Broadcast Clips

Professor Douglas Davies

Mormonism and its effect on the US Presidential campaign

Professor Douglas Davies, of Durham's Department of Theology and Religion talks to BBC Radio 3's Night Waves programme (at 0:00:50) about Mormonism as Mitt Romney nears the number of delegates needed to formally secure the Republican Party's nomination for its Presidential candidate.

Professor Anoush Ehteshami

Iran's regional strategy and global power

Professor Anoush Ehteshami, from the University's School of Government and International Affairs, talks to ISN Zurich about Iran's regional power and global strategy.

Durham rowers, Graham Sports Centre

World-class sports at Durham

The Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, has opened a new £6.7m world-class sports facility at Durham University, cementing the University’s global reputation as a centre for sporting excellence. You can see the new rowing tank in action here at ITV Tyne Tees.

Dr Peter Edwards, Dept of Physics

Taking a look at the sky at night

Dr Peter Edwards, Director of Science Outreach and Science and Society Officer, Department of Physics, joined Tyne Tees weather presenter Philippa Tomson to look at the night skies and to explain the recent appearance of the northern lights (aurora borealis). You can watch Pete and Philippa here at 22.30 on the player.

What is a tipping point?

Professors Tim Clark and Pat Waugh from the Durham Tipping Points project discuss the idea of tipping points on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed. Areas as diverse as finance, fashion and environment come under the microscope.

Dr Catherine Fletcher

The inside story of Henry VIII's 'Great Matter'

'Our Man in Rome' tells the inside story of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon based on hundreds of previously unknown archive documents. Author of the book, Dr Catherine Fletcher from the Department of History, talks to Mariella Frostrup about Henry VIII's diplomats and their kidnapping, bribery and theft on BBC Radio 4's Open Book.

Professor Carlos Frenk

The hunt for dark matter

Professor Carlos Frenk, Director of Durham University's world-leading Institute for Computational Cosmology (ICC) explains his quest to find dark matter, a mysterious substance that makes up a large part of the Universe, to The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast.

How to build a volcano

Dr Ed Llewellin, Department of Earth Sciences, and three other volcanologists team up with Hollywood to recreate a volcano four stories high. There's a preview of the programme on the National Geographic Channel here. The programme will also be shown on Channel 5 in November 2011.

Dr Russell Hill

Red is the colour of success

Scientists have unlocked the hidden power that colours can have over your life - how red can make you a winner, how blue makes time speed up, and more. Dr Russell Hill, Department of Anthropology, appeared on the Horizon programme, BBC Two, to explain the amazing effects of the colour red.