Library and Learning Resources: Enhanced Content Lockdown Libguide: Entertainment and Culture

Online choirs

The Sofa Singers
The Sofa Singers is a free & weekly online singing event that aims to bring people together from around the world to spark joy and human connection.

Library collections

AMAZING LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TO EXPLORE ONLINE
Thanks to the wonders of digitization, many library collections are available for everyone to explore online. Check out treasured items from The British Library, The Bodleian, The Library of Congress and more!

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English Heritage

English Heritage
English Heritage have put together essays, interviews,, virtual tours and online exhibitions - so you can see and experience their sites online.
Virtual tour of Stonehenge
Take an interactive tour of Stonehenge with our 360 degree view from inside the monument.

Virtual Tours

Take a virtual tour of some of the most famous museums, galleries, landmarks and more!

360 TOUR OF TATE MODERN
Follow Nick Grimshaw and Frances Morris on a whistlestop tour around Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building.
The Courtauld Institute of Art
You can roam each room of the Gallery and zoom in to look closely at masterpieces from our collection such as Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear or Édouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, from individual brush strokes to the texture of the paint
The National Portrait Gallery
Immerse yourself online and explore a selection of rooms at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The National Gallery
Enjoy panoramic views of the Gallery in 360° – in collaboration with Google Street View
The British Museum
Take virtual tours of the museum's most famous exhibits and exhibitions.
10 virtual tours of the world’s most famous landmarks
From Machu Picchu to Stonehenge to the Eiffel Tower to the Colosseum - take virtual tours around the most famous historical sites in the world.
Take a virtual tour of Waddeson Manor
Explore Waddesdon from wherever you are with our 360 degree virtual tours and experience rooms in greater detail. You can now zoom in on beautiful artworks, intricate furniture and paintings.

Some rooms aren't always open to the public, or due to their fragility can only be viewed from the doorway, now's your chance to see them up close.

Culture on Call

Hampshire Cultural Trust - Culture on Call
Online tours, exhibitions, documentaries, activities for children, arts programmes and more.

TV and Film

Box of Broadcasts This link opens in a new window
BoB is an off-air recording and media archive service. This TV scheduling service allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days as well as retrieving programmes from the last seven days from a selected list of recorded channels.
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000238
Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new window
On-demand streaming video service for educational institutions providing access to thousands of films
http://lispac.lsbu.ac.uk/record=e1000353

Open Culture

Open Culture
This amazing site has thousands of ebooks, MOOCs, online courses, movies and audio books for entertainment and education.

Internet Archive

Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Booklist

BOOKLIST JUST ANNOUNCED FREE ONLINE ACCESS FOR ALL
For more than a century, Booklist has provided trusted book reviews for librarians and library users. Their reviewers—many of whom are librarians themselves—share expert opinions about the best print and audiobooks for youth and adults. Now, anyone can read and search from their vast database of reviews, interviews, and reading lists.

Theatre and Dance

Theatre and Dance

Drama Online
LSBU staff and students can log in and get access to a more extensive collection of National Theatre productions, as well as the RSC Live Collection, The Classic Spring Oscar Wilde Collection, as well as many more videos, playtexts, news and resources.
The Globe Theatre
The Globe Player allows you to get your Shakespeare fix with lots of free online content.
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online
The Guardian has gathered together the hottest tickets in town, so you can watch them from the comfort of your own home. From Shakespeare to contemporary, musicals to ballet - it's all here!
National Theatre at Home
Enjoy world class theatre - even when the theatre is closed!
The theatre has a collection of shows you can stream or download.
The National Theatre on YouTube
On the theatre's YouTube channel, you can watch a full-length play every Thursday, watch behind the scenes footage, interviews and more.

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Classical Music and Opera

music 'Quarantine soirees': classical music and opera to stream at home
This page is constantly being updated with music and shows from theatre halls, front rooms and opera houses.

gigs

Live Music and Gigs

The best livestreamed gigs to watch at home during coronavirus
From John Legend and Chris Martin’s piano ballads to Code Orange’s fearsome rock, more and more stars are streaming gigs for isolated fans

Theme Parks

Virtual Disney World
Virtually experience Walt Disney World attractions, shows, hotels, monorails, trains, boats, park areas, and more within an interactive 360º video environment. Virtual Disney World offers a complete immersive experience like never before. Relive the attractions and places you love anytime, anywhere!
Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig
Visit the animals, enjoy the rides, visit Peppa Pig!

Zoos

San Diego Zoo
Live cams from San Diego Zoo, including penguins, pandas, giraffes and baboons.
Chester Zoo
Visit Chester's virtual zoo, including live cams, educational resources and feeding times.
Edinburgh Zoo
Watch the penguins, koalas, pandas and tigers on live cam.
Marwell Zoo
Watch the flamingos, penguins, lemurs and giraffes.
Dublin Zoo
Catch a glimpse of the giraffes, zebras and rhinos on the African Savanna, get a birds-eye view of the penguins or watch the wondrous herd of Asian elephants bathe and chomp on their lunch with our live animal cams.
Houston Zoo
See the herd of Asian elephants wander through their enormous habitat. Watch as giraffes nibble lettuce fed to them by guests at the feeding platform; you could join them on your next visit. See the rhinos roll in their mud puddle or the flamingos float next to a waterfall. See the chimpanzees interact with guests at their window or snooze in a hammock.
Living Coast Wild Planet trust
Keep up with what's going on at Penguin Beach with our webcam.

If you are lucky you may even spot them being fed and hanging with their Eider duck pals!
Paignton Zoo
Visit the meerkats, flamingos and crested macaques.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Watch adorable cheetah cubs, naked mole rats, lions, elephants and giant pandas.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Watch dolphins, turtles, otters and pelicans via the water cams.
Reid Park Zoo
Watch lions, grizzly bears, lions, lemurs and giraffes.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.
Chattanooga Zoo
Watch meerkat, snow leopard, tamarin and spotted genet.

Enhanced Content Lockdown Libguide: Entertainment and Culture

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Online choirs

Library collections

English Heritage

Virtual Tours

Culture on Call

TV and Film

Open Culture

Internet Archive

Booklist

Theatre and Dance

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gigs