Previous Programmes
September-October 2019: Transformers - Science and Technology Ray
Chemical Wizardy - science based on the lessons of Harry Potter
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November-December 2019: Transformers - Creativity Ray
The Transforming Arts - how the arts are used to make a difference in the world
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January-March 2020: Transformers - Our World Ray
Taiwan - its culture, history, geography, language, food and festivals!
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April-May 2020: Transformers - Philosophy and Religion Ray
Do Pussycats Have Rights? and other Big Questions in Philosophy - a look at some difficult questions
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June-July 2020: Transformers - Service Ray
The Generation Game - a look at some of the problems and benefits of old age
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September-October 2020: Transformers - Science and Technology Ray
The Science of Superheroes - a look at the science and ethics behind superhero powers
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November-December 2020: Transformers - Creativity Ray
World Art - art and art history from different regions of the world - Mexico, Scandinavia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Australia, North America
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December 2020: GameChangers - Science Ray
Robotics and AI - from Machine Intelligence to programming a Raspberry Pi
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January-March 2021: Transformers - Our World Ray
Great Britain and Ireland - geography, wildlife, food, language and education, sport and leisure, song and story, religious communities, people who transformed history.
April-May 2021: Transformers - Service Ray
Going the Extra Mile for Climate Justice - Earth Day, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Justice, The Climate Coalition, The Power of Youth to Change the World!
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March 2021: GameChangers - Creativity Ray
Biodiversity - creative approaches to the UN Biodiversity Challenge Badge
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June 2021: Transformers - Philosophy and Religion Ray
Nobody Stands Nowhere - where we explore how the culture in which we live and our place in a particular community will always affect how we see ourselves and the rest of the world
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March 2021: GameChangers - Activism Ray
Yemen - understanding the crisis in Yemen using material from Oxfam and UNICEF
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September - October 2021: Transformers - Science and Technology Ray
Believe it or not - where we fnd out about our five (or are there more?) senses, how they connect with each other and trick us.
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September - October 2021: GameChangers - Science Ray
Food - we discover the science behind popular dishes and find out about the work of the World Food Programme
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November - December 2021: Transformers - Creativity Ray
I'm dreaming of a green Christmas - finding out how we can be kinder to the planet in our celebration of Christmas.
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November - December 2021: GameChangers - Our World Ray
Displaced People - Refugees, IDPs, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Stateless People.
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January - March 2022: Transformers - Our World Ray
New Zealand - finding out about the history, culture, and many other amazing things about this wonderful country.
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January - February 2022: GameChangers - Philosophy Ray
The Big Questions - Concerning Human Rights, particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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April - May 2022: Transformers - Service Ray
Using our gifts to build a better world - This year we examined how we could use our gifts to serve others. We were inspired by the story of the Kirk Christiansen family who used their amazing gifts to develop and market our favourite building block – LEGO.
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March - May 2022: GameChangers - Creativity Ray
YUNGA Challenge - Addressing the YUNGA Challenge Badge on Disaster Risk Recovery.
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June - July 2022: Transformers - Philosophy and Religion Ray
Feasts and festivals - what all festivals share in common is that they bring people together to celebrate. These celebrations usually take a lot of planning and are a treat for the senses.
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June 2022: GameChangers - Activism Ray
Child Labour - Concerning child labour in the chocolate industry.
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September - October 2022: Transformers - Science and Technology Ray
Science and Magic - where we shall be exploring the fascinating and ever-changing relationship between science and magic.
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September - October 2022: GameChangers - Science Ray
The Science Delusion - How reliable is science? Will it provide answers to the questions that matter? Are there phenomena that it cannot explain, or even worse, dismiss as not real, statistical anomalies, or in the imagination of deluded individuals? This Ray examines some phenomena and asks if we can explain them. We might even try a few experiments.
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November - December 2022: Transformers - Creativity Ray
Amazing Ancient Trees - taking a look at five trees that can live for 1000 years or more and that have had a significant cultural and spiritual effect on the generations of humans that have shared their company.
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November - December 2022: GameChangers - Our World Ray
Anti-racism - Exploring aspects of Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad.