Andrew Marr's History of the World Cyrus the Great
In the ruins of Sardis, the capital of Lydia in what is now Turkey, Andrew Marr tells the story of King Croesus' encounter with the Persian King Cyrus the Great.
- 2012
- 00:09:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/24/2020
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CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
An offbeat, irreverent documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to the world’s most musical holiday. It’s an amazing look at the 20th century North American immigrant experience and the extraordinary outburst of musical energy from the ...
- 2017
- 00:44:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/08/2017
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 6
With the theme of language, this episode of Exhibitionists takes a look at artists who are inventing their own vocabulary as they translate, define and create.
- 2015
- 00:21:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/25/2017
BBC Documentaries Faith and Gay Fear
Across the world, there is a growing move to halt the advance of gay rights by direct persecution and support for anti-homosexual laws. From the anti-gay agenda spreading across Europe from Russia to the extreme homophobia in Africa sponsored by western evangelists and right-wing Christians in Slovakia and Uganda, this film reveals that far from the hatred originating from rogue ...
- 2015
- 00:46:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2020
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CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Flesh and the Devil
The sex drive is the most powerful biological drive on the planet, according to scientists, so why are religions so obsessed with celibacy? Join award-winning filmmaker Antony Thomas as he explores the sexual crisis at the heart of the modern church. Thomas looks at the possible connection between celibacy and child sexual abuse. The history of celibacy and those who ...
- 2004
- 00:45:33
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National Free Speech Under Attack
Is free speech under fire on Canadian university campuses? Some say it's being stifled in the name of political correctness and reject the idea that speech should be limited to protect people. Others say lines need to be drawn with hate speech.
- 2017
- 00:15:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/06/2017
Small Talk Friendship
This Small Talk episode looks at the power of relationships and what makes someone a friend.
- 2017
- 00:02:29
- 5-8
- Added on: 01/24/2018
Andrew Marr's History of the World Galileo
In the 17th and 18th centuries, people across the world rose up in the name of freedom and equality against the power of the church and monarchy. We investigate the effects of the Enlightenment as it spread throughout Europe, with Galileo in Venice revolutionizing the way we saw humanity’s place in the universe.
- 2012
- 00:06:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/28/2020
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Andrew Marr's History of the World Gandhi
Andrew Marr describes how Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence during British led rule through a campaign of civil disobedience. He explores the background to the campaign, the key events and negations, and Gandhi’s legacy through the 20th century. Warning: There are some scenes of violence. Teacher notes: Gandhi's concept of non-violent resistance and the role of civil disobedience were ...
- 2012
- 00:07:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/21/2019
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News in Review - April 2012 Generation One: Living in Two Worlds
Canada is a country of immigrants who help change the country and who are in turn changed by it. In this News in Review story we look at the so-called Generation One, children of immigrants who were born in Canada but are still heavily influenced by the cultures and traditions of the countries where their parents once lived.
- 2012
- 00:13:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/15/2012
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