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  • The Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age

    Episode 1

    Broadcast
    2018 (59 mins)

    Welcome to the magical world of materials, where designer, materials engineer and enthusiast Zoe Laughlin explores the stuff that shapes the world around us. Everything, from the cars we drive to the clothes...

  • The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway-The Final Countdown

    Episode 1

    Broadcast
    2017 (58 mins)

    This series follows more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers fight to stop London’s streets caving in or snarling up with traffic as they race to complete the brand new railway directly...

  • The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway-The Final Countdown

    Episode 2

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    This episode follows the men and women responsible for building London’s brand new underground railway - the "Elizabeth Line’". With a fifteen billion pound price tag, it’s one of Europe’s largest...

  • Horizon - Ten Things You Need To Know About the Future

    Ten Things You Need To Know About the Future

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    This episode of Horizon looks at the issues that will change the way we live our lives in the future. Rather than relying on the minds of science fiction writers mathematician Hannah Fry delves into the data...

  • Britain’s Greatest Invention

    Britain’s Greatest Invention

    Broadcast
    2017 (77 mins)

    Seven celebrities to battle it out to reveal Britain’s Greatest Invention live on BBC Two Sir Trevor McDonald, Angela Rippon, Giles Coren, Len Goodman, David Harewood, Angela Scanlon and Nick Knowles will...

  • Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots

    Episode One

    Broadcast
    2017 (58 mins)

    Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots, explores if machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals. Presenters Professor Danielle George MBE, an electronics engineer from...

  • The Secrets of Silicon Valley

    Episode One - The Disruptors

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    Jamie Bartlett uncovers the dark reality behind Silicon Valley’s glittering promise to build a better world. The Tech Gods believe progress is powered by technology tearing up the world as it is - a...

  • The Secrets of Silicon Valley

    Episode Two - The Persuasion Machine

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    Jamie Bartlett reveals how Silicon Valley’s mission to connect the world is disrupting democracy, helping plunge us into an age of political turbulence. Many of the Tech Gods were dismayed when Donald...

  • Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots

    Episode Two

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots, explores if machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals. Presenters Professor Danielle George MBE, an electronics engineer from...

  • The 21st Century Race For Space

    The 21st Century Race For Space

    Broadcast
    2017 (59 mins)

    A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But, surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick...