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What the Ancients Did For Us
The Egyptians
- Broadcast
- 2005 (59 mins)
Adam HART-DAVIES presents history documentary series examining inventions from ancient times. Reporter Amani ZAIN helps expolore Egyptian inventions incl boats, pyramid & mummification
What the Ancients Did For Us
The Romans
- Broadcast
- 2005 (59 mins)
On location in Rome Amani ZAIN tells us the stories behind the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the Circus Maximus during the golden age of this great empire. From ballistas to bath houses from the military to...
What the Ancients Did For Us
The Greeks
- Broadcast
- 2005 (59 mins)
Adam HART-DAVIS builds & test ancient computers & catapults. Hermione COCKBURN explores the Aegean, chronicling the history of the Ancient Greeks. Acropolis computers catapults ray guns planetary science
Snapshots
How To Be A Mosquito Hunter
- Broadcast
- 2005 (14 mins)
Robert Hutchinson is one of the world s top mosquito researchers, quite an achievement for a former scaffolder who left school with no qualifications. Snapshots follows his remarkable journey from the...
Snapshots
Unlocking Autism
- Broadcast
- 2005 (14 mins)
Dr Pam Heaton is a leading psychologist in the field of Autism, but her rise to prominence has been rapid and hides an unusual past. Pam used to be an opera singer and only took an interest in psychology...
Snapshots
Leaping Into Uncertainty
- Broadcast
- 2005 (14 mins)
Profile of Dr Keith HUGHES, one of the world’s finest young scientists, who works in the field of complex mathematical equations and quantum theory, despite leaving school with no qualifications
Snapshots
Engineering A New Life
- Broadcast
- 2005 (14 mins)
Faye works at the Lever Faberge plant in Leeds, the largest deodorant factory in Europe. She was headhunted to keep their state of the art production line running smoothly, both day and night. Faye stands...
Rough Science Series Four
Rough Science
- Broadcast
- 2004 (29 mins)
Episode 1 - Rover: The first program in this series focuses on exploration, and the Rough Scientists are pushed to their limits in order to make their skills fit these space-related challenges. Jonathan...
Rough Science Series Four
Rough Science
- Broadcast
- 2004 (29 mins)
Episode 2 - Communication: No space mission can succeed without communication, so the second program sets challenges around this theme. In the vacuum of space there is nothing for sound waves to move...
Rough Science Series Four
Rough Science
- Broadcast
- 2004 (29 mins)
Episode 3 - Spacesuit: In sunlight, the temperature on the moon is 100°C - hot enough to boil the blood in our body. On the dark side, however, it’s cold enough to freeze the air in our lungs. The NASA...