True stories, hand-drawn, in under a minute
StoryTeller is an independent education channel. Every short film tells one true, surprising story - researched from at least two sources, written in plain language, drawn by hand and narrated in under a minute.
130 films published so far on YouTube, also shared on Instagram and TikTok.
Watch on YouTubeWhat we make
Lucky inventions
Super Glue, the microwave, Play-Doh, Velcro - world-changing things found by accident.
Super Glue, the microwave, Play-Doh, Velcro - world-changing things found by accident.
Map surprises
Countries split by borders, islands that change nationality, roads that never meet.
Countries split by borders, islands that change nationality, roads that never meet.
How it works
Cutaway explainers: locks, jet engines, GPS, escalators, submarines.
Cutaway explainers: locks, jet engines, GPS, escalators, submarines.
History of humankind
From 40,000-year-old flutes to the first writing - which was bookkeeping.
From 40,000-year-old flutes to the first writing - which was bookkeeping.
Outbreaks that changed us
The 1918 flu, John Snow's pump, the last case of smallpox.
The 1918 flu, John Snow's pump, the last case of smallpox.
Ideas from economics
The diamond-water paradox, Veblen goods, the broken-window fallacy.
The diamond-water paradox, Veblen goods, the broken-window fallacy.
Where are they now
What happened after the cameras left: the Chilean miners, the Thai cave rescue, Flight 1549.
What happened after the cameras left: the Chilean miners, the Thai cave rescue, Flight 1549.
Technology news
Verified, dated stories about AI and technology - no hype.
Verified, dated stories about AI and technology - no hype.