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Stardate
Transit of Venus
- Broadcast
- 2004 (29 mins)
Next Tuesday morning sees an incredibly rare astronomic event, when the planet Venus passes in front of the Sun. No-one now alive has ever seen it. Here Adam Hart-Davis, who heads up the live BBC coverage on...
Stardate
Transit of Venus Highlights
- Broadcast
- 2004 (59 mins)
Culmination of the BBC’s coverage of the Transit of Venus, an incredibly rare astronomical event when Venus passes over the face of the Sun. Adam Hart-Davis is at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, reporting...
Stardate
Stardate 2- The Toutatis Asteroid
- Broadcast
- 2004 (58 mins)
Ignore this warning and the opportunity to get up close and personal with asteroid Toutatis will pass you by as this small planet stars in the latest programme in the Stardate series. Stardate: Close...
Hollywood Science
Break Ins
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
New four-part series in which well-known Hollywood movies are subjected to scientific scrutiny to establish which one contains the most implausible cinematic moment. Contains: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves,...
Hollywood Science
Gross Out
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
Series examining the plausibility of movie scenes. Red Dwarf’s Robert LLEWELLYN & scientist Jonathan HARE mix cooking & chemistry to test claim liposuction fat makes good soap, plus gut biology & urine...
Hollywood Science
Tricky Situations
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
The third in this new series exploring the science behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Tonight’s show investigates scenes from ‘Deep Blue Sea’, ‘The Last Castle’ and ‘A View To A...
Hollywood Science
Escapes
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
3 of Hollywood’s most ingenious escape scenes are subjected to scientific scrutiny. Featuring clips from ‘Escape From Alcatraz’, ‘Chain Reaction’ and ‘Hollow Man’, tonight’s show considers...
Flooded Britain
Flooded Britain
- Broadcast
- 2003 (49 mins)
This programme looks at the defences put into place after the 1953 flood in Essex and the recent project to demolish part of the sea walls so the sea can expand onto the salt marshes....
Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars Ep2
- Broadcast
- 2003 (59 mins)
The Beagle 2 lander has been fully equipped with sophisticated scientific instruments to look for signs of Martian life. But would it even make it aboard the Mars Express, let alone parachute down after a...
Science Shack Series Two
How tall could you build a building?
- Broadcast
- 2003 (29 mins)
In a trip to the Millennium Dome, Adam Hart-Davis looks at the engineering and psychological challenges of making skyscrapers, while the scientists attempt to build the world’s tallest tower - out of paper.