Documentary club
All documentary recommendations and YouTube channel links are links we as teachers would use in our lessons. However, there is a wide range of different topics on these sites so please check before watching to make sure every video is appropriate.
This live Science lesson by Encounter Edu covers lots of issues surrounding coral reefs.
This live session by Encounter Edu looks at all the sounds the ocean and its creatures make!
Netflix has made a few of its own natural documentaries free to watch on YouTube. Each one has its own age rating so please check before watching.
The National Theatre YouTube channel has a range of plays still available to watch for free. Again please check the rating before watching.
Free Shakespeare Plays from the Royal Shakespeare Company
YouTube Channels
These YouTube channels are aimed at students in school. But different videos have different age ratings and suitability. Please check the video before watching or showing to students.
The Peekaboo YouTube channel has lots of interesting and educational videos on a range of topics. There are also very short quizzes based on the video.
The Ted Ed YouTube channel has a huge range of different talks on a range of different topics. There is also a Ted Ed student page as well as young adult videos.
The 'In a Nutshell Channel' has some fantastic informative videos on a range of different topics. Some of these can be a little advanced but still great!
Grown to cook is a YouTube channel from the Netherlands dedicated to showing you how to grow fruit and vegetables in your own garden and then cook them!
Minute Earth is a great YouTube channel with a range of different topics about our Earth.
Minute Physics is a YouTube channel with a range of videos linked to physics and science.
At SciShow, they are endlessly curious about what makes the universe tick. If you're passionate about quenching your curiosity about... everything, then try this YouTube channel.
This YouTube channel helps to make science make sense!
Tom Scott is a computer scientist with a huge range of interests! Check out his YouTube channel which has a huge range of topics.
The Wildlife watch has a whole YouTube channel dedicated to nature and wildlife that you may see in your back garden or out on a walk.
The Royal Opera House still has on its YouTube channel free ballet and opera performances.
What gosport futures will you use during documentary club?
What careers could an interest in documentaries lead to?
TV or film assistant director
Assistant directors support directors by organising and planning everything on TV or film sets.
What about a T level in digital production and design?
If you want to start a career in software and digital design as, for example, a programmer, web designer, IT business analyst, systems designer, software development technician or digital marketer
Set designer
Set designers design and create the setting for a television, theatre or film production.
Lighting technician
Lighting technicians set up and operate lighting for concerts, conferences and theatre, or in film and TV productions.