Doomsday Clock

Click here for the documentary about Doomsday Clock. 

And find two songs about the Doomsday clock below:
The end of the world (as we know it) by REM
Two minutes to midnight by Iron Maiden

And here's a song that will cheer you up after this lesson:
Always look on the bright side of life by Monty Python

Inventions that changed the world

Here's part 1 of a documentary on the invention of the computer, part of a series on inventions that changed the world.  When part 1 has ended, just click on part 2 in the bar on the right-hand side.

Find some more documentaries on inventions below this picture of presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

Some more inventions are discussed in the other episodes:

The invention of the television

The invention of the gun
The invention of the telephone

The invention of the Jet

Dragons' den

Watch a funny fragment of Dragons' Den here.
Would you invest in this product?
Dragons' Den - The Magic Wand Remote
Dragons' Den - The Magic Wand Remote (2)

Steve Jobs' speech at Stanford

This is the famous speech (subtitled) Steve Jobs gave at Stanford University in 2005.
 And here's his biography.

If walls could talk

If walls could talk, what would they tell us about the past?  That's the idea behind the tv programme "If Walls Could Talk".   The programme is a racy exploration of how we’ve used the rooms in our houses over the centuries. 

For an introduction to the programme, click here

For a fragment about the history of toilet paper, click here
For a fragment about Edwardian bathrooms, click here
For a fragment about the history of the kitchen, click here (homework fragment)

The series tells the story of British domestic life from the middle ages to the present day through four rooms (the kitchen, the bed room, the bathroom and the sitting room) and will explore the way that our attitudes and habits have changed in relation to family, privacy, cleanliness, class and technology.

The presenter is historian Lucy Worsley.  Have a look at her website here.

Enjoy!