This collection comprises 17 documentaries on a range of important academic subjects featuring in-depth interviews with leading academics conducted by Howard Burton, founder of Ideas Roadshow. Through extended, intellectually rigorous conversations, professors reflect on their research, disciplinary traditions, and the ideas shaping contemporary scholarship. Spanning the humanities, social sciences, and related fields, these interviews offer rare insight into how scholars think, question, and develop knowledge, making the collection an invaluable resource for students, educators, and lifelong learners.
Contact our marketing team for customised pricing or options tailored to your institution’s needs:
Beamafilm Sales and Marketing Team | marketing@beamafilm.com |+612 9362 8731
Five leading physicists describe different aspects of some of today’s most captivating mysteries, from dark matter and dark energy to the cosmological constant problem, to the question of the peculiar state of entropy at the Big...
Three celebrated researchers shed light on different aspects of the Classical Greek World, from the workings of Athenian democracy, to Aristotle’s philosophical method, to the place of religion in Classical Athens after the...
Four celebrated historians give their perspectives on daily life in Ancient Rome, from the way people lived, to the role of law in society, to the legacy of the Civil Wars.
In this wide-ranging conversation Barbara Fredrickson, Director Positive Emotions & Psychology Laboratory at UNC Chapel Hill, provides captivating insights into her groundbreaking work on the science of positive emotions...
Six professional philosophers demonstrate the relevance of philosophy to a wide range of other disciplines such as economics, political science, law and cognitive science.
Five prominent social psychologists discuss open questions and active research issues in social psychology. Topics include harnessing positive emotions, the predicting power of the brain, how we think about the future,...
Four researchers and former professional tennis player Janko Tipsarevic share their unique perspectives on how psychology is relevant to, and overlaps with various aspects of everyday life, from sports psychology to...
Five prominent neuroscientists examine intriguing aspects of our current understanding of the brain. Topics covered are recent developments in autism research, the role genetics plays in the development of disorders such as...
Five renowned experts give their perspectives on different aspects of democracy: its meaning in different cultures and in different times, and possible ways to improve the way it works today.
This documentary provides an important window into a wide range of core societal issues directly illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting a unique spectrum of thoughtful perspectives from 32 international experts...
Political scientist John Dunn, historian Nile Green and award-winning author Pankaj Mishra offer intriguing insights into various aspects of past and present Indian society.
Three celebrated physicists—Claudia de Rham, Jenny Nelson, Joanna Haigh (all at Imperial College London)—and one renowned mathematician, Ian Stewart (University of Warwick), provide their unique perspectives on the...
Three leading experts offer unique insights into different aspects of contemporary Asian society based upon their personal and professional experiences, sharing their views on similarities and differences between...
Thought-provoking perspectives from 5 celebrated experts highlighting intriguing aspects of memory research, from cutting-edge neuroscience experiments, to the malleability of memory to how an intense exposure to...
Five prominent historians describe how studying language – its place in society, the way it is used and has developed over time – can improve our understanding of different historical periods.
Beamafilm is a premium video streaming service that specialises in delivering digital library video collections and academic streaming media to educational & public libraries, B2B institutions, & cultural organisations across the globe.