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Real Chinese: Home and Family
Young people in Beijing and their views on marriage, meeting people and introductions.
Real Chinese: Drinking and Socialising
Beijing's burgeoning tea-house, bar and café scene, and ordering drinks Chinese style.
Real Chinese: Food and Restaurants
A taste of the huge range of food on offer in Beijing and tips on how to order.
Real Chinese: Education and Jobs
A look at life on the university campus and in Beijing's booming business world.
Real Chinese: Leisure and Sport
Favourite leisure pursuits in China, from martial arts to walking the Great Wall.
Real Chinese: Being Chinese, Speaking Chinese
A look at how children in China learn their language, plus greeting people in Mandarin.
Real Chinese: Buying and Selling
A look at Beijing's addiction to shopping, from designer fashion to herbal medicine.
Real Chinese: Exploring History
This episode explores Beijing - from the city's boulevards to its palaces and temples.
Real Chinese: Travel and Transport
Tips on getting around by taxi, coach and train - and how to do it in Chinese.
5. Talk German: Episode 5
This episode looks at ordering a meal and travelling by public transport.
4. Talk German: Episode 4
The course continues with a look at booking accommodation.
6. Talk German: Episode 6
The course concludes by talking about leisure activities, plus a look at Munich nightlife.
3. Talk German: Episode 3
The course continues with a look at asking for directions and going shopping.
2. Talk German: Episode 2
The course continues with a look at ordering drinks and talking about the family.
2. Ma France: Episode 2
Covers children and pets, accrobranches, food, booking holidays and selling a house.
3. Ma France: Episode 3
This episode looks at visiting the pharmacy and holidays.
4. Ma France: Episode 4
This episode looks at dating, sport and DIY.
1. IT in the Workplace: Episode 1
A series of 12 short films looking at how IT is used in a variety of workplaces.
Class Clips: Media Studies - Television Genres
Extracts from the BBC archive which illustrate the range of different television genres.
Class Clips: Dance - Choreography
Clips taken from the BBC archive, showcasing the dances of a variety of choreographers.
Primary Class Clips: Primary Dance, Around the World with Dance
Exploring the vibrant traditional dances from India, Ghana, Australia and Brazil.
3. Primary Class Clips: Primary Dance, Hansel and Gretel
Re-tells Hansel and Gretel using dance and movement to lead you through the tale.
3. Class Clips: Around the World in 80 Faiths, Episode 3
A look at a Christian procession in Jerusalem and a fertility festival in the Philippines.
1. Class Clips: Around the World in 80 Faiths, Episode 1
A look at Judaism in Lithuania, Hinduism in Calcutta and a Shinto fire festival in Japan.
2. Class Clips: Around the World in 80 Faiths, Episode 2
Clips include a high altitude meeting with Taoist monks in China.
1. Class Clips: Creative and Media, Media
The teams behind Doctor Who and Life on Mars discuss their creative writing techniques.
3. Class Clips: Creative and Media, Art and Design
Examining the corporate branding of the London Underground.
2. Class Clips: Creative and Media, Performing Arts
A look at how the music for Strictly Come Dancing is put together.
2. Primary Class Clips: Primary Dance, Places to Dance
A farm, a train station and a library become places to dance.
Mi Vida Loca: English Commentary
Spanish teaching via an intriguing drama. Commentary in English and subtitles in Spanish.
Class Clips: Travels with Music
A showcase of musical sounds, styles and rhythms of the world.
Witness: Apartheid, South Africa
Looking at apartheid in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
Witness: Civil Rights, USA
Video clips for the classroom. Exploring the civil rights movement in the USA.
Class Clips: Darwin
A selection of clips taken from BBC programmes about Darwin and evolutionary biology.
Brazil Inside Out: Rio De Janeiro
From carnival queens to the ghetto, this looks at the varied lifesyles of Rio De Janeiro.
Writer's Block
A unit featuring well-known authors giving advice on developing styles in writing.
