Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering The engineer through the looking glass – Looking glass house (1974) Eric Laithwaite explores the concept of 'reflection', from concepts of the smallest particle to those of the whole universe. The engineer through the looking glass – Looking glass house (1974) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES The languages of animals – Animal language, human language (1973) Sir David Attenborough explores the language of animals and shows how it can, at times, be unexpectedly complex. The languages of animals – Animal language, human language (1973) Read more
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
