Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES The languages of animals – Foreign languages (1973) Sir David Attenborough reveals how animals interact and communicate with different species. The languages of animals – Foreign languages (1973) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES The languages of animals – Parents and children (1973) Sir David Attenborough explores the relationship between animals and their infants. The languages of animals – Parents and children (1973) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES The languages of animals – Be mine (1973) Sir David Attenborough shows how across the animal kingdom, species have developed myriad ways to advertise for a mate. The languages of animals – Be mine (1973) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES The languages of animals – Beware! (1973) Sir David Attenborough explains how animals that threaten in strength and numbers are more effective than those that turn to The languages of animals – Beware! (1973) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Ripples in the Ether – Vision of the future (1972) Geoffrey Gouriet shows us some of the most remarkable inventions that back in 1972 were still under development. Ripples in the Ether – Vision of the future (1972) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Crystals and lasers – Applications of lasers (1987) Lasers are not just for pointing at the board. David Phillips shows us the different applications of laser from their use in Crystals and lasers – Applications of lasers (1987) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Ripples in the Ether – Getting rid of the wires (1972) In this second lecture, Geoffrey Gouriet demonstrates the behaviour of mechanical waves. Ripples in the Ether – Getting rid of the wires (1972) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Gulliver's travels – Beyond the map (1968) By working with scales, we have seen that the laws of mechanics and electricity are not the only laws of physics. In the last of Gulliver's travels – Beyond the map (1968) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Gulliver's travels – Dwarf and giant numbers (1968) From the arithmetic of ratios to the science of numbers themselves, Philip Morrison explores the importance of small and large Gulliver's travels – Dwarf and giant numbers (1968) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering Gulliver's travels – Lilliput and Brobdingnag since the industrial revolution (1968) Philip Morrison asks what our technology would look like if we were the size of men in Gulliver's voyages? Gulliver's travels – Lilliput and Brobdingnag since the industrial revolution (1968) Read more
