Series 1
Series Summary
Britain may only be a small island, but its great scientists and inventors have literally created the modern world: from the invention of the steam engine, computers and the world-wide web to the discovery of the theory of evolution and the atom.
In this five-part series some of Britain's leading scientific figures - Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, David Attenborough, Robert Winston, Paul Nurse, Jim Al-Khalili, Kathy Sykes and Olivia Judson - tell the stories of the people behind these innovations.
From Isaac Newton to Frank Whittle, James Watt to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Joseph Banks to Rosalind Franklin, these are the people who - through blood, sweat and tears - overcame all obstacles in the search for answers.
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Episodes (5)
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The first programme begins 350 years ago when a small group of…
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This episode looks at the scientific spark that ignited the…
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This episode looks at the scientific titans of the 19th century…
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This episode examines how war can bring with it innovation as well as…
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The final programme in the series looks at the incredible discoveries…
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