The story of two sixteen-year old schoolgirls, one black, one white. Sylvia lives in Soweto, the sprawling black "township" of more than a million people which services the neighbouring white city. Sisca lives just fifteen miles away in one of Johannesburg's exclusively-white suburbs.…
Prof AH Crisp lectures to an invited audience, drawing on his international reputation and a lifetime of professional experience in treating patients with eating disorders.
This title has a jargon-free discussion of the potential causes of Anorexia Nervosa, an interview with Prof AH Crisp, a dietician and two patients who give fascinating insights into the condition. It can be used as a lecture aid, stopping as required to allow time for discussion, although the linking…
The Story begins with Sharon talk to two of her friends about how they view old people, and whether they will live to be old themselves. Sharon walks along the street thinking about her own life as an adult and her desire to be independent. She calls for her grandmother, and accompanies her home. Whilst…
A film about modern fringe religious cults, it explains some of the appeal of various groups, and what attracts people about them. Illustrations are seawn mostly from Rajneesh, or the 'Orange people'. Includes interviews with writer Bernard Levin and folk singer Donovan.
An intimate picture of the tour of Boutros Boutros Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, made to Rwanda, Angola, Zaire and Burundi, in 1996, accompanied by presenter Michael Ignatieff. "..a deeply compelling and often surreal tragicomic drama which brings the viewer along on a discovery…
A BBC Open Door Programme produced by Action on Smoking and Health which focuses on non-smoking in public places. The areas targeted are restaurants, cinemas, pubs, buses, London Underground and the workplace. There are a series of different interviews with propriators of public places that have introduced…
This programme outlines the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa at the Internationally acclaimed Atkinson Morley’s Hospital in the early 1980’s. It begins with a news item on the BBC Nationwide Programme and then continues with a look around the unit and interviews with staff, including Prof AH…
The white minority government of South Africa has concluded that the best way to preserve minority rule is to fight major war beyond its borders in its neigbouring states. This is a deeply moving account which for the first time shows in detail the tragic effect of South Africa's policy of destabilisation…
The geopolitics of the 17th century meant that long-time allies could quickly become enemies — just as quickly as foes could turn back into friends. That was certainly the case between the English and the Dutch, who vied for control of both the Asian spice trade and, later, the African slave trade. This…
ein Film von Christian Bau nach einer Idee von Artur Dieckhoff Deutschland 2004, 67 Minuten Der Film führt zusammen, was (eigentlich) nicht zusammengehört: Fußball und Kunst. Gelsenkirchen 1958: der Fußballverein Schalke 04 gewinnt die Deutsche Meisterschaft und der französische…
Join us as we virtually explore the jewel of the Upper West Side, Riverside Park. We’ll examine the development of the area in the 1860s, the creation of the park in the 1870s, and its subsequent explosion in popularity — especially after the opening of Grant’s Tomb, which drew more…
