Showing posts with label bbc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bbc. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The East India Company in India



I have just watched an interesting serial on BBC 2 television, "The Birth of Empire", presented by Dan Snow. The series is about the story of the East India Company in India and is a two part series. The second episode of this serial will be shown next week on BBC 2 at 9:00 pm next Wednesday 7 May 2014.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042w0xt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042vxzx

The Train to Barrackpore
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y7hvx

The Anglicisation of India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y7j5s

The Nabobs of India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01xtz8h

Courtesy: BBC 2

Photo Courtesy: Victorian Web
Link: http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/eastindia.html

Monday, April 21, 2014

Can You Print a Person in 3D ?

Will you be able to print a person or a house in 3D? Yes, you will be able to do so very soon. New 3D Printers have been invented which can print 3D copies of people and even of houses. Does this sound like Science Fiction? Yes it does, but it is now a reality.

3D Printing from STAPLES

The 3D Shape of Learning

Strange and Wonderful Uses of 3D Printing

The 3D Drone

The World’s First 3D Printed Plane

The World’s First 3D Printed House


Watch RUIN the 3D Animated Action Short Film on You Tube

Monday, April 14, 2014

Banksy's Eavesdroppers

A graffitti painting has appeared on a wall in Cheltenham near a phone booth, which has the signature of a Banksy, according to the Experts. What do you think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-27021675


Marching Souls

 Does the march ever end? https://medium.com/life-torch/marching-souls-9566c7bbb661