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Food & Fiction: Memorable Meals in Literature | PBS Digital Studios
Food varies wildly from place to place and from culture to culture; since humans are such sensory creatures, using words to evoke the experience of eating is an excellent way to bring a text to life. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis...
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The It’s Lit! Musical Episode (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worldwide pandemic. and yet the musical lives on… on Disney plus -- as the nation has been rapt with a filmed...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Teachers Make a Difference - Helene Iverson
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist,...
Weird History
What Happened To Marie Antoinette's Kids
Marie Antoinette faced tragedy as the queen of France - but what was life like for Marie Antoinette's kids? As queen, Marie Antoinette gave birth to four children, but only one of them survived the French Revolution. Although the queen's...
Curated Video
Sample Speaking Answers It’s a Crime! - IELTS Energy Podcast 1187
Today you'll hear three sample Speaking Part 3 answers about crime. This is one of the toughest topics that IELTS throws at you, and you may be asked about this on your next exam. Learn great vocabulary and ideas today and make sure to...
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The Beauty and Anguish of Les Misérables! (feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is one of history’s most famous novels and one of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history. On this special episode of It’s Lit! we explore how Les Miserable became both a national and...
Curated Video
French independent film hopes for Oscars glory
French film, Les Miserables, is nominated in Best International Feature Film category.
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London's West End footage as cultural events begin to be cancelled
Stock footage of London’s West End, theatres and cinemas as scores of major sporting and cultural events get suspended over coronavirus fears.