Thursday 10 November 2011

Who on Earth are we?

Who on Earth are we? is a BBC series about culture and how it affects us. It explores some of the major differences between cultures and looks at what happens when people from different cultures meet and communicate. The series is presented by Marc Beeby.

This 12 part series is well worth discovering in audio or written formats. It will provide useful examples for the exam and coursework assignments, it will also deepen your understanding of the key issues and debates.

Access the series below:

In this first episode of Who on Earth are we? Marc Beeby introduces the topic of culture and inter-cultural communication. We hear some anecdotes relating to cross-cultural surprises and discover that the more we learn about other cultures, the more we learn about ourselves.

What is culture? In this programme Marc Beeby tries to answer this question and discover just why culture is so difficult to define and talk about.

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