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	What is stone used for? Duration: 00:34 A stonemason explains what stone is used for in daily life.	stone, limestone, carving, shaping, building, statue, stonemason

	Building the Pyramids (pt 1/3) Duration: 2:29 The building of the pyramids from the viewpoint of a workman.	pyramids, slaves, stone quarrying, subtitled

	Building the Pyramids (pt 2/3) Duration: 02:42 Techniques employed to move enormous stone blocks that were used in the building of the pyramids.	pyramid, slaves, slavery, stone quarrying, masonry, subtitled

	What is life like for a family in Trinidad? (pt 3/3) Duration: 04:03 A report about the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, describing the traditional boat-building methods used on the island subtitled.	Dominica, Caribbean, Carib territory, Atkinson's Bay, boat-building, subtitled

	How did the Victorians park their horses? Duration: 02:05 A former car showroom in Newcastle reveals its hidden past as a Victorian multi-storey 'horse park'.	Victorians, horse-drawn cart, horses, transport, parking, working animals, architecture, congestion

	Building a home in Kenya Duration: 02:08 A focus on the lives of people in rural Kenya. Features a family building a house made from locally sourced materials.	Kenya, Masai, rural, house, local

	Accurate Building of the Pyramids Duration: 01:55 How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids so accurately?	Egypt, Egyptians, Egyptian life, pyramid, pyramids, measuring, vertical, plumb bob, tri-square, right angles, subtitled

	Heliostats - lighting a room with sunlight Duration: 00:39 At Manchester Airport a moving mirror or heliostat is used to reflect sunlight into the terminal building.	light, light rays, mirrors, heliostat, lighting, sunlight, reflect, uses of waves

	The decline of shipbuilding along the Tyne Duration: 02:34 The causes and effects of the decline of shipbuilding along the Tyne.	coastline, industry, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, shipyards, shipbuilding, heavy industry, deindustrialisation, Doxford Pallion, economic activity, jobs, foreign competition, global shift, ship breaking, CoastReversion

	Challenges of building Snowdon's summit cafe Duration: 01:53 A new cafe and visitor centre opened on the summit of Snowdon in 2009. The challenges of building a visitor centre on the summit of Wales' highest mountain are discussed.	Snowdon, national park, Wales, mountain, summit, architecture, environment, conservation, design

	Victorian inventions: the Crystal Palace (audio) Duration: 05:35 Mini-drama about the building of the Crystal Palace to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.	Victorian technology, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, George Airy, Joseph Paxton, inventions, building design, glass buildings, Crystal Palace, Great Exhibition, greenhouses, school radio, schoolradio

	Building the Pyramids (pt 3/3) Duration: 01:29 An Egyptologist presents information on the quarrying of stone for the pyramids.	pyramids, building the pyramids, slave workers, stone quarrying, subtitled

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