Tuesday 26 October 2010

Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings. Week 6 October 30 - November 5th 2010

Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Saturday 30th October

Entertainment
Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema 5:40pm - 6:40pm BBC2

An exploration of early European cinema in Britain and France before the First World War, which reveals unknown artists and lost masterpieces. In a series of cinematic experiments, Paul Merton examines the origins of screen comedy in the world of silent cinema, bringing to life the pioneering techniques of the time.

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Monday 1st November

Documentary
Dispatches: Street Kids 8:00pm - 9:00pm Channel 4

Following four teenagers who are struggling to fend for themselves on the streets over the course of six months, hearing about their reasons for fleeing the family home, including breakdowns, addiction and violence, and how they cope with the daily stresses and strains. The documentary explores the role of parenting and care for youngsters provided by the state and voluntary organisations as it sheds light on the world of runaway and evicted youngsters.

Documentary
The Hospital 10:05pm - 11:10pm More4 5/5, series 2

Staff at King's College Hospital in London, which has the largest liver transplant programme in Europe, provide an insight into dealing with the large numbers of young people admitted with lifestyle-related liver disease. They also discuss the difficulties involved in determining which of the patients makes it onto the transplant list. Last in the series.

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Tuesday 2nd November

Documentary
Taking the Keys Away 10:35pm - 11:20pm BBC1

Documentary exploring the relationship between old age and driving, following the stories of elderly people as they experience difficulties with motoring. A couple in their eighties cause concern for their children, a woman struggles to get her licence back after it was taken away for health reasons, and the children of a widow who claims she needs her car to be independent worry she is becoming a potential danger on the roads.

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Thursday 4th November

Documentary
Cannabis: Britain's Secret Farms 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3


DJ Rickie Haywood-Williams investigates the true impact of cannabis in the UK, as organised gangs cash in on widespread demand among Britain's youth by setting up factories in suburban homes and disused warehouses. He accompanies Avon and Somerset police on raids and meets those who fiercely defend the drug, as well as others who regret the effect it has had on their lives.

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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.







Wednesday 20 October 2010

Media Equipment for Loan at Oxstalls Learning Centre



A selection of media equipment including digital cameras, digital camcorders, digital voice recorders and laptops are available from all Learning Centres. Most equipment is available for either 24 Hour Loan or 7 Day Loan, but details of individual items and relevant loan periods can be found on the Learning Centre Catalogue as a full list of equipment or broken down by individual Learning Centres e.g. FCH, Oxstalls, Park and Pittville*.

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings. Week 5 October 23rd - October 29th 2010

Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Saturday 23rd October

Documentary
My Child Won't Eat 7:45pm - 8:45pm ITV2

Horror stories about over-eating children are rarely out of the headlines, but what about kids who live on chocolate or milk, or have problems eating at all? Child psychologist Dr Gillian Harris believes that such extreme food refusers aren't just being fussy, but may have a food phobia that needs to be treated. As Dr Harris helps children who are frightened of putting food in their mouths, her pioneering techniques help them face up to what they fear the most.

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Sunday 24th October

Documentary
Joan Sutherland: The Reluctant Prima Donna 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC4

The life and career of the Australian soprano, who died earlier this month aged 83. The film focuses on the two roles - Lucia di Lammermoor and Alcina - that launched her on the international stage. With contributions from Richard Bonynge, Franco Zeffirelli, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne and Sherrill Milnes.

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Monday 25th October

Documentary
Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1 The Great Housing Swindle?

A report on landlords accused of receiving large amounts of housing benefit while using the small print in their tenancy agreements to exploit the poor and vulnerable. Councils say they do not have the right laws to address the situation, and with new housing minister Grant Shapps ruling out any imminent changes, John Sweeney investigates a problem that seems set to continue.

Documentary
Horizon: Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2

Exploring the progress that has been made since scientists announced a decade ago they had completed the first working draft of the human genome DNA sequence. The programme finds out how close the development of life-changing treatments is, and follows three people with genetic conditions as they go behind the scenes at some of Britain's leading research labs to investigate what the sequencing of the genome means.

Documentary
A Life without Work 11:20pm - 12:20am BBC2 1/2

First of a two-part documentary charting changes in living conditions for the unemployed. Richard Bilton uncovers the story of the Nevinsons, who struggled on the brink of destitution in York and featured in philanthropist Seebohm Rowntree's book on Britain's jobless in 1910. He looks at the details of their plight and traces their descendants, discovering actor Mark Addy (The Full Monty) is their great grandson.

Documentary
The World's Strictest Parents 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3
Sri Lanka 3/11, series 3

Seventeen-year-old Nicky Stygall and 18-year-old Jerri MacVeigh are sent to live with practising Buddhists the De Zylvas in Sri Lanka. They are banned from drinking, smoking and using bad language, and are set a strict regime that involves working on a cinnamon plantation and volunteering at a care home for the mentally disturbed.

Documentary
The Hospital 10:05pm - 11:05pm More4 4/5, series 2

The difficulties in treating young diabetics at the Mayday University Hospital in Croydon, where staff struggle to make them reconcile the seriousness of their condition with their lifestyle choices. The programme finds out how diabetes is rapidly becoming the single biggest drain on NHS resources as more teenagers develop it owing to poor diet and a lack of exercise.

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Thursday 28th October

Documentary
Wait Till Your Teacher Gets Home! 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Loretta Cook - Plantsbrook School

Documentary in which a teacher is given permission to go to extraordinary lengths to turn around a teenager's unruly behaviour, spending a week with her family in an attempt to turn the pupil's life around. Miss Dudley struggles to take command when schoolgirl Loretta Cook and her parents fight against the rules and structure she imposes. Narrated by Lee Williams.

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Friday 29th October

Documentary
A Life without Work 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 2/2

In the conclusion of the two-part documentary, Richard Bilton discovers startling similarities between the jobless now and in 1910, as he meets a man who lives in a tent and relies on casual labour. He also explores the advances that 100 years of reform have achieved, but learns that for some people the solutions to ending a life without work still remain out of reach.

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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.




Saturday 16 October 2010

New Fuji FinePix AX280 Digital Cameras available for loan from OXLC Service Desk

Oxstalls Learning Centre has two new Fuji FinePix AX280 Digital cameras now available for 24 hour loan from the Oxstalls Learning Centre Service Desk.

Fuji FinePix AX280 User Guide.
If you would like a quick demonstration on how to use the Fuji FinePix AX280 Digital Camera please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk to arrange a time.

Tuesday 12 October 2010

Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings. Week 4 October 16th - October 22nd 2010

Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Saturday 16th October 6.45pm - 7.30pm BBC2

Entertainment
Hollywood Greats BBC2 Tony Curtis
First shown in 2002, Jonathan Ross presents this interview with flamboyant actor Tony Curtis, who died in September aged 85. The star recalls his roles in films including Some Like it Hot, Spartacus and The Boston Strangler, and reveals his passion for artwork and painting. The programme also features interviews with some of Curtis's closest friends and colleagues, including former wife Janet Leigh, daughter Kelly Curtis and Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner.
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Sunday 17th October

Arts and culture
The Genius of British Art 7:00pm - 8:00pm Channel 4 Flesh 3/6, series 1

Howard Jacobson celebrates the way British artists depict sex and desire, demonstrating the ways in which this theme was depicted in the art of the Victorians. He explains how creative pioneers such as William Etty introduced the nation to the nude in the 1820s, defining the era as a golden age of sexual imagery. The writer also examines the ways in which works from this time display an awareness of the consequences of sex - a feature he believes to be absent from the creative output of other countries.
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Monday 18th October

Documentary
Inside Out: West Midlands. BBC1 1/9, series 18. New series.
A report on a new unit designed to reduce violence at football matches

Documentary
Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1 The Drugs Don't Work
Vivian White reports on the treatment of elderly people with dementia, and investigates how some families are caring for their loved ones at home to wean them off anti-psychotic drugs that may worsen symptoms and shorten lives. Presented by Jeremy Vine.

Documentary
Horizon: Is Seeing Believing? 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 4/15
Exploring the research carried out by scientists into the human senses and how they might be intricately interrelated. The programme features Daniel Kish, a blind man whose brain has adapted to his condition so that he is now able to create a vision of the world by clicking his tongue and echo-locating in the same way as a bat.

Documentary
The World's Strictest Parents 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 Barbados 2/11, series 3
Sixteen-year-old Nicole Benham and Nathan Ballance are sent to live with the Harris family in Barbados, where IT consultant Kenrick and teacher Andrea raise their daughters in the spirit of God's love and discipline. A set of rules including no smoking, drinking or swearing is prepared for the teenagers, but problems soon arise when Nathan refuses to hand over his cigarettes, and both youngsters skip school.

Documentary
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4 Home Counties Horror 2/3
The League of Gentlemen star turns his attention to the mainly British movies of the 1950s and 60s, which were dominated by Hammer Films made in the English Home Counties. He meets key figures from the production company to find out why its works conquered the world, explores the excessive emphasis on sex that contributed to its decline, and talks to actress Barbara Shelley and actor David Warner about their horror appearances.

Documentary
The Hospital 10:00pm - 11:05pm More4. 3/5, series 2
How the number of cosmetic procedures for young patients is affecting NHS resources that would otherwise be allocated to treating seriously ill patients. Including a visit to Broomfield Hospital in Essex, home to one of the NHS's busiest plastic surgery units, where the majority of requests for cosmetic surgery are for breasts.
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Tuesday 19th October

Documentary
Tormented Lives 10:35pm - 11:25pm BBC1
Documentary in which disability rights campaigner Rosa Monckton provides an insight into the harrowing stories behind headline-grabbing accounts of attacks on people with learning difficulties. She meets families that were neglected by the authorities after coming under siege in their own homes, and details how these incidents have seen people driven from their properties, with some cases resulting in murder and suicide.

Documentary
True Stories: Dangerous Dreams 10:00pm - 11:25pm More4
Candid documentary in which Scottish film-maker Amy Hardie details the course of her life following a seemingly prophetic dream in which she was told she had only a year to live. The film charts how a sceptical working mother with three children became obsessed with the idea that she would not see her next birthday, and provides an insight into her visits to a neuroscientist, who aims to analyse the director's extreme responses to her dream.
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Wednesday 20th October

Documentary
Michael Wood's Story of England 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution 5/6, series 1
The broadcaster tracks Kibworth's 17-century dissenters, explores the Grand Union Canal, a waterway that connects Birmingham with London, and discovers the achievements of a pioneer 18th-century feminist writer. Plus, the descendants of a highwayman transported to Australia uncover their roots, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the village are examined.

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Thursday 21st October

Documentary
Are You Fitter Than a Pensioner? 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC3
On Top of the World, Florida 5/5, series 1
Coach potato Stuart Harding, binge drinker Ceri Mahoney, exercise-hating Jerome Thomas and party girl Lanette Rawcliffe are sent to live with the super-fit over-60s at On Top of the World in Florida. Pushed to their emotional and physical limits, they must prepare to take on four of their hosts in a test of endurance at the end of the week. Last in the series.
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Friday 22nd October

Sport
Live Gymnastics 7:00pm - 9:00pm BBC3 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Gabby Logan presents live coverage of the women's all-round final and highlights of this afternoon's men's all-round final at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Great Britain's main contender in the women's event is Becky Downie, and in the men's competition, Japan's Kohei Uchimura will be aiming to defend his title. Commentary by Mitch Fenner and Christine Still.
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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. * *This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Friday 8 October 2010

Creating Digital Stories. Sound recording at Oxstalls Learning Centre

If you require to record any audio files for your Digital Storytelling assignments we have a number of options available in the Learning Centre at Oxstalls.

Audacity

The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. Learn more about Audacity... Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information.

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Windows Movie Maker

Getting started with Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker is a feature of Windows Vista that enables you to create home movies and slide shows on your computer, complete with professional-looking titles, transitions, effects, music, and even narration. And when you’re ready, you can use Windows Movie Maker to publish your movie and share it with your friends and family.

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Photostory 3

You can use Photo Story 3 for Windows to create visually compelling and fun stories using your pictures and music. This article walks you through the basics of creating a photo story and shows you how easy and fun it can be!
Narrating your pictures

You can add narration and custom pan and zoom effects to your photo story to make it more unique and personal.
To add narration to your story you need to have a working microphone attached to your computer and set up correctly. A wizard will help you set up your microphone to record narration. There is also a text input area to create cue cards which can be a helpful memory aid when narrating your pictures.

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We have 3 USB microphones available for loan from the Oxstalls Learning Centre Service Desk to help you capture your audio files for your Digital Storytelling assignments.

If you would like an introduction to using the sound recording software at Oxstalls Learning Centre please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk to arrange a time.



Saturday 2 October 2010

Oxstalls Off-Air Recordings. Week 3 October 9th - October 15th 2010

Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. *

*This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Week 3

Saturday 9th October

Documentary
The First Blitz 9:15pm - 10:05pm BBC2 5/6

Timewatch recalls the forgotten story of events in January 1915, when a Zeppelin raid on the Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth killed Sam Smith, the first British civilian to die as a result of aerial bombing. The next three years saw a terror campaign that would claim hundreds of lives and whose psychological effect was every bit as harrowing as the Second World War's

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Sunday 10th October

Drama
Single Father 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1 1/4, series 1 New series.

Photographer Dave struggles to raise four children alone following the death of his wife in a traffic collision. Matters become more complicated when he finds himself growing closer to her best friend, and his eldest daughter turns her back on him in a bid to find her real father. Romantic drama, starring David Tennant and Suranne Jones.

Arts and culture
The Genius of British Art 7:00pm - 8:00pm Channel 4 Art for the People 2/6, series 1

Historian Gus Casely-Hayford profiles 18th-century painter and printmaker William Hogarth, and argues he played a key role in shaping the British sense of identity by using his art to depict life among the poor on the streets of London, rather than chronicling the rarefied world of the aristocracy. He also considers the personal reasons Hogarth would have had for choosing to take working-class life as his subject matter, and analyses the role of the city itself in the national consciousness of the period.

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Monday 11th October

Documentary
Panorama 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC1 Are You Paying Too Much Tax?

Reporter Adam Shaw hears from whistleblowers inside HM Revenue & Customs who allege that mismanagement, waste and staff shortages mean it is failing to provide an adequate service. He also asks whether the department's new computer system is making matters worse, and goes on the road to meet angry taxpayers.

Documentary
The World's Strictest Parents 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC3 New Jersey 1/11, series 3

New series. Unruly British teenagers are sent to experience the parenting of families around the world, beginning with 18-year-old father-to-be Wesley McGillian and 16-year-old Tamsin Carruthers-Cole. The pair are sent to Cape May, New Jersey, where two fathers who believe that honest communication is the key to successfully raising children enforce a regime involving drug tests, early nights and a ban on drinking alcohol.

Documentary
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4
Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood 1/3 New series.

The League of Gentlemen star celebrates horror films, beginning with those produced during the golden age of Hollywood. He finds out how the succession of classic pictures that were made from the 1920s to 1940s defined the genre, and explores the threat posed by the rise of science fiction movies in the post-war atomic era. Among the films examined are Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and Frankenstein.

Documentary
The Hospital 10:00pm - 11:05pm More4 2/5, series 2.

The number of knife attack victims treated at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel has doubled over the last five years, at an estimated average cost of £8,000 per injury. At the Royal London some of the more serious cases cost £200,000 for treatment, when intensive care and long hospital stays are taken into account, with around one in four A&E patients victims of knife crime. Should the NHS carry the cost?

Film
Elizabeth 10:45pm - 1:05am Film4

This Elizabethan political thriller charting the turbulent life and times of the self-proclaimed "Virgin Queen" is given a vivid contemporary focus by Indian director Shekhar Kapur's keen visual eye. A far cry from the usual costume drama, this sumptuous biography is a thoughtful and dramatic triumph and Australian actress Cate Blanchett is a revelation as the strong-willed monarch who nimbly transforms from naive girlhood to true majesty, assisted by Sir Francis Walsingham (Shine's Geoffrey Rush). Richard Attenborough, Joseph Fiennes, Angus Deayton and ex-footballer Eric Cantona flesh out an interesting cast as "Bollywood" meets The Godfather
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Tuesday 12th October

Documentary
Tom Daley: The Diver and His Dad 10:35pm - 11:35pm BBC1

Jane Treays provides an intimate portrait of the relationship between world-class diver Tom Daley and his father Rob, who has supported his teenage son's dreams of achieving Olympic glory. The film details Tom's struggle to keep up with his athletic ambitions while sitting 10 GCSEs at Plymouth College, and reveals how Rob is balancing his duties as a father with his continued battle against cancer.

Music
A Time to Remember 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC4 A Woman's World 4/12

Material from the 1950s, combined with commentary by Joyce Grenfell and Edith Evans offers an insight into how the role of women in society changed throughout the first half of the 20th century. Footage featured includes coverage of a suffragette protest by Emily Davison at the 1913 Derby, female volunteers at work during the First World War, and the changing fashions of the 1920s and 1930s.

Film
Grease 6:50pm - 9:00pm Film4

Fresh from Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta was the biggest movie star in the world when he teamed up with Olivia Newton-John to help turn the Broadway hit into one of Hollywood's most successful musicals. This film sets itself the peculiar task of trying to evoke nostalgia for a time before most of its audience would have been born - 1950s America - where Rydell High School is the setting for a rather slender tale of teenage love and pre-Vietnam War innocence. Stranger still, it succeeds in the task, thanks to some toe-tapping numbers, sprightly hoofing and slick performances, not least by Stockard Channing as the most unruly teenager in town.
Tell us what you thinkEmail us at mailto:rtfilmcomments@bbc.co.uk?subject=Grease to tell us what you think of this film. Your comments may appear in Radio Times magazine.

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Wednesday 13th October

Documentary
Wonderland: Boy Cheerleaders 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2 1/8, series 3

On a south Leeds estate in the heart of rugby league country, a group of nine boys and their coach Ian Rodley are preparing for competition. But rather than facing Bradford Bulls or Hull Kingston Rovers, the DAZL Diamonds - Britain's leading all-male cheerleading team - are fluffing up their pompoms ahead of a journey south to the national championships in Coventry. Can they reap the rewards of their work and become the first boys' team to lift the trophy?

Documentary
Michael Wood's Story of England 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC4 The Peasants Revolt to the Tudors 4/6, series 1

The broadcaster examines Kibworth's school archive and learns how peasant education was organised in the 14th century, with people establishing their own educational centres. Evidence also reveals that some villagers rebelled against Henry V and others aspired to become merchants in the textile town of Coventry.

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Thursday 14th October

Documentary
Are You Fitter Than a Pensioner? 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC3 Sun River, Utah 4/5, series 1

Lazy 21-year-old Sophie Malatynski, 22-year-old smoker Waqar Ali, caffeine-loving teenager Jenie Keen and 22-year-old raver Anthony Massey are sent to live with the super-fit over-60s at Sun River in Utah. Forced into a punishing exercise programme, they must prepare to take on four of their hosts in a hike through the mountains. Narrated by Paul Dodds

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Friday 15th October

Documentary
Gareth Malone's Extraordinary School for Boys 1:35am - 2:35am BBC1 1/3, series 1

The choirmaster takes on the challenge of teaching in a primary school for one term, hoping to re-engage boys who are lagging behind their female peers by bringing risk, competition and adventure back into the classroom. Joining the staff at a school in Essex, he sets about trying to make his pupils excited about learning by spending a day outdoors, before tackling their speaking skills by staging a boys-versus-girls debate.

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Please email oxstallsmediaservices@glos.ac.uk if you would like any of the following series or programmes recording. *

*This applies to staff members and students at the University of Gloucestershire. Any recordings made are to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence.

Specialist and Free Software


Specialist and Free Software


Specialist and Free software is available for you borrow and install on your own PC / laptop to help support your studies.