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  • Ever Wondered About Food Series Five

    Bananas

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    Paul MERRETT reps on the banana being the world’s most popular fruit and its possible extinction. political influence sport

  • Ever Wondered About Food Series Five

    Peppers

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    Once a well kept secret deep in the heart of the South American jungle, a quarter of the world’s population now eat chillies or peppers every day and chilli powder is the world’s most popular spice. Chef...

  • Ever Wondered About Food Series Five

    Tea

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    Chef Paul MERRETT explores the history of tea and explains how it can settle nerves. He also reveals how to make the perfect cup, accompanied by scones, jam and cream.

  • Ever Wondered About Food Series Five

    Honey

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    Chef Paul MERRETT traces the production of honey from the beehive to the breakfast table & learns why honeys don’t all taste the same & he finds out why bees are moving to the heart of London. medicinal...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Life In The Cosmos

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the Allan Telescope Array (ATA), an impressive group of telescopes in Northern California at the cutting edge in the search for intelligent life. We meet the Godfather of extraterrestrial...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Building The Universe

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the Large Hadron Collider, the biggest particle accelerator in the World, located in a 27km tunnel 100m underneath Geneva! Here scientists intend to recreate the Big Bang and reveal the...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Seeing The Universe

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the Atacama Desert in Chile, 4000 metres above sea level, where the VLT - the Very Large Telescope - is helping astronomers see further than ever before. We learn about the mind-blowing images...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Space Exploration

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands and get to grips with their future plans. We join astronauts on Mars - only these ones are just practicing - deep in the...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Violent Universe

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We accompany the Leicester team tracking down the most violent events in the Universe! On the frontline is the SWIFT satellite and what it’s looking for are Gamma Ray Bursts! If it finds one, teams on the...

  • The Cosmos: A Beginner’s Guide

    Other Worlds

    Broadcast
    2007 (29 mins)

    We report from the summit of an extinct volcano at La Palma in the Canary Islands, home to some hugely impressive telescopes. The SuperWASP Telescope could probably fit in your shed at home but it holds the...