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Rough Science Series Six
Clean
- Broadcast
- 2005 (29 mins)
The Rough Scientists are now starting to look a little worse for wear, so this week their challenge is to clean up their act. Jonathan tries to build an automatic washing machine, while the rest of the team...
Rough Science Series Five
Mine
- Broadcast
- 2005 (29 mins)
This week the Rough Scientists have a daring challenge ahead. They must explore a dark, wet, abandoned mine which means making a flammable gas detector and a hand-powered light source. They also have to find...
Rough Science Series Six
Photo
- Broadcast
- 2005 (29 mins)
The Rough Scientists face their ultimate challenge. First they have to take a photograph using horse manure and rocks. Then they have to send it by air with a home-made hydrogen balloon. Will Kate receive...
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...