Contains a copy of Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" as well as an oral reading of the poem. Site is provided by the BBC and requires Real Player. Original 1890 recording.

A five minute interview of a woman who lived through the Battle of Leningrad. Click on Speaker Icon under "Siege of Leningrad." Real Audio Plugin required. Archived.

A full-featured site for learning about the music of Turkey, although not actively updated since 2005. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Turkish music, both traditional and...

This section of the BBC Learning English site focuses on pronunciation. There are five lessons on confusing vowel sounds, and a phonemic chart that allows the user to hear pronunciations of all 44 sounds used in English.

The BBC provides audio clips from a 1988 radio broadcast featuring Richard Rogers, the British architect. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links to further material on the BBC network.

The BBC provides an audio clip from an interview with David Lean, the British film director. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.

The BBC provides audio clips from a 1986 radio broadcast featuring Ken Russell, the British film director and screenwriter. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links to further material on the BBC...

The BBC provides audio clips from an interview with Francis Ford Coppola. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.

A four part audio series that covers these topics: Ayatollah Khomeini returns, One country - two governments, The last struggle of the army, and Revolution Day. Excerpts from individuals who were involved in the Revolution.

The BBC provides audio clips from several interviews with the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and further links to material found on the BBC network.

BBC video showing how penguins in the Antarctica build their nests, with a humorous look at how one lazy penguin steals stones from another one hard at work. (2 min. 9 sec.)

The BBC provides audio clips from an interview with the English novelist and short-story writer, Graham Greene. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links further material on the BBC network.

Brian Cox visits NASA's Space Power Facility to demonstrate what happens when a bowling ball and a feather are dropped together under the conditions of space. [4:41]

Earth Unplugged brings you the top ten most disgusting and deceiving animal defenses. [2:40]

Steve Backshall completes his Deadly 60 with a rare nightvision glimpse of a huge Black Caiman, South America's largest reptile.

Witness the birth of two beautiful West African Dwarf Crocodiles, and watch them get a little help out of their egg shells. [5:16]

This video discusses dog barks. Scientisits can trace the ancestry of the dog back to the wolf, but wolves howl and dogs bark. Scientists think the bark may have developed for human benefit, but can dog owners tell what their dogs' barks...

Ayumu, the chimpanzee has made headlines around the world for his ability to beat humans on memory tests in both speed and accuracy. Does Ayumu's ability force us to reconsider our assumptions about human superiority to other primates?

The BBC provides an audio clip from an interview with Barbara Hepworth, the English sculptor famous for her graceful and elegant pieces. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.

BBC Video 4 This video focuses on philosopher Adam Smith used the metaphor of an 'invisible hand' to describe how individuals making self-interested decisions can collectively and unwittingly engineer an effective economic system that is...

Learn about several different kinds of common allergies, and the triggers that cause a reaction. [2:02]

Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode discusses the Celts. Experts discuss what they were really like. Click on the "Listen to the latest programme" icon to the left of the episode summary to...

Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode discusses John Milton. Experts discuss his life, work, and involvement in politics. Click on the "Listen to the latest programme" icon to the left of the...

Episode from the BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time in which experts on the history of ideas discuss Buddhism and its impact. [42 minutes]