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163 results found for all records.
Bang Goes The Theory Series 8
Ageing
- Broadcast
- 2014 (29 mins)
The good news is we are living longer, the bad news is that means many of us will suffer the ill effects of Old Age. Maggie Philbin looks at how our muscles and bones change as we get older. Liz Bonnin...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 8
Disaster Relief
- Broadcast
- 2014 (29 mins)
Hurricane’s, floods, earthquakes, wars - all can trigger not just thousands of casualties and refugees, but a worldwide humanitarian effort, with the roots for its success founded in science. Based at the...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 8
Energy
- Broadcast
- 2014 (28 mins)
Power - Presenters Jem Stansfield, Liz Bonnin and Maggie Philbin investigate how close Britain might get to running out of Electricity. We live in a world where the lights are always on,but will that be the...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 8
Flu
- Broadcast
- 2014 (28 mins)
We have got used to hearing scare stories about strange strains of flu with names like H1N1, but is there any real danger? Jem Stansfield will explain Flu on a cellular level, showing how the disease can...
Bang Goes The Theory Series 8
Cancer
- Broadcast
- 2014 (29 mins)
It’s sixty years since a British Doctor first made the link between smoking and lung Cancer and now it seems we may finally be starting to win the battle against nature’s most vicious disease. Liz Bonnin...
Life Story
Episode One - First Steps
- Broadcast
- 2014 (58 mins)
Each and every animal is born with a chance: to survive, thrive and produce their very own next generation. The first hurdle in life is infancy. Vulnerable, naive but determined, some young animals face...
Life Story
Episode Two - Growing Up
- Broadcast
- 2014 (58 mins)
In Life Story this week animals grow up in the adult world. They will develop new skills and learn how to survive on their own. A tiger cub grows up in a very dangerous society. She needs the support of both...
Life Story
Episode Three- Home
- Broadcast
- 2014 (58 mins)
In Life Story this week animals must find somewhere to live - a place that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Good homes are rare and competition can be...
Life Story
Episode Four - Four
- Broadcast
- 2014 (58 mins)
In Life Story this week animals try to gain a position of power in their worlds. The most powerful have best access to food and water, and they are also the most attractive to the opposite sex. An orphaned,...
Life Story
Episode Five
- Broadcast
- 2014 (58 mins)
Competition to win a partner has created both the most extraordinary beauty and life-threatening violence in nature. The stakes could not be higher: without a mate, the journey of life ends here... sometimes...