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Mysteries of Venus
Mysteries of Venus
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
Adam HART-DAVIS is at mission control in Germany as the European Space Agency’s probe Venus Express reaches its destination - the planet Venus. What will the first pictures of the planet’s surface reveal?
Ever Wondered About Food Series Four
Berries
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
Did you know a strawberry isn’t technically a berry, but grapes and kiwi fruits are? Botanists and chefs may quibble over definitions but the fruit we think of as berries are more popular than ever - last...
Ever Wondered About Food Series Four
Fish
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
5/6 docs on the history of food pres by Paul MERRETT. He looks at history of popular fish dishes & the science behind food trawled from the sea, why cod liver oil is good, & how to gut a fish, & steamed sea...
Ever Wondered About Food series Four
Nuts
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
Paul MERRETT pres prog about the history of the use of nuts in food. dinosaurs King Solomon Apollo 14
Ever Wondered About Food Series Four
Rice
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
The story of rice charts our own history - from pre-historic- caves, to the ‘caviar’ of the middle ages and the race struggles of the New World. With over 100,000 varieties of rice, and almost as many...
Ever Wondered About Food Series Four
Sausages
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
2/6 cookery history progs looks at sausages. Chef Paul MERRETT finds out that Christians tried to ban them, Queen Victoria loved them & they became an icon of postwar Britain. He also cooks several sausage...
Ever Wondered About Food Series Four
Sugar
- Broadcast
- 2006 (29 mins)
Paul MERRETT pres series on history and use of common foodstuffs. In this prog he looks at the huge amount of sugar used in this country.
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Mathematician to the Stars
- Broadcast
- 2006 (14 mins)
Emma King is completing a PhD in theoretical cosmology at the University of Nottingham. She has won national awards for the quality of her work, yet her success belies a life beset with learning difficulties.
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Molecular Gastronomer
- Broadcast
- 2006 (14 mins)
Rachel Edwards-Stuart is a biochemist who uses her skills to create exciting and different eating experiences - like bacon and egg-flavoured ice cream, or a drink that feels both hot and cold at the same time.
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Space Forester
- Broadcast
- 2006 (14 mins)
Yadvinder Malhi uses satellite imaging to monitor the growth of rainforests, measuring changes in the amount of carbon dioxide they absorb from the atmosphere.