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History

In this course, Dr George Gosling (University of Wolverhampton) explores healthcare in Britain prior the establishment of the NHS in 1948. In the first module, we think about when the NHS began, looking at the importance of the Second World War...
5 lectures
0:44:01
Dr George Gosling
Wolverhampton University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor John Wilkins (University of Exeter) explores comic drama in the ancient world, focusing on the similarities and difference between the plays of Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence. The course begins by thinking...
6 lectures
0:55:37
Prof. John Wilkins
Exeter University
Chemistry

In this lecture, Dr Shane Lo Fan Hin (University of Sussex) introduces the very fundamentals of organic chemistry. We begin by: (i) defining and drawing some of the most common functional groups encountered; then (ii) moving onto nomenclature,...
4 lectures
0:33:53
Dr. Shane Lo Fan Hin
Sussex University
English Language

In this course, Professor Peter Stockwell (University of Nottingham) demonstrates the power of literary linguistics through of series of close readings of literary texts. In the first module, we provide an introduction to literary linguistics by...
6 lectures
1:11:10
Prof. Peter Stockwell
Nottingham University
History

In this course, Dr Marjorie Dryburgh (University of Sheffield) explores the relationship between China and Japan between c.1840-1945, with a particular focus on the events that led to the outbreak of war between the two nations in July 1937. In...
7 lectures
0:41:03
Dr Marjorie Dryburgh
Sheffield University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor John Kincaid (Lafayette College) explores the theory and practice of federalism in the United States. In the first module, we lay the groundwork for later modules by establishing just what we mean when we refer to...
6 lectures
0:59:26
Professor John Kincaid
Lafayette College
Government & Politics

This course explores the political philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir (1921-2002), oriented around the Feminism section of the Government and Politics A-Level specification. We begin with some biographical information on de Beauvoir, highlighting...
6 lectures
0:42:48
Professor Margaret Atack
Leeds University
History

In this course, Dr Hannah Skoda (University of Oxford) explores crime and punishment in the Later Middle Ages. In the first module, we look at the types of crime in this period and explore the common responses to it. We then turn to look at the...
5 lectures
0:46:27
Dr Hannah Skoda
Oxford University
Classics & Ancient History

In this course, Professor Edward Harris (University of Durham) explores Lysias’ speech Against Simon, a case apparently concerning a fight between two men over a boy, Theodotus. In particular, we think about the rule of law in ancient Athens, the...
5 lectures
0:55:54
Prof. Edward Harris
Durham University
Sociology

In this course, Professor Pat Thane (Birkbeck, University of London) explores population ageing, its causes and impacts, policies related to it, and the place of older people in society. In the first lecture, we look at the historical process of...
5 lectures
0:42:10
Prof. Pat Thane
Birkbeck College, London
History

In this course, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman (King's College London) discusses the Berlin Crisis. In the first module, we take at the background to the crisis in. the years that preceded it, including the Berlin Blockade. We then turn to look...
5 lectures
0:36:52
Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman
King's College London
Government & Politics

This course explores the role of minor parties in the UK’s democracy, oriented around the UK Politics section of the Government and Politics A-Level specification. We begin our discussion of the role of minor parties in UK democracy by focusing on...
6 lectures
0:50:33
Dr Louise Thompson
Manchester University
Philosophy & Religious Studies

In this course Dr Rupert Read (University of East Anglia) explores Wittgenstein’s language games, with special reference to religious language and belief. In the first module, we introduce language games in the context of Wittgenstein’s...
6 lectures
0:49:42
Dr Rupert Read
University of East Anglia
Sociology

In this course, Professor Rafal Soborski (Richmond, The American International University in London) explores key debates around the concept and characteristics of globalisation. In the first lecture, we consider some notable ways in which...
5 lectures
1:05:21
Prof. Rafal Soborski
Richmond University, London