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ESOL at a doctors appointment

Planet eStream

A collection of programmes and video clips are available online via Planet eStream. You can access Planet eStream from college, home or your mobile device.

A selection of useful programmes for your course are available below, but there are many more available when you explore Planet eStream.

Programmes on Planet eStream

ESOL - At a Doctor's Appointment

ESOL - At a Doctor's Appointment

A collection of videos on ESOL from the CCF Project

Sacred Wonders

Sacred Wonders

1/3. From the temples of Cambodia to China, discover what people do for faith.

Sacred Wonders

Sacred Wonders

2/3. From the Djennes Great Mosque to the Nachi waterfalls in Japan, discover what people do for their faith.

Sacred Wonders

Sacred Wonders

3/3. From Jerusalem to Nepal to Iraq, discover what people do for faith.
 

What's the Point of Religion?

What's the Point of Religion?

Lord Jonathan Sacks, puts the case for religion as a a vital antidote to what he sees as a crisis in British society.

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks meets three leading non-believing scientists.

Strictly Kosher

Strictly Kosher

A documentary following three families from the Jewish community whose lifestyles differ but are bound by faith.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol 

Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by a series of ghosts who intend to make him mend his wicked ways.

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Sid the sloth accidentally ruins one of Manny the mammoth's Christmas traditions and tries to redeem himself.

The Snowman and the Snowdog

The Snowman and the Snowdog

A boy's snowman and snowdog come to life at the stroke of midnight and take him on an adventure to the North Pole.

The Grinch

The Grinch

The Grinch, a goblin-like creature wants to ruin Christmas for the folk of Whoville. But a girl has other ideas...

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol

 A musical Muppet take on the classic story.

Planet eStream programmes

Earth

Chris Packham reveals the epic, 4.5-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.

Simon Reeve's South America

Simon travels from the top to the toe of the continent, encountering an incredible range of characters and environments and investigates some of the great challenges of South America.

Mediterranean With Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary four-part journey around the Mediterranean, uncovering the wild extremes that lie behind the tourist veneer.

A Planet for All of Us

Prince William meets inspiring local heroes across Britain and explores whether local action can trigger global change and environmental reform.

Greta Thunberg Interview

Greta Thunberg speaks to the BBC's Justin Rowlatt about the future of the climate protest movement, the coronavirus pandemic and her life.

Human Planet - Series

Human Planet - Series

Humans live an almost aquatic life so they can exploit the sea's riches.Tales of ingenuity and bravery.

Climate Change by Numbers

A look at three key numbers that clarify the important questions on climate change.

Our Coast

Mehreen meets a former pilot who now uses his skills to document large-scale pollution.

People and Power

People & Power investigates the shocking levels of air pollution making it deadly to breathe in India's capital city.

Planet SOS

Planet SOS looks at problems affecting oceans and the world's vast frozen spaces. And explores how we can all get carbon pollution down.

Plastic in Paradise

Tom Rayner reports from the Cocos Islands on how the world's plastic pollution is posing a huge environmental problem for this remote community.