see today. |
7596.04 |
| 932 |
TIME AND PLACE |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
introduces Ancient Egyptian history, against the backdrop of modern
Egypt, providing geograhical information, an explanation of the period
and how we use evidence to evaluate the past. |
7211.03 |
| 932 |
TIME AND PLACE |
LANDMARKS |
9-12 years |
This programme
introduces Ancient Egyptian history, against the backdrop of modern
Egypt, providing geograhical information, an explanation of the period
and how we use evidence to evaluate the past. |
7596.01 |
| 932 |
GIFT OF THE NILE
(Nile Shorts) |
NILE SHORTS |
7-11 years |
A two part adaptation
for schools from the BBC series, this programme follows the three
seasons of the farming year in ancient Egypt - drought, inundation
and emergence. |
7968.07 |
| 932 |
GREAT PYRAMID
OF KHUFU |
PYRAMID (Schools
version) |
7-11 years |
The story of
the Great Pyramid as seen by one of the builders. This second programme
focusses on the beliefs that inspired its construction, the skills
involved and the archaeological evidence. |
7829.02 |
| 932 |
IN THE NAME OF
THE KING |
PYRAMID (Schools
version) |
7-11 years |
The construction
of the Great Pyramid through the eyes of Nakht, one of the conscripted
builders. This first programme focusses on agriculture, quarrying,
crafts, and the role of the Nile. |
7829.01 |
| 932 |
EGYPTIAN JEWELLERY |
TACKLING TECHNOLOGY |
7-11 years |
The programmes
in this series are designed to support the development of a schedule
of work involving design and technology, with suggestions for follow-up
practical projects. |
7338.05 |
| 932 |
IN SEARCH OF
CLEOPATRA |
TIMEWATCH |
|
This programme
explores the truth and the myths about the last Queen of Egypt, one
of the few figures of the ancient world whose name still has a resonance
after more than 2000 years. |
7918.02 |
| 932 |
EGYPTIANS |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
demonstrates the technological achievements and craftmenship of ancient
Egypt, ranging from boats to glass, as well as the Pyramids. Includes
visits to some sites along the Nile. |
8001.01 |
| 934 |
INDIANS |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
demonstrates the technological ingenuity of the ancient Indians, ranging
from giant sun-dials to plastic surgery. Also includes visits to some
key sites around the country. |
7994.02 |
| 935 |
ISLAMIC WORLD |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
begins a look at invention in ancient times, with the Islamic contribution
to science, ranging from the Alhambra in Spain to Cairo in Egypt,
from soap and water pumps, to torpedoes. |
7989.01 |
| 935 |
MESOPOTAMIANS |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
demonstrates the inventiveness of the ancient peoples from around
the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, ranging from the battery to the wheel,
and from beer to writing. |
7994.03 |
| 936 |
SKARA BRAE 1:
EVIDENCE |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
examines what we can learn about the lives of the people of this early
Neolithic settlement from their houses and their community-style living,
to their clothing, food and entertainment. |
7960.04 |
| 936 |
SKARA BRAE 2:
DISCOVERY |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
recounts how a storm in Orkney in 1850 uncovered the site, the progress
of the archaelogical investigations, the problems and the changing
theories prompted by what has been found. |
7960.05 |
| 936 |
CELTS |
ZIG ZAG |
7-9 years |
This programme,
in a unit about the British Isles between 800 BC and 1070 AD, looks
at the tribal organisation and settlements, the role of priests and
warriors, the craftmanship and farming skills of the Celts. |
7211.02 |
| 936.1 |
NEW SCOTS |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
tackles the complex question of the unification of the Picts and the
Scotti, followed by a street survey to discover what modern day Scots
know about their ancestors. |
7520.03 |
| 936.1 |
PICTS |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
describes the different ways the Picts have been depicted in the past
and, as they left no written evidence, asks if we can rely on the
Roman description of this people. |
7515.02 |
| 936.1 |
SCOTTI |
SEE YOU SEE ME |
7-9 years |
This programme
introduces the Scotti and suggests they may have been the indigenous
people of Dal Riada, and concludes with the coming of Christianity
and the written word, and the impact on them. |
7515.05 |
| 937 |
COLOSSEUM: ROME'S
ARENA OF DEATH |
COLOSSEUM: ROME'S
ARENA OF DEATH |
|
A dramatised
documentary about the life of the gladiator Verus, who fought at the
opening games of the Colosseum in AD80. Includes fight scenes which
are necessarily bloody. |
7821.01 |
| 937 |
ROMANS |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
|
7275.07 |
| 937 |
HIDDEN HISTORY
OF ROME |
HIDDEN HISTORY
OF ROME |
9-14 years |
In his own unique
way, Terry Jones unearths some surprising facts about the ancient
Romans and how they lived, including their drinking habits, and the
problem of burglary. |
7750.02 |
| 937 |
EDWARD GIBBON
(Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) |
HISTORIANS OF
GENIUS |
|
Mixes contemporary
and classical illustrations, location filming, and extracts from films
about the period with narration by Simon Russell Beale using extracts
from Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. |
7950.02 |
| 937 |
POMPEII: EVERYDAY
LIFE |
HISTORY FILE |
11-14 years |
This programme
looks at the everyday life of Roman people, mainly in Pompeii. |
6808.08 |
| 937 |
ROMANS |
HISTORY FILE |
11-14 years |
This programme
looks at the Roman people and their social structure. |
6804.08 |
| 937 |
ROME: CENTRE
OF EMPIRE |
HISTORY FILE |
11-14 years |
This programme
looks at the city of Rome, some of the archaeological evidence for
its development, size and wealth. |
6806.07 |
| 937 |
POMPEII: THE
LAST DAY |
POMPEII: THE
LAST DAY |
|
A dramatised
reconstruction of the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 that destroyed
the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. |
7823.02 |
| 937 |
MURDER IN ROME |
TIMEWATCH |
|
Dramatised reconstruction
based on the records of a murder trial in 81BC in which a son, accused
of killing his father, was defended by the young lawyer Cicero. |
7980.02 |
| 937 |
ROMANS |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
demonstrates the technological ingenuity of the ancient Romans, ranging
from bath houses and concrete to military machines. Also includes
visits to some key sites in Rome. |
7994.01 |
| 938 |
MACEDONIA: A
CIVILISATION UNCOVERED |
CHRONICLE |
|
Considers the
spectacular archaeological discoveries at Aegae, including the tomb
of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, and the culture of this
later period. |
7901.01 |
| 938 |
EVERYDAY LIFE |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at a typical day in Ancient Greece, clothing and schooling,
and includes a visit to present day school in Greece, and ends with
episode four in the tale of the Labours of Herakles. |
6915.02 |
| 938 |
GREEK FARMING
AND TRADE |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the problems of farming, the crops, the importance of olive
oil, the agora (market), coinage, sea trade, and ends with episode
three in the tale of the Labours of Herakles. |
6913.05 |
| 938 |
GREEK GODS AND
TEMPLES |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
introduces the ancient gods and goddesses, and the design and use
of temples. The programme ends with the first episode in the tale
of the Labours of Herakles. |
6910.04 |
| 938 |
GREEKS |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
|
7276.09 |
| 938 |
HOW DO WE KNOW? |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at how pots are made and decorated, an intoduction to archaeological
techniques and ends with episode five in the tale of the Labours of
Herakles. |
6917.03 |
| 938 |
LEGACY OF GREECE |
EUREKA |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the Ancient Greek influence on design, language and architecture,
the beginnings of the Olympic games and ends with episode two in the
tale of the Labours of Herakles. |
6912.01 |
| 938 |
BIRTH OF DEMOCRACY |
GREEKS |
|
This series begins
with the rise of the "society of equals" as viewed by the Athenian
nobleman Cleisthenes, who is widely credited with influencing the
emergence of democracy. |
7468.03 |
| 938 |
EMPIRE OF THE
MIND |
GREEKS |
|
This series ends
with the descent of Athenian democracy into mob rule as viewed by
the Athenian philosopher, Socrates, and considers his continuing influence
on western thought. |
7471.01 |
| 938 |
TRUTH OF TROY |
HORIZON |
|
This programme
looks at the investigations at the site since the 1988, the clues
provided by a sunken ship and by a cache of Hittite writing tablets,
to discover if the city was indeed besieged, and by whom? |
7896.02 |
| 938 |
AGE OF HEROES |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood
investigates the archaeological and historical facts behind the legends
of Homer's Illiad beginning with a consideration of the work of the
archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. |
7934.01 |
| 938 |
EMPIRE OF THE
HITTITES |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood
investigates the archaeological and historical facts behind Homer's
Illiad, continuing with a look at the recent discoveries at the site
of the former Hittite capital, in central modern Turkey. |
7935.01 |
| 938 |
FALL OF TROY |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood
investigates the archaeological and historical facts behind Homer's
Illiad, concluding with a review of the evidence available and how
far these facts link up to suggest what happened. |
7935.02 |
| 938 |
LEGEND UNDER
SIEGE |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood's
investigation into the archaeological and historical facts behind
the legends of Homer's Illiad continues with the work of the German
archaeological expeditions of the 1890s and 1930s. |
7934.02 |
| 938 |
SINGER OF TALES |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood
investigates the archaeological and historical facts behind Homer's
Illiad and examines how the story of Troy could be based on a poem
written at the time of a real war in the Bronze Age. |
7934.03 |
| 938 |
WOMEN OF TROY |
IN SEARCH OF
THE TROJAN WAR |
|
Michael Wood
investigates the archaeological and historical facts behind the legends
of Helen of Troy, the fall of the city, the role of a wooden horse,
and the sites of Mycenae, Pylos and Bronze age Sparta. |
7901.02 |
| 938 |
ARCHITECTURE
PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE |
PRIMARY HISTORY |
7-9 years |
Scots schoolboy
Alex Papadopoulos finds out about life in ancient Greece and discovers
just how much has permeated through to modern times, with a little
help from his Greek born grandfather. |
7961.02 |
| 938 |
ATHENS SCHOOL
AND GEOGRAPHY |
PRIMARY HISTORY |
7-9 years |
Scots schoolboy
Alex Papadopoulos finds out about life in ancient Greece and discovers
just how much has permeated through to modern times, with a little
help from his Greek born grandfather. |
7961.01 |
| 938 |
THEATRE AND STORYTELLING |
PRIMARY HISTORY |
7-9 years |
Scots schoolboy
Alex Papadopoulos finds out about life in ancient Greece and discovers
just how much has permeated through to modern times, with a little
help from his Greek born grandfather. |
7961.03 |
| 938 |
SPARTANS Programme
1 |
SPARTANS |
14-19 years |
The series covers
the rise and fall of this ancient Greek city state. This programme
explores the complexities of everyday life and the Spartan notion
of correct behaviour. |
7630.03 |
| 938 |
SPARTANS Programme
2 |
SPARTANS |
14-19 years |
The series covers
the rise and fall of this ancient Greek city state. This programme
explores the rivalry with Athens and the contrasting view of women
in these two societies. |
7630.04 |
| 938 |
SPARTANS Programme
3 |
SPARTANS |
14-19 years |
The series covers
the rise and fall of this ancient Greek city state. This programme
covers the final victory over Athens, Sparta's short lived supremacy
and rapid decline. |
7630.05 |
| 938 |
SPARTANS AT THE
GATES OF FIRE |
SPARTANS AT THE
GATES OF FIRE |
|
A documentary
including a dramatic reconstruction of the Battle of Thermopylae in
480BC, that also examines the austere culture of the city state of
Sparta. |
7936.03 |
| 938 |
GREEKS |
WHAT THE ANCIENTS
DID FOR US |
|
Adam Hart-Davis
demonstrates the inventiness of the ancient Greeks, ranging from theatre
and mathematics to some fearsome weapons. Includes visits to some
sites around the Aegean. |
8001.02 |
| 938 |
AHEAD OF THEIR
TIME |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme looks at the entertainment for their citizens
and concrete 2000 years old. |
7445.06 |
| 938 |
ARTERIES OF EMPIRE |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme looks at their surveying methods for road building
and at an ingenious waterwheel. |
7445.04 |
| 938 |
BUILDING BRITAIN |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme looks at their farming methods, early towns,
Roman York and a working Roman sewer. |
7445.03 |
| 938 |
EDGE OF EMPIRE |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme visits Hadrian's Wall and demonstrates their
military communications system. |
7445.05 |
| 938 |
INVASION |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme looks at the Roman military strength & visits
the early wooden fort re-constructed at Lunt. |
7445.02 |
| 938 |
LIFE OF LUXURY |
WHAT THE ROMANS
DID FOR US |
|
This series,
presented by Adam Hart-Davis, considers the innovations of the Roman
period. This programme looks at the Fishbourne villa, the bath complex
in Bath and at Roman cuisine. |
7445.01 |
| 938 |
ANCIENT OLYMPICS |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
This programme
looks at athletic events today, at the religious context and the organisation
of ancient Greek games (with the help of Pausanias), and at children
holding their own ancient olympic sports day. |
6849.03 |
| 938 |
ATHENA'S CITY |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme looks at Greek buildings and Greek legends,
explores the Parthenon, and begins the story of Perseus and Medusa. |
5501.07 |
| 938 |
GREEK POTTERY |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme reconstructs a piece of Athenian pottery
and finishes the story of Perseus. |
5503.06 |
| 938 |
GREEK SCHOOLS |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme explores a reconstructed Athenian classroom
with abacus, wax tablets, styluses and water clocks, and concludes
the story of the Golden Fleece. |
5507.02 |
| 938 |
GREEK THEATRE |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme looks at the importance of Marathon and
Salamis in European history, and the beginnings of drama in Greece,
and concludes the account of the Persian Wars. |
5510.06 |
| 938 |
OLYMPIC GAMES |
ZIG ZAG |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the ancient Games, their religious origins and their and
development, the key elements of the site at Olympia, the similarities
to modern athletics, and the differences. |
7139.08 |
| 938 |
PARTHENON |
ZIG ZAG |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the trade in pottery, wine and oil, the Panathenaic festival,
and explores the architecture and decoration of the Temple of Athene,
and the role of Lord Elgin. |
7134.07 |
| 938 |
PERSIAN WARS |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme introduces Sparta, contrasts the Spartan
lifestyle with that of Athens, contrasts real-life stories with myths,
and begins Herodotus's history of the wars with Persia. |
5508.06 |
| 938 |
PERSIANS |
ZIG ZAG |
7-11 years |
This programme
looks at the process of firing pots, the wars against the Persians,
the sites of the key battles (Marathon,Thermopylae,Salamis) and an
extract from a play by Aeschylus performed in a theatre. |
7133.05 |
| 938 |
THESEUS AND THE
MINOTAUR |
ZIG ZAG |
7-11 years |
Programmes in
this unit largely focus on Athens circa 400-500BC. This programme
covers pottery, trade, introduces the idea of facts mixing with myth,
and visits the palace of Knossos on Crete. |
7124.03 |
| 938 |
WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
ZIG ZAG |
8-10 years |
Part of the unit
"The Greeks", this programme uses everyday objects collected by the
British Museum to reconstruct life in a Greek household, the role
of slaves, and begins the story of the Golden Fleece. |
5506.04 |
| 938 |
WOODEN HORSE
OF TROY |
ZIG ZAG |
7-11 years |
This programme
covers vase painting, the various stories about the Siege of Troy,
and visits the likely site of Troy, in modern Turkey, and the ruins
of Mycenae. |
7129.05 |
