LEARNING ZONE BROADBAND

Duration: 01:04

Slum living conditions in the UK in 1953. A mother of a large family describes how they all go to bed in a single room.

Duration: 00:19

Views of a Glasgow doctor on the living conditions of the Irish immigrant population.

Duration: 01:13

Slum living conditions in the UK in 1953. A mother in Glasgow describes the filthy location she and her children are forced to inhabit.

Duration: 00:59

Brief review of working conditions in Scottish industry in the 1940s.

Duration: 05:02

Living conditions in the districts of La Landivar and La Alameda in the city of Guatemala.

Duration: 01:51

A description of conditions on board the slave ships and an outline of the Zong case.

Duration: 01:32

A brief look at how Scottish emigrants sailed to their new homes and the conditions they endured during the voyage.

Duration: 01:39

An introduction to seed survival in inhospitable conditions. Discusses fertilisation of seeds in the lava fields of the Galapagos Islands and after travelling through miles of oceans.

Duration: 01:16

Description of the poor living conditions of those highlanders who moved to Glasgow after the Highland Clearances.

Duration: 00:35

The social reformer, later Earl of Shaftesbury, visiting a mine where children worked. Shaftesbury's reforms gradually brought about better working conditions for children.

Duration: 02:58

A description of basic conditions in homes in the early 20th century.

Duration: 00:59

A discussion about the conditions needed by strawberries for healthy growth.