Tertiary Catalogue

Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care


The Giants

The Giants

'The Giants' is a poetic, cinematic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the Forest. The film draws on emerging science about trees and Brown’s experiences of activism to inspire a new chapter in our relationship with trees.
Topographic Maps: Contour Lines

Topographic Maps: Contour Lines

What Are Topographic Maps?

If you have good map skills and can interpret contour patterns well, you are far less likely to get lost or find yourself in an emergency situation. This video explains what a contour lines on a topographic map are, and how they can be used to...Show More
Using Topographic Maps in the Real World

Using Topographic Maps in the Real World

What Are Topographic Maps?

Topographic maps can help people plan for the future, solve a problem or deal with a disaster. This video gives examples of how topographic maps are essential tools for everyday life, particularly for recreation, resource management and emergency...Show More
Topographic Maps: Words and Symbols

Topographic Maps: Words and Symbols

What Are Topographic Maps?

Words and symbols on topographic maps make it easier to find information faster, more easily and more reliably. This video explains what words and symbols on a topographic map mean, as well as the compass rose and the difference between Magnetic...Show More
Topographic Maps: Orientation

Topographic Maps: Orientation

What Are Topographic Maps?

Whatever map you are using, you want to know what place or part of the world the map represents and you want to be able to give your location. This video explains what latitude and longitude are, and how to give and interpret grid references on a...Show More
Topographic Maps: Scale

Topographic Maps: Scale

What Are Topographic Maps?

Whether you’re navigating the streets of a big city or planning a European holiday, you will need to know where things and places are located and how far apart they are. This video explains what scale on a topographic map is, and how it can be...Show More
An Introduction to Topographic Maps

An Introduction to Topographic Maps

What Are Topographic Maps?

Topographic maps give you important information about locations and their features and enable you to make sense of your world. This video introduces basic features of topographic maps, such as scale, contour lines, symbols and grid references and...Show More
Greenhouse by Joost

Greenhouse by Joost

This inspiring feature documentary follows internationally renowned zero-waste campaigner Joost Bakker as he builds a self-sustaining home, an ecosystem that provides its occupants with food, water, shelter and energy. Filmed in beautiful central...Show More
The Whale Who Saved Me

The Whale Who Saved Me

In 2017, whale biologist Nan Hauser had an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind experience. While snorkelling in the pristine waters of the Cook Islands, a Humpback Whale approached her and for 10 minutes pushed her around with its mouth and fin.
Investigating Climate with George Monbiot

Investigating Climate with George Monbiot

So Hot Right Now

Lucy and Tom speak to ‘professional troublemaker’ and investigative journalist George Monbiot. whose work has exposed genocide, ecocide and corruption. In this episode George shares his views on how we can fight climate change through the media.
Building a Movement with Bill McKibben

Building a Movement with Bill McKibben

So Hot Right Now

Lucy and Tom speak to Bill McKibben, trailblazing climate journalist and movement building activist, responsible for $14 trillion of divestment from fossil fuels. Bill explains how ordinary people are taking on the might of fossil fuel industry -...Show More
Climate Justice with Mary Heglar and Amy Westervelt

Climate Justice with Mary Heglar and Amy Westervelt

So Hot Right Now

Lucy and Tom hear from Mary Heglar and Amy Westervelt about how to communicate climate and social justice. Mary and Amy get straight to the point: “if you f*** it up, you clean it up”.
Primates

Primates

Not a Pet

Not A Pet looks at the illegal wildlife pet trade, and the role social media plays in the parading and trading of exotic animals online. This episode focuses on great apes and monkeys.
Cheetahs

Cheetahs

Not a Pet

Not A Pet looks at the illegal wildlife pet trade, and the role social media plays in the parading and trading of exotic animals online. This episode focuses on cheetahs.
Climate Optimism with Christiana Figueres

Climate Optimism with Christiana Figueres

So Hot Right Now

Lucy and Tom hear from Christiana Figueres, the extraordinary diplomat who rebuilt the UN climate change negotiation process after it failed. Christiana explains that the key to solving climate change is in your head, and your heart.
Climate Change: How We Got Here

Climate Change: How We Got Here

This video takes a big picture look at the history of our planet. It looks back at our 10,000 years of climate stability and how the discovery of ancient fossil fuels changed the course of humanity as we know it.
Acids in Industry

Acids in Industry

Shedding Light on Acids and Bases

In Acids in Industry, we look at what acids are, how they're made, and how they're used in steel making and agriculture. We also take a quick trip back to the 1770s to look at how acids were used by Captain James Cook to save his crew from the...Show More
Turning the Tide on Plastic

Turning the Tide on Plastic

By now most of us are aware about the issue of plastic pollution, it had a pretty good press over the last couple of years. Over one million animals are killed each year due to plastic debris. Ramon Knoester, the founder of Clear Rivers, noticed...Show More
Ocean Defenders

Ocean Defenders

International waters constitute 61% of the global ocean. They belong to no nation, yet many vessels from all over the world exploit them. Sea Shepherd is a marine conservation group that works on the frontline to tackle the problems of poaching...Show More
Africa’s Hidden Seaforest

Africa’s Hidden Seaforest

A quest to discover and reveal the Great African Sea Forest, the vast biodiversity that depends on it, and its importance to the planet.In the cold depths of the Atlantic Ocean, fears of swimming are overcome, and mental health issues are...Show More
A Wild Education

A Wild Education

This film is about the extraordinary journey of a family living deep in the wild of the Carpathian Mountains. Christoph and Barbara met in Romania, over a love of wolves, and continue breaking through local opposition with their passion and...Show More
Kangaroo Tales

Kangaroo Tales

Wild Australians

The red kangaroo is iconic, but as Aaron Pedersen explains there is more to the kangaroo family than just one famous face. Explore how these marsupials spread across the continent, taking on a variety of shapes and forms.
Building Greener Cities

Building Greener Cities

Catalyst

Cities are one of our greatest inventions, they bring us together and drive wealth - but as more of us flock to live and work in them, we need to find ways to make them greener, more sustainable and efficient places to live. Physicist Dr Niraj...Show More
Orca: Intelligent Assassins

Orca: Intelligent Assassins

Wild Australians

Orcas are notorious for being merciless ocean killers, but as Aaron Pedersen explains, this is mostly a misunderstanding of what is one of Earth's most intelligent mammals, who live together in complex family groups.
Platypus and Echidna

Platypus and Echidna

Wild Australians

Echidnas and platypuses are unique, the only mammals in the world to share some traits with reptiles, such as laying eggs. Aaron Pedersen explains how they are highly-tuned to their environment.