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Bang Goes The Theory Series 7
Britain Under Pressure
- Broadcast
- 2013 (29 mins)
This week the team look at Britain under Pressure. With the population of the UK topping 63 million, what are scientists and engineers doing to reduce the strain on our ageing infrastructure? Maggie heads 50...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 7
Air Pollution
- Broadcast
- 2013 (29 mins)
Air pollution is now second only to smoking as a killer in the UK...yet as a nation we are failing to meet targets on reducing emissions. The team investigate what air pollution is, where it comes from, and...
Light And Dark
Ep1 - Light
- Broadcast
- 2013 (59 mins)
The first in a two-part series about our quest to discover, understand and manipulate light and dark. The story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos begins in the 3rd century BC when, by trying to...
Light And Dark
Ep2 - Dark
- Broadcast
- 2013 (59 mins)
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...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 1
- Broadcast
- 2012 (30 mins)
In the first of a new series, the team investigates why petrol costs so much, and whether we can use science to make fuel for free. Liz experiences life on an oil rig, Jem and Dallas compete to make their...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 2
- Broadcast
- 2012 (28 mins)
In the second episode of the series, the team ask whether modern life is damaging our ears. Dallas explores how safety conscious scientists are putting the noise back into driving, Liz learns to like the...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 3
- Broadcast
- 2012 (28 mins)
In the latest of the series, Liz finds out how safe digital storage like DVDs and memory sticks are, and whether The Cloud answers all our problems. Dallas and Jem see what it takes to properly wipe your...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 4
- Broadcast
- 2012 (27 mins)
In the latest of the series, Dallas finds out how crowds can cooperate subconsciously, Liz sees how architects control the flow of crowds, and Jem meets scientists trying to understand how crush injuries can...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 5
- Broadcast
- 2012 (28 mins)
In the latest of the series, the team reveal how life surrounded by wireless signals affects us. 26 years after his first report on the issue, Howard Stableford brings us up to date on the health risks of...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 6
Episode 6
- Broadcast
- 2012 (28 mins)
In the latest of the series Jem dreams of flying under his own power by pedalling a homemade plane into the air. He sets out to discover why muscles get tired, and to see if he can boost his own using...