Worldwrite
About this original series
WORLDwrite documentaries are made by volunteers in collaboration with Chew On It Productions. Our documentaries are uncompromising in their campaign for global equality. WORLDwrite the charity arranges events, conferences, global exchanges, documentary filmmaking and free film training to champion aspirations and insist on the best for all. Keen to put its money where its mouth is, the charity also assists partner groups in developing countries with anything and everything from PCs to film schools to funds for a factory. WORLDwrite is volunteer led and run has an open door policy and encourages all-comers to get involved and recognise there are no limits to what's possible.
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# Episodes
223 episodes -
Rating
TV-UN
Episodes of Worldwrite
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Battle against the Fates
Are we are living in one of the most fatalistic times? Scientists claim everything from sexual preference to criminality is hardwired, behavioural economics suggests we are essentially irrational and what happens in your childhood is said to stay with you. Fighting against the fates in this thought provoking debate are: Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law, George Washington University; author, The Supreme Court: the personalities and rivalries that defined America; Steve Rayner, James Martin Profe...
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Release date
Jan 27, 2012
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Runtime
01:23:25
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Life off Earth: are the aliens out there?
What is the likelihood of intelligent life existing elsewhere in the universe? These questions have returned to the centre of attention since the launch of NASA’s Kepler mission. Already, hundreds of so-called exoplanets have been discovered and the first potentially habitable planets are being identified. In this illuminating debate, filmed at the Battle of Ideas a panel of experts consider the possibilities and implications of sentient life being detected elsewhere in the galaxy and how this...
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Release date
Jan 25, 2012
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Runtime
42:56
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A glimpse of Debating Matters
The prestigious Institute of Ideas Debating Matters Competition runs this national debating competition for sixth form students in the UK and in partnership with the British Council in India. Honoured to be partners with this inspiring organisation which privileges content over style, WORLDbytes volunteers have filmed many debates and edited this short glimpse of the toughest intellectual challenge around for 16-18 year olds. With hundreds of schools involved and top level judges, the competit...
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Release date
Jan 25, 2012
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Runtime
06:25
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Tales from the Missionary Hut: The Hoe
This simple make-it-at-home hoe is a powerful device that enables you to plough vast fields in your own back yard, grow all the food and dig all the wells you need. No longer will there be any need for supermarket shopping for groceries or spending hard-earned cash on environmentally-unfriendly packs of bottled water. To top it all off, you get all your daily exercise and a trim figure, just like the cavemen.
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Release date
Jan 25, 2012
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Runtime
02:48
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Trust us, we're parents
Parents, it seems, are no longer trusted to parent. If you fail to take on the latest childcare fad deemed best by policy makers for your baby, then you risk being judged a 'bad parent' - guilty of some kind of negligence and abuse. Hence the recent story in the UK of four children being taken away from their parents, without a right to contact, because the family were fat. WORLDbytes Citizen TV makers visited Jennie Bristow, journalist and writer of Standing Up To Supernanny and Alison Small ...
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Release date
Dec 15, 2011
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Runtime
17:20
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Is individualism bad for society?
Everything from social fragmentation to the economic crisis, and the riots that broke out across English cities in the summer, have been blamed on a modern ‘cult of individualism’. Labour leader Ed Miliband denounces ‘a “take what you can” culture’. But isn’t there something to be said for individualism? Strong individuals have been admired for their courage and imagination and valued for their unique contributions to society. So are we wrong to focus on the negatives? Speakers in this debate ...
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Release date
Dec 14, 2011
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Runtime
01:15:49
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The View On The Streets: ethical shopping & fair...
In the run-up to Christmas, many charities are encouraging us to shop ethically. By making moral choices about what you put in your shopping trolley, these charities say, you will not only have a guilt-free shopping experience but you will be helping millions to escape the worst excesses of poverty. But what exactly are these ethical principles which underlie the fair trade label and what do we really know about it? In this revealing report, we ask the public if they buy into fair trade and th...
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Release date
Dec 12, 2011
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Runtime
19:07
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Tales from the Missionary Hut: The Wind Up
The wind up is a small gadget with big uses. This seemingly normal handle is a device designed to power any electrical appliance by simply winding it up. Tipped to become the century’s most important invention preventing trillions of units of carbon emissions from polluting the air, reports suggest the wind up could reverse the effects of global warming within our lifetime.
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Release date
Dec 8, 2011
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Runtime
04:46
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Eurozonia: too big to fail, too small to succeed?
Is it conceivable that the euro could fail? Can the bureaucrats weather the storm, keeping dissent to the margins? Or is the whole project doomed to failure regardless of their efforts, because it has been fundamentally and deliberately undemocratic all along? Speakers for this illuminating debate filmed at the Battle of Ideas include Philippe Legrain, advisor to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission (speaking in a personal capacity); Simon Nixon, European editor, Wall Stre...
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Release date
Dec 8, 2011
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Runtime
01:00:04
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Is there a ghost in the machine?
The spirit or personality – the concept of a soul, self or mind distinct from our physical shell – has long been a cornerstone of our understanding of what it means to be human. Increasingly, however, scientific fields like neuroscience, genetics and psychology provide intricate explanations for human functioning, rooted in the tangible and the biological. Can we establish an empirically sound view of ourselves, without detracting from the importance of morality, responsibility, solidarity and...
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Release date
Dec 7, 2011
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Runtime
01:29:59
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