An Islamic History of Europe

"In this 90-minute documentary, Rageh Omaar uncovers the hidden story of Europe's Islamic past and looks back to a golden age when European civilisation was enriched by Islamic learning.

Rageh travels across medieval Muslim Europe to reveal the vibrant civilisation that Muslims brought to the West. This evocative film brings to life a time when emirs and caliphs dominated Spain and Sicily and Islamic scholarship swept into the major cities of Europe.

His journey reveals the debt owed to Islam for its vital contribution to the European Renaissance." (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/islamic-history-europe.shtml)

http://www.sprword.com/videos/islamichistory/

Home (FR) (Dir. Yann Arthus-Bertrand, 2009)

"Yann Arthus-Bertrand is perhaps the best known aerial photographer on the planet. He has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide of his seminal photo essay Earth From Above, a decade-spanning attempt to photograph all the vistas of the planet from the sky, whether by helicopter, hot air balloon, or anything else that flies.

Arthus-Bertrand seeks to uncover the story behind the landscape, not just create a pretty picture. Indeed, his subjects are not always photogenic -- his prints show poverty and strife as well as green tranquility; and everywhere in his work is the encroaching hand of humanity and its enterprise. He keeps close track of the coordinates of his locations, so other photographers may track their progress over time." (http://www.ted.com/speakers/yann_arthus_bertrand.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNGDj9IeAuI

Zapping (Dir. Cristian Mungiu, Romania, 2000)

"In a shabby apartment somewhere in Romania, a man obsessively zap between his TV channels despite the wife's complaints and nagging. But where his wife fails, a little man inside the TV will appear and tell Sotul a thing or two about the true mechanics of television zapping..." (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284678/plotsummary)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rn8a_zapping_shortfilms

100+ Free Websites to find out about Anything and Everything

"This is an alphabetical list of websites which provide information and/or instruction about a wide range of subjects. The websites cover a wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile.

The resources are suitable for learners of all ages: students as well as workplace learners and lifelong learners - as well as teachers, educators and trainers."

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Showcase/100anything.html

Why Europe's Roma stay poor

"For Assignment Nick Thorpe travels to Romania to investigate efforts to tackle poverty among the Roma minority there."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00b2rgj/Assignment_Why_Europes_Roma_stay_poor/

Breakfast BBC 3

"Radio 3's flagship breakfast programme with great pieces, great performances - and a few surprises!"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tmr6

Telefon in strainatate (Dir. Hano Hoffer, Romania, 1998)