Monday 31 January 2011

Planet Earth (I) - From Pole to Pole

"Planet Earth is a 2006 television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit Five years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC, and also the first to be filmed in high definition.

The first episode"From Pole to Pole" illustrates a 'journey' around the globe and reveals the effect of gradual climatic change and seasonal transitions en route."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0aIlxkKYVo&feature=related

Tuesday 25 January 2011

The Human Animal (VI) - Beyond Survival

"Humans are animals with similar biological needs to other species. So why have we got art, cinema, sport, literature and philosophy? In the last programme in the series, Desmond Morris examines what the human animal does when it has sorted out its basic needs - food, warmth and shelter - and has gone beyond mere survival. Morris explores the inventiveness of human behaviour, and comes to some fascinating conclusions."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4112551354986527535#

Monday 24 January 2011

The Human Animal (V) - The Immortal Genes

"Desmond Morris looks at the natural history of the human parent and child. Why do homo sapiens devote more time to raising their young than any other animal? What makes parents sacrifice so much for their children, and why, once the offspring have been raised, don't humans simply die off as other creatures do? Desmond reveals how children offer a way of overcoming death itself."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5506132108012517049#

Saturday 22 January 2011

The Human Animal (IV) - The Biology of Love

"In this program, Desmond Morris analyzes the biological nature of love, with its attendant patterns of behaviour and signals of health and fertility that have evolved to ensure pair-bonding and genetic survival. The pre- and post-pubescent periods of sexual maturation, the stages of courtship, and the aesthetics of physical beauty are studied, along with the anatomical mechanics of sexual arousal and copulation. In addition, the stresses placed on couples by life in an urbanized, crowded world are explored."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7364117469621223460#

Thursday 20 January 2011

The Human Animal (III) - The Human Zoo

"A personal view of the human species by Desmond Morris. In evolutionary terms, the human animal has gone from mud hut to skyscraper in the mere twinkling of an eye. The cameras of the Natural History Unit capture the subtleties of human hierarchy in an English pub, the urge to set up and defend territory in a Tokyo park, and tribal behaviour as displayed by gangs in Los Angeles."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6600330421430506831#

Tuesday 18 January 2011

The Human Animal (II) - The Hunting Ape

"A personal view of the human species by Desmond Morris.This episode looks at our most fundamental activity - finding food, examining how humans exploit even the most inhospitable environments, and analysing how our origins as hunter-gatherers manifest themselves in the fast-food culture of the modern world."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3759901256066398161#

Monday 17 January 2011

The Human Animal (I) - The Language of the Body

"A personal view of the human species by Desmond Morris. This episode focuses on the planet's most advanced animal, beginning with a look at how man communicated before the evolution of language. Some gestures ans expressions are so ingrained that we have not been able to erase them from our vocabulary."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7364117469621223460#docid=-3323021761394989726

Saturday 15 January 2011

Catalans de Romania

"Un reportatge sobre històries de la vida quotidiana de personatges anònims de la comunitat romanesa a Catalunya. "Catalans de Romania" és el quart capítol de la sèrie "Catalans de...", de Mònica Bertran i Pau Raya, amb realització de Martí Alharilla i direcció de Josep Morell i Josep Serra."

http://www.tv3.cat/videos/3297230/Catalans-de-Romania