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Science Britannica - Episode 1 : Frankenstein's Monsters
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Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through 350 years of British science to reveal what science really is, who the people are who practise it, and how it is inextricably linked to the past, present and future of each and every one of us.
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Brian Cox guides viewers through 350 years of British science to reveal what science really is, who the people are who practise it, and how it is inextricably linked to the past, present and future of each and every one of us.
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Science Britannica - Episode 2 : Method and Madness
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Professor Brian Cox
This time, Professor Cox celebrates Britain's pivotal role in creating modern science. From performing Isaac Newton's iconic light experiment to meeting a wartime code breaker and making hydrogen explosions, Professor Cox leads the way through 300 years of British history.
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
This time, Professor Cox celebrates Britain's pivotal role in creating modern science. From performing Isaac Newton's iconic light experiment to meeting a wartime code breaker and making hydrogen explosions, Professor Cox leads the way through 300 years of British history.
Professor Brian Cox ends his homage to British Science by looking at how discoveries are made, asking whether it is better to let the scientists do their own thing, and hope for happy accidents, or to only back scientific winners at the risk of missing the occasional gems
- TV-Recordings
- General Science
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Brian Cox ends his homage to British Science by looking at how discoveries are made, asking whether it is better to let the scientists do their own thing, and hope for happy accidents, or to only back scientific winners at the risk of missing the occasional gems
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they helped shape our modern world - allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they helped shape our modern world - allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.
There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us every minute of every day. It is the story of a viral infection - the battle for the cell.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Genetics
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us every minute of every day. It is the story of a viral infection - the battle for the cell.
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Secrets of Bones
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BBC 4
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod presents a six-part series looking at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- No
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod presents a six-part series looking at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth.
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod begins a six-part journey to discover how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth
- TV-Recordings
- Medical Sciences
- English subtitles
- 30
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod begins a six-part journey to discover how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on Earth
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in a remarkable number of ways.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- English subtitles
- 30
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in a remarkable number of ways.
Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to do the most remarkable thing of all - take to the air.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- English subtitles
- 30
Ben Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to do the most remarkable thing of all - take to the air.
Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them. He reveals why predators like the wolf have eyes at the front of their skull whereas prey animals such as sheep usually have eye sockets on the side of their heads.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- English subtitles
- 30
Ben Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them. He reveals why predators like the wolf have eyes at the front of their skull whereas prey animals such as sheep usually have eye sockets on the side of their heads.
Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialized bony tools. He takes a cherry picker up a giant sperm whale's jaw, finds out which animal has teeth weighing five kilos each and which uses its skull as a suction pump.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- No subtitles
- 30
Ben Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth and specialized bony tools. He takes a cherry picker up a giant sperm whale's jaw, finds out which animal has teeth weighing five kilos each and which uses its skull as a suction pump.
Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- No subtitles
- 30
Ben Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition and even copulation.
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Secrets of Skin
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Sue Doody
Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of the body's largest organ.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 168
Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of the body's largest organ.
Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 28
Professor Ben Garrod explores how versatile the basic skin structure truly is, revealing how slight adaptations have created birds' feathers and a rhinoceros’s horn.
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Secrets of Skin - Episode 2 - Moving
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Sue Doody
What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 29
What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answers all lie in their skin.
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Secrets of Skin - Episode 3 - Protection
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Sue Doody
Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 28
Professor Ben Garrod reveals how skin protects vertebrates from extremes of temperature, the harmful effect of UV and a host of living organisms that want to get in.
Professor Ben Garrod explores how skin has evolved remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 28
Professor Ben Garrod explores how skin has evolved remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound.
What is the most toxic animal on earth? Why is a rhino armour plated? Professor Ben Garrod discovers the complex ways in which skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 28
What is the most toxic animal on earth? Why is a rhino armour plated? Professor Ben Garrod discovers the complex ways in which skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds.
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Secrets of Skin - Episode 6 - Sensing
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Sue Doody
Professor Ben Garrod explores how some snakes can see using heat, how crocodiles feel through their jaws, and how some animals use electricity to navigate their world.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 28
Professor Ben Garrod explores how some snakes can see using heat, how crocodiles feel through their jaws, and how some animals use electricity to navigate their world.
Film telling the story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Men and women who transformed our understanding of the universe, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Film telling the story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Men and women who transformed our understanding of the universe, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1
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David Attenborough
The series will celebrate the diversity of life on each of these continents, but also the challenges faced by animals in a modern world.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 420
The series will celebrate the diversity of life on each of these continents, but also the challenges faced by animals in a modern world.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 1: Antarctica
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David Attenborough
Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with that comes an uncertain future.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with that comes an uncertain future.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 2: Asia
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David Attenborough
Asia - where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains on Earth.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Asia - where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains on Earth.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 3: South America
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David Attenborough
South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. From the volcanoes of the Andes to the world’s largest rainforest, animals here must specialise to carve out a niche.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. From the volcanoes of the Andes to the world’s largest rainforest, animals here must specialise to carve out a niche.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 4: Australia
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David Attenborough
Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 5: Europe
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David Attenborough
Europe - a continent transformed by mankind, where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Europe - a continent transformed by mankind, where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 6: North America
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David Attenborough
North America - a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
North America - a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities.
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Series 1 - Episode 7: Africa
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David Attenborough
Africa - home to the greatest wildlife gatherings on earth. But even in this land of plenty, wildlife faces huge challenges.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Africa - home to the greatest wildlife gatherings on earth. But even in this land of plenty, wildlife faces huge challenges.
Sex is a simple word for a very complex set of desires. It cuts to the core of our passions, our wants, our emotions. But when it goes wrong, it can be the most painful thing of all. Professor Alice Roberts looks through 45 years of Horizon archive to see how science came to understand sex, strived to solve our problems with it, and even help us to do it better. Can science save the day when sex goes wrong?
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- English subtitles
- 60
Sex is a simple word for a very complex set of desires. It cuts to the core of our passions, our wants, our emotions. But when it goes wrong, it can be the most painful thing of all. Professor Alice Roberts looks through 45 years of Horizon archive to see how science came to understand sex, strived to solve our problems with it, and even help us to do it better. Can science save the day when sex goes wrong?
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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
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BBC 4
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of our quest to master the power of electricity.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of our quest to master the power of electricity.