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The Roman Empire and Its Impact on Britain (DISC BOXED SET)
Code: BD0001
Type: Audio Visual
Key Stage: 2
Description
4 discs.
A hand picked collection of programmes and clips to support the theme of "The Roman Empire and its Impact on Britain".
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
BBC Primary: Romans in Britain - 4 episodes following Rom the Roman and friends as they travel to the 21st century looking for signs of the Romans in the past.
Selected episodes:
BBC Schools - Roman Voices (1 episode) - Historian Bettany Hughes explores what made Britain so attractive to the Romans.
Blue Peter: Power of Rome (1 episode) - the team discover the secrets behind the power of the Roman Empire.
Secrets from the Sky (1 episode - The Antonine Wall)- Bettany Hughes and Ben Robinson discover how the Romans built the most heavily fortified border in the whole Empire.
The Flying Archaeologist (1 episode - Hadrian's Wall) - Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a new view of its history.
Selected clips from:
BBC Schools - Story of Britain - animated shorts charting the major changes in British history.
The Roman Invasion of Britain - series exploring the history of Roman Britain.
Time Team Special: Cunetio, Wiltshire - Time Team visits Wiltshire to investigate an entire Roman town. Cunetio would once have been a bustling market centre. It's also the place where Britain's largest ever coin hoard was found.
Horrible Histories Rotten Romans - 34 clips from the popular Horrible Histories series 1 - 5.
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Description
Length: 45 mins
Stage musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's iconic tale in which brave village girl Gerda sets out to rescue her best friend Kai before the Snow Queen freezes him forever.
Starring: Cat Sandion, William Vanderpuye, Dr Ranj, Rebecca Keatley, Steven Kynman, Andy Day
Description
6 discs.
A hand-picked collection of programmes and clips to support the theme of "World War 1".
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes.
Operation Ouch Goes Back in Time - Dr Chris and Dr Zand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War.
Harriet's Army (3 episodes) - Drama set during World War 1
Horrible Histories Frightful First World War Special and clips - A chronological look at some of the more strange, sad and outright Horrible aspects of the First World War.
The Great War: The People's History (clips) - Dramatized documentary using the original diaries, letters and memoirs of the men and women who were caught up in a conflict that would change their lives and their country forever.
WW1 A to Z - Compilation of films each looking at a different aspect of World War 1.
We make every effort to ensure resources are appropriate for school use, however please watch prior to use to ensure suitability for your class.
Early Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age (DISC BOXED SET)
Code: BD0003
Type: Audio Visual
Key Stage: 2
Description
7 discs.
A hand picked collection of programmes and clips to support the theme of "Early Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age".
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited - series returning to important digs to discover how science, conservation and new finds have changed our understanding of ancient history - 2 episodes: "Families of the Stone Age" and "Sacred Women of the Iron Age"
Selected episodes from:
BBC Schools: Ancient Voices - series of short films exploring the amazing places, monuments and archaeological finds left behind from prehistoric Britain to build a picture of what it must have been like living in the Stone, Bronze and Iron ages.
Time Team: Britain's Stone Age Tsunami - Tony Robinson reveals how a huge tsunami swamped the east coast of Britain 8000 years ago. For years, Mesolithic communities were thought to be primitive hunter-gatherers. But through remarkable new archaeological excavation, Tony discovers that people in Britain at that time were living comfortable, settled lives in their own houses with varied diets and sophisticated skills
Selected Early Britain clips from:
BBC Schools: Story of Britain - animated shorts charting the major changes in Bristish history including the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age
Time Team: Boudicca's Lost Tribe - Tony Robinson traces the story of Boudicca and follows a major excavation in Norfolk that may hold the key to uncovering what happened to her tribe after they were defeated by the Roman Army.
Digging for Britain - episode 3: Age of Bronze and Iron - Alice Roberts travels back to the Bronze and Iron Age to discover what kind of a place Britain was before the Romans invaded. She examines two Hebridean Bronze Age skeletons known as the Cladh Hallan Mummies, and helps to pull up timber from a huge prehistoric monument that has been hidden in mud for at least 2000 years.
Selected Stonehenge clips from:
Stonehenge Decoded - Internationally renowned archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson has made an incredible discovery. Could it change our beliefs about the mysterious origins and use of Stonehenge?
Timewatch: Secrets of Stonehenge - An investigation into a radical theory that Stonehenge, far from being a place of burial as is commonly assumed, was in fact a place of healing.
My Favourite Place: Bill Bailey's Stonehenge - Comedian Bill Bailey visits Stonehenge to discover what it was really used for and meets the Amesbury Archer.
Horrible Histories clips - a selection of "Savage Stone Age" and "Cut Throat Celts" clips from Horrible Histories series 1 - 5.
The Croods - Cert U, 2013 (animation) - after their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
We make every effort to ensure resources are appropriate for school use, however please watch prior to use to ensure suitability for your class.
Description
5 discs
A handpicked collection of programmes, clips and films based on the traditional Cinderella story.
Boxed set includes:
Detailed contents list and teacher notes, useful weblinks and ideas.
Selected stories:
"The Dancing Rose" from Telly Tales
"Cinderelephant" written by Emma Dodd from CBeebies Bedtime Stories (read by Sarah Alexander):
"Ella Cinders Vs. Uglee Sisters" from A Long, Long, Crime Ago
"The Sisters Vs. Cinderella" from BBC Primary: Ways of Talking:
"Interstellar Cinderella" by Deborah Underwood from CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Cenerentola - Rossini's opera based on the fairy tale Cinderella, filmed in real life Italian locations in the ballrooms and gardens of some of Turin's finest palaces. The opera was filmed live at the time of day the scenes occurred including the famous ballroom scene. The characters, costumes and dance scenes make this a visually pleasing take on the story. Also features an introduction to the story and opera by Katie Derham.
Cinderella - Live-action version of the classic fairy tale about a girl placed under the care of her wicked stepmother following the tragic death of her parents. Raised by her mother to always have a generous heart, Ella cannot deal with the cruel world she finds herself thrusted into. Tormented by her stepmother and stepsisters, she fantasises about escaping their grasp and marrying a prince. But she is going to need a little bit of help from the Fairy Godmother if she wants to realise her wildest dreams.
The Birmingham Royal Ballet's Cinderella - Production of Prokoviev's Cinderella. With stunning costumes and dazzling sets, Cinderella is a sumptuous and sparkling family entertainment.
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Life, Leisure and Entertainment in the 20th Century (DISC BOXED SET)
Code: BD0005
Type: Audio Visual
Key Stage: 2
Description
8 discs
A hand picked collection of programmes and clips about life, leisure and entertainment in 20th century Britain.
Supports the teaching of "a study of an aspect or theme in British history…beyond 1066…changes in an aspect of social history"
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Selected episodes:
Britain Then and Now - the residents of one East London street set out to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee with a street party, exactly as it had been done for the Coronation in 1953.
Blue Peter: Titanic Special
Primary Dance - Dance Party (1900-1980) - a tour through significant 20th century dance styles.
The 1940s House - 5 episodes of the historical reality programme about a modern family that tries to live as a typical middle-class family in London during the Blitz. The family cook with rations, dress authentically and use only things that were invented at the time.
Turn Back Time: The Family - 5 episodes charting the evolution of the British family through genealogy and living history as three modern day families find out what life was like across five eras of the 20th century: Edwardian, interwar, 1940, 1960 and 1970.
Back in Time for Dinner - 5 episodes following one British family as they embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has changed the way we live. The family's house, clothes and occupations are changed to suit the era and they can only consume the food of the period. They visit each decade from the 1950s to the 1990s.
How We Used to Live: All Change - 5 episodes using home movies to provide a fascinating insight into the changes that affected the lives of millions following the Second World War. The series is presented by Tony Robinson and covers: social and cultural features of recent history; changes in daily life; significant events of the period; personal recollections and film sources. Topics covered are home, work, travel, leisure and technology.
Selected clips on the following themes:
Home, music, inventions, shopping, people, holidays, fun and events in the 20th century.
Greatest Speeches - Britain since 1930 (audio CD) - Sound clips from radio and TV covering key events and moments throughout the 20th century including the moon landing and the death of Elvis Presley.
We make every effort to ensure resources are appropriate for school use, however please watch prior to use to ensure suitability for your class.
Description
8 discs
A hand picked collection of programmes and clips to support the teaching of "changes within living memory".
For a list of contents please click on the disc image on the left.
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Selected episodes:
Blue Peter: Titanic Special
Primary Dance - Dance Party (1900-1980) - a tour through significant 20th century dance styles.
The 1940s House - 5 episodes of the historical reality programme about a modern family that tries to live as a typical middle-class family in London during the Blitz. The family cook with rations, dress authentically and use only things that were invented at the time.
Turn Back Time: The Family - 5 episodes charting the evolution of the British family through genealogy and living history as three modern day families find out what life was like across five eras of the 20th century: Edwardian, interwar, 1940, 1960 and 1970.
Back in Time for Dinner - 5 episodes following one British family as they embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has changed the way we live. The family's house, clothes and occupations are changed to suit the era and they can only consume the food of the period. They visit each decade from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Watch: Toys with Magic Grandad - A three-part series in which two young children are transported back in time with their magic Grandad to find out all about toys in the past.
Lisa Looks Back - A five-part story-based schools history series which introduces the topic of life in the recent past in Northern Ireland. During a weekend visit to her grandparents, a young girl is treated to a wealth of stories and memories learning about shopping, food, hygiene, leisure, exercise, entertainment, toys, farming, the war, transport, holidays, technology, discipline and buildings in the past.
Selected clips on the following themes:
Home, music, inventions, shopping, holidays, fun and events in the 20th century.
We make every effort to ensure resources are appropriate for school use, however please watch prior to use to ensure suitability for your class.
Description
7 discs
A collection of short adaptations of stories from all around the world and across a range of cultures.
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Tales from Around the World - A series of four animated short films based on folktales from around the world. Aimed at Key Stage 1 (but also useful for Key Stage 2 pupils), the films provide an engaging way to inform children about different countries, cultures and storytelling traditions.
Telly Tales Series 1 and 2 (25 episodes) - Myths, legends and tales from around the world jump off the pages and straight into children's imaginations in this innovative mix of animation and live action.
Animated Tales of the World Series 1 (10 episodes)
Animated Tales of the World Series 2 (11 episodes)
Stop, Look, Listen: Music, Magic and Mystery (5 episodes) - A series of programmes, each a story with a musical context. The stories are drawn from different cultures and different times, and are designed to encourage children to share the moment when language and music meet.
Tinga Tinga Tales (26 episodes) - Why do zebras have stripes and leopards spots, rhinos horns and camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a young audience what really happened.
Description
8 discs
A collection of programmes, clips and films on the topic of dinosaurs, other prehistoric animals and fossils.
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs (10 episodes) - Animation about a boy whose toy dinosaurs come to life and transport him to a magical world. Based on the books by Ian Whybrow.
Andy's Dinosaur Adventures (20 episodes) - Children's dinosaur history series. Andy travels back in time millions of years, to the time of the dinosaurs. In each episode, Andy must recover an item and meets a variety of dinosaurs.
Andy's Prehistoric Adventures (10 episodes) - Andy embarks on prehistoric adventures, travelling back millions of years in seach of missing items and encountering prehistoric creatures of all kinds.
Time to Move - Dinosaurs (BBC School Radio Broadcast) - Movement and dance programmes for children aged 6 to 8.
A selection of popular dinosaur stories from the "CBeebies Bedtime Stories" series:
Selected episodes:
From Nina and the Neurons: Earth Explorers - "Dinosaurs" - The Explorers discover that when dinosaurs died some of them became rocks which we call fossils and they find out what we can learn from dinosaur footprints.
From William Whiskerson - "Fossils" - Sophie and Cameron learn all about fossils in Lyme Regis.
From BBC Primary: True Stories - "Mary Anning" - Tells the story of Mary Anning from her childhood to her discovery of the first Ichthyosaur fossil and subsequent fame.
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - U, 2007 - The third helping of the family friendly prehistoric animated adventure. Manny the mammoth, Diego the sabre-toothed tiger and Sid the sloth travel far deom the frigid world they call home. When Sid discovers a nest of apparently abandoned eggs in an icy cavern, he jumps at the chance to claim them and raise the nestlings as his own.
The Good Dinosaur - U, 2015 - Animated adventure set in an alternate world where the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs missed Earth. As humans and dinosaurs live side by side, an apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely new friend in the form of Spot.
Description
8 discs
A collection of programmes, clips and films on the topic of prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs, aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils. The programmes also cover adaptations, evolution and fossils.
Boxed set includes:
Teacher notes - detailed disc contents and useful weblinks.
Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall (8 episodes)
Planet Dinosaur Files - Jem Stansfield explores the extraordinary world of Planet Dinosaur.
Selected episodes:
"Deadly Dinosaurs" from Deadly Pole to Pole - Steve Backshall uncovers the prehistoric world of dinosaurs by visiting their fossilised remains at London's Natural History Museum and bringing them to life with the help of computer-generated images. He compares dinosaurs with today's deadliest, fastest and biggest animals.
"Jurassic Coast" from Jedward's Big Adventure - The duo are given 24 hours to learn about the Jurassic Coast before competing against each other, with the help of celebrity guests, to be the best tour guide by conveying correct facts about the location to a group visitors.
"Mary Anning" from True Stories - Beginning with her childhood, this episode tells the story of the fossil hunter Mary Anning, who discovered the first Icthyosaur fossil.
March of the Dinosaurs - Stephen Fry narrates this feature-length CGI documentary. To escape the perils of the polar winter that brings freezing temperatures, starvation and four months of perpetual night, the dinosaurs of the Arctic come together in colossal herds to make their annual thousand mile march.
Selected clips
Ice Age, U, 2002 - Set during the Ice Age, a sabre-toothed tiger, a sloth and a woolly mammoth find a lost human infant, and try to return him to his tribe.
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, U, 2006 - Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the woolly mammoths.
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, U, 2009 - When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur's eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur - The story of how more than 220 dinosaur bones were found in the Argentinian desert, which were found to have come from a previously undiscovered species, which is the largest land dwelling animal known to have existed. David Attenborough visits the archaeological dig and a laboratory where the remains are being cleaned and analysed with lead scientist Dr Diego Pol and evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod, and meets animators, model-makers, palaeontologists and anatomy experts who are working to reconstruct what the 37 metre-long creature would have looked like.
The Real T-Rex with Chris Packham - Chris Packham explores a childhood fantasy - discovering the true animal behind centuries of Hollywood misrepresentation. Using knowledge from groundbreaking paleontological discoveries and utilizing the latest CGI wizardry, Chris creates the most authentic T rex ever.
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21 December 2025: |
Deadline date for Spring Term 2026 delivery |
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