New in Autumn!

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning e² Design Every day our world seems to be getting bigger, moving faster, to the point that it’s running out of control. Our economies are based on growth, perpetual growth, at an unrelenting pace.

But where exactly are we going? And how much room do we have left? In this fascinating series narrated by Brad Pitt, Da Vinci Learning investigates how our modern world can continue to prosper while protecting our planet. E² Design introduces you to the architects and designers who are learning from the past to help us build a sustainable, environmentally-friendly future.

Target group: Adults

Number of episodes: 18

Length: 30

minutes

e² Intervention Architecture Brad Pitt narrates this one-hour special documentary exploring the Aga Khan Prize, a prestigious award given to extraordinary architectural projects that combine social, economic and environmental needs to erect some of the most forward-thinking urban planning ideas on the planet. The award has only been bestowed on 5 projects, and Da Vinci Learning introduces you to each of them, showing you how these innovative designs are changing the way we build.

Target group: Adults

Length: 60

minutes

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning The Machine That Made Us This new documentary on Da Vinci Learning tells the story of how Johann Gutenberg’s printing press changed the course of humanity and built the foundation of our modern world.

Stephen Fry travels back in time to Gutenberg’s era, 15thcentury Germany, to see what life was like before Gutenberg’s printing press revolutionised mass communications. It’s an intriguing tale of sabotage and secrecy.

Target group: Adults

Length: 60

minutes

Unlocking Evolution In this inspiring documentary, new on Da Vinci Learning, meet those who worked closest with Allan Wilson as he continued to pursue his life’s ambition, unlocking the code of evolution. From a small farm in the south Pacific, he shocked the scientific world, leading one of the world’s most renowned laboratories for evolutionary research. Not satisfied with evolution as theory, Wilson wanted proof. By using a quantitative analysis to understand the ways and pace of evolutionary changes in living organisms, Wilson changed the way evolutionary theory is studied, and he more than ruffled a few feathers along the way. Perhaps more than any other researcher of the 20th century, Wilson advanced our understanding of evolution, and especially of our own species. But like every scientist, Wilson left some questions unanswered, waiting for the next generation of evolutionary biologists.

Target group: Adults

Length: 60

minutes

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning Chasing Sleep Discover what our bodies are doing while we sleep. We know our brains are active, but does that mean the rest of us is busy too? Getting too much or too little sleep affects everything from our attitudes and outlooks on life, to our incomes work performances. So what is the right amount of sleep? And how does our modern society that never seems to sleep change our ability to get a good night’s rest? Join host Adrian Pang as he explores the benefits and consequences of an interrupted night of slumber, and find out what researchers are continuing to discover about the importance of sleep.

Target group: Adults

Number of episodes: 6

Length: 30

minutes

What is Beauty?

In this thought-provoking documentary, Da Vinci Learning joins artist and writer Matthew Collings on the search for beauty’s source. But instead of trying to recreate beauty in order to understand it, Collings looks for beauty where it is, and where it has been for thousands of years. From ancient cave paintings, to masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance and even contemporary architectural structures, Collings seeks out some of humankind’s most beautiful creations and tries to find out what they all have in common.

Target group: Family

Length: 60

minutes

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists From Michelangelo’s giant sculpture David, to Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Mona Lisa, you’ve seen the works of the world’s greatest artists time and again. But what do you know about the geniuses whose creations changed the way we see the world?

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 8 Length: 30

minutes

This new series from Da Vinci Learning isn’t your typical history lesson. With action-packed adventures and laugh-out-loud antics, you’ll discover the secret behind the world’s most revered art from the artists themselves, and get to know just why they are the world’s greatest artists.

Quirky Science Science doesn’t always follow a straight and narrow path. As a matter of fact, many of the greatest stories in scientific history share one definite fact: they all have a quirky twist. Quirky Science, a new series on Da Vinci Learning, celebrates those Oops!-moments that actually turned out to be history-changing Aha!-moments.

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 13 Length: 30

minutes

From the seemingly simple science of paper and plastic, to the battlefield-background of canned food, this light-hearted look at the surprising ways science has changed the way we live will remind you that great discoveries can happen to any of us, even when we’re not looking.

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning Let’s Get Inventin’

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 81 Length: 30

This new series on Da Vinci Learning will get you thinking, imagining, creating and, most of all, inventing ways to spice up your life. Join our gang of inspired young minds who are always looking for new ways of doing things. We’ll show you how you’ll never have to tie shoelaces again, how you can walk the dog without getting out of your chair, and even make improvements to that ancient invention the wheel. Pretty soon you’ll be on your way to becoming the next great inventor.

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All About Art Every work of art, from a portrait painted on a canvas to an animated cartoon on TV, is made up of the same basic parts. And those parts all start with one very simple idea: a line. In fact, everything around you can be drawn using lines. Some bend, some go off in random directions, and some are no longer than a tiny little dot.

But putting these lines together create shapes and forms. Add some colour, and you’ve made art. Can it really be that simple?

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 4 Length: 30

minutes

The short answer is yes, and this fun new series on Da Vinci Learning will show you how. All About Art presents the basic elements of art in four easy-to-follow episodes that will get you exploring your creative side.

NEW in Autumn

on Da Vinci Learning SciQ

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 13 Length: 30

minutes

Did you know that more species live under water than on land? And some of them are air-breathing mammals, just like humans! So how do they live under water? And would it ever be possible for humans to build an underwater world? Paula and Andrew are about to find out. But that’s not all. Our daring pair adventure to a crime scene to see how science can help solve the great whodunit mysteries, Paula and Andrew go behind the scenes to discover the magic of movie making, and we also see if robots really could one day take over the world.

All for Kids We know that adults have a lot of good ideas. They went to school longer than kids. They do know a lot about the way the world works. And they certainly like to tell everyone about their great ideas. But it’s not like they’re the only ones who know how things work. In fact, we’ve got some kids who’ve discovered some pretty big ideas of their own. And now there’s a television show just for them—and you!

Target group: Kids Number of episodes: 40 Length: 30

minutes

Da Vinci Learning’s new series All for Kids is a show by kids, for kids. Join us as we meet these young, energetic explorers and inventors, cooks and gardeners, and see just what’s got them so motivated to get up, get out, and get discovering.