Series 1
Season 0Season 2

S1 Series 1

Look Around You / Season 1

10 Oct, 2002 · 8 episodes

 
Season 0Season 2

S1 Series 1

Look Around You / Season 1

10 Oct, 2002 · 8 episodes

 

In the first series, the episodes satirise and pay homage to late 1970s and early 1980s educational films and school programmes such as ITV's "Experiment" series and BBC's "For Schools and Colleges". A different scientific subject is covered in each episode.

In the first series, the episodes satirise and pay homage to late 1970s and early 1980s educational films and school programmes such as ITV's "Experiment" series and BBC's "For Schools and Colleges". A different scientific subject is covered in each episode.
Maths
S01 | E01

9m

Maths can help us in our daily lives - for example, in cooking pasta, in calculating the correct moment for starting a conversation, or (if you can fly) in working out where to land. Queen Elizabeth III and Queen Elizabeth IV are going to a party given by Queen Elizabeth V. QE3 has forty dresses to choose from, QE4 has four thousand, and QE5 has only one dress, but it can take the form of many dre... Read more

10/10/2002 | 20:00
Water
S01 | E02

9m

In this episode we learn about the amazing igloo-building skills of ants and the surprising ability of water to boil eggs.

17/10/2002 | 20:00
Germs
S01 | E03

9m

You need to know something about Germs. You really do. And Professor Miles can help you...

24/10/2002 | 20:00
Ghosts
S01 | E04

9m

Why can't ghosts whistle? Well, let's hear from a ghost.

31/10/2002 | 21:00
Sulphur
S01 | E05

9m

Sulphur is revealed, and the story is not really about brimstone.

07/11/2002 | 21:00
Music
S01 | E06

9m

A brief investigation of the world of music, from its Neolithic beginnings...

21/11/2002 | 21:00
Iron
S01 | E07

9m

Iron (Fe) is not quite all it's cut up to be... The use of magnets is strictly prohibited during this episode.

04/12/2002 | 21:00
The Brain
S01 | E08
SEASON FINALE

9m

The team investigates the human brain and meets a man who is addicted to Electronic Brain Enhancements. What happens if you probe the brobe? How many nuts are there in a jar? And what are brain flakes? All of these questions are addressed, if not answered.

11/12/2002 | 21:00
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