The Cardiff Bay Barrage
Open University sociologist David Goldblatt visited Cardiff to discover how plans for a tidal barrage split the city. David Goldblatt.First published on Sun, 01 Mar 1998 as The Cardiff Bay Barrage. To...
View ArticleCardiff: The multicultural city
Butetown in Cardiff was a crossroads for the world. Not everyone passed straight through. The Open Minds TV series team.First published on Fri, 04 Sep 1998 as Cardiff: The multicultural city. To find...
View ArticleThe Big Question: How much do we need oil?
Oil is the single most important commodity traded in the world today. Almost 83 million barrels were consumed every day last year. But oil prices have risen rapidly since January 2004 - October saw oil...
View ArticleThe Big Question: Can we live without oil?
Experts predict reserves of crude oil won’t last the century. Over the next few decades, as oil supplies diminish, it will become more expensive, and we will have to look to alternative sources of...
View ArticlePostcards From The Past: Glasgow
By comparing older and more recent photographs of Glasgow you can see for yourself how the area has changed and evolved over the years. The Coast web team.First published on Fri, 12 Aug 2005 as...
View ArticlePostcards From The Past: Whitby
By comparing older and more recent photographs of Whitby you can see for yourself how the area has changed and evolved over the years. The Coast web team.First published on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 as...
View ArticleRough Science 6 Colorado: Power Video Diaries: Hermione Cockburn
Exclusive video extra in which Hermione Cockburn talks about the challenge for the Power programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Hermione Cockburn.First published on...
View ArticleRough Science 6 Colorado: Video extras: Power
Follow Mike in this exclusive video extra as he processes the crushed coal to produce coal gas, as part of the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado The Rough Science webteam.First...
View ArticleRough Science 6 Colorado: Power Video Diaries: Mike Bullivant
Exclusive video extra in which Mike Bullivant talks about the challenge for the Power programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Dr Mike Bullivant.First published on...
View ArticleLenny's Britain - Mind The Gap
In the last of the series, Lenny criss-crosses Britain to discover how humour can draw boundaries between some communities - and how it can also break those boundaries down. The OpenLearn team.First...
View ArticleEarth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil
Most people throw coal on the fire and put petrol in their cars without really thinking about it. But, looking at sediment deposits can reveal what type of environments created our coal and oil...
View ArticleExploring the science of climate
The idea that human activities could influence global climate first emerged more than a hundred years ago, when the Swedish scientist Arrhenius warned that burning coal could lead to global warming....
View ArticlePower My Postcode: Compare energy sources in your own backyard
If you put a nuclear power station in your street, would you be able to power your town? How about solar panels? Bring the power debate closer to home. Dr James Warren.First published on Sat, 31 Aug...
View ArticleOpenLearn Live: 10th November 2015
The engineer who brought Cardiff to the heart of Canada; then more free learning through the day. The OpenLearn team.First published on Tue, 10 Nov 2015 as OpenLearn Live: 10th November 2015. To find...
View ArticleWelsh history and its sources
This free course, Welsh history and its sources, is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important...
View ArticleCanada & UK launch coal phaseout plan
At the UN climate summit, a group of countries has undertaken to end the use and the financing of coal. Mitchell Beer.First published on Mon, 19 Feb 2018 as Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan....
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