Until very recently the whole idea of the multiverse was dismissed as fantasy. Horizon asks whether multiple universes exist and, if so, which one we are actually in.
- TV-Recordings
- Astronomy
- English subtitles
- 59
Until very recently the whole idea of the multiverse was dismissed as fantasy. Horizon asks whether multiple universes exist and, if so, which one we are actually in.
Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. Yet scientists now believe they could hold the key to answering the ultimate question - what was there before the Big Bang?
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 59
Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. Yet scientists now believe they could hold the key to answering the ultimate question - what was there before the Big Bang?
Famed for their ability to inflict Armageddon from outer space, asteroids are now revealing the secrets of how they are responsible for both life and death on our planet.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 58
Famed for their ability to inflict Armageddon from outer space, asteroids are now revealing the secrets of how they are responsible for both life and death on our planet.
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Horizon: The Big Bang
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BBC 4
Professor Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science, the Big Bang.
- TV-Recordings
- Astronomy
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Professor Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science, the Big Bang.
Professor Iain Stewart explores the story of our turbulent relationship with the wind.
- TV-Recordings
- Environmental Studies
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Iain Stewart explores the story of our turbulent relationship with the wind.
Iain explores man\'s relationship with fire. He begins by embarking on an extraordinary encounter with this terrifying force of nature - a walk right through the heart of a raging fire.
- TV-Recordings
- Environmental Studies
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Iain explores man\'s relationship with fire. He begins by embarking on an extraordinary encounter with this terrifying force of nature - a walk right through the heart of a raging fire.
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How it Works
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BBC 4
The secret alchemy of material science revealed - how we transform materials, and materials transform the world
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 180
The secret alchemy of material science revealed - how we transform materials, and materials transform the world
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How it Works - Ceramics
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BBC 4
Professor Mark Miodownik traces the story of ceramics.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Professor Mark Miodownik traces the story of ceramics.
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How it Works - Metal
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BBC 4
Professor Mark Miodownik travels to Israel to trace the history of our love affair with gleaming, lustrous metal.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Professor Mark Miodownik travels to Israel to trace the history of our love affair with gleaming, lustrous metal.
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How it Works - Plastic
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BBC 4
Professor Mark Miodownik tells the story of plastics - created in the lab, they have brought luxury to the masses and shaped the modern age.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Professor Mark Miodownik tells the story of plastics - created in the lab, they have brought luxury to the masses and shaped the modern age.
Professor Robert Winston presents his top ten scientific breakthroughs of the past 50 years. Tracing these momentous and wide-ranging discoveries, he meets a real-life bionic woman, one of the first couples to test the male contraceptive pill, and even some of his early IVF patients. He explores the origins of the universe, probes the inner workings of the human mind and sees the most powerful laser in the world.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- No subtitles
- 60
Professor Robert Winston presents his top ten scientific breakthroughs of the past 50 years. Tracing these momentous and wide-ranging discoveries, he meets a real-life bionic woman, one of the first couples to test the male contraceptive pill, and even some of his early IVF patients. He explores the origins of the universe, probes the inner workings of the human mind and sees the most powerful laser in the world.
In this series Professor Iain Stewart tells a stunning new story about our planet. He reveals how the greatest changes to the Earth have been driven, above all, by plants.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In this series Professor Iain Stewart tells a stunning new story about our planet. He reveals how the greatest changes to the Earth have been driven, above all, by plants.
In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South Pacific to track down the earliest flowers.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South Pacific to track down the earliest flowers.
In the third episode, Iain discovers the remarkable impact of just one plant: grass. On the savannah of South Africa he sees how grass unleashed a firestorm to fight its greatest enemy, the forests.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In the third episode, Iain discovers the remarkable impact of just one plant: grass. On the savannah of South Africa he sees how grass unleashed a firestorm to fight its greatest enemy, the forests.
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How to see a Black Hole
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Henry Fraser
Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 59
Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.
Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 59
Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.
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Human Universe - 01: Apeman - Spaceman
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Brian Cox
Beginning in Ethiopia, Professor Brian Cox discovers how the universe played a key role in our ascent from apeman to spaceman by driving the expansion of our brains. But big brains alone did not get us to space.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Beginning in Ethiopia, Professor Brian Cox discovers how the universe played a key role in our ascent from apeman to spaceman by driving the expansion of our brains. But big brains alone did not get us to space.
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Human Universe - 02: Why Are We Here?
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Brian Cox
Brian Cox reveals how the wonderful complexity of nature and human life is simply the consequence of chance events constrained by the laws of physics that govern our universe. But this leads him to a deeper question - why does our universe seem to have been set up with just the right rules to create us?
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Brian Cox reveals how the wonderful complexity of nature and human life is simply the consequence of chance events constrained by the laws of physics that govern our universe. But this leads him to a deeper question - why does our universe seem to have been set up with just the right rules to create us?
Professor Brian Cox explores our origins, place and destiny in the universe. We all start our lives thinking that we are at the centre of the universe, surrounded by our family and the world as it spins around us. But the urge to explore is strong.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Brian Cox explores our origins, place and destiny in the universe. We all start our lives thinking that we are at the centre of the universe, surrounded by our family and the world as it spins around us. But the urge to explore is strong.
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Human Universe - 05: What is our Future?
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Brian Cox
What is our future/destiny?
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
What is our future/destiny?
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Human Universe Series 1
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Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox explores the most precious, most wonderful thing in the universe, us.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 300
Professor Brian Cox explores the most precious, most wonderful thing in the universe, us.
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Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
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Matthew Whiteman
James Hunt has never been equalled. Could swashbuckling Hunt catch the scientific Lauda? Could Niki overcome an appalling crash to come back from the dead and fight James all the way to the last race of the season?
- TV-Recordings
- Sport
- English subtitles
- 60
James Hunt has never been equalled. Could swashbuckling Hunt catch the scientific Lauda? Could Niki overcome an appalling crash to come back from the dead and fight James all the way to the last race of the season?
The story of the most elegant and powerful theory in science, Albert Einstein's general relativity. It takes us inside the head of Einstein to witness how his idea evolved.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
The story of the most elegant and powerful theory in science, Albert Einstein's general relativity. It takes us inside the head of Einstein to witness how his idea evolved.
Using cutting edge visual effects and CGI, this scientific visual extravaganza creates the first accurate non-stop journey from here to the edge of the universe
- TV-Recordings
- Astronomy
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Using cutting edge visual effects and CGI, this scientific visual extravaganza creates the first accurate non-stop journey from here to the edge of the universe
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
Two-part series in which Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Two-part series in which Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. Today, our best estimate is that more than 99 per cent of the cosmos is hidden in the dark, invisible to our telescopes and beyond our comprehension.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. Today, our best estimate is that more than 99 per cent of the cosmos is hidden in the dark, invisible to our telescopes and beyond our comprehension.
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Measuring Mass: The Last Artefact
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Jaime Jacobsen
A piece of metal that defines the mass of a kilogramme has, over time, lost the equivalent of the weight of an eyelash. What are the consequences for how we measure our world?
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 56
A piece of metal that defines the mass of a kilogramme has, over time, lost the equivalent of the weight of an eyelash. What are the consequences for how we measure our world?
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Mythe Einstein - la vie et l'œuvre d'un rebelle
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Sylvia Strasser Wolfgang Würker , 2015
Who was this man who embodies like no other triumph and tragedy of the 20th century? And what he has to say to us today? "Myth Einstein" embarks on a journey through the life of the physicist and feel the true and invented stories about the genius after.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 90
Who was this man who embodies like no other triumph and tragedy of the 20th century? And what he has to say to us today? "Myth Einstein" embarks on a journey through the life of the physicist and feel the true and invented stories about the genius after.