2: Light, Sound and Electricity Special | Horrible Science

Evidence of the Big Bang | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May explores the clues left in outer space that are proof of the Big Bang's occurrence.

Physical Processes 3: Temperature and Heat | Scientific Eye

The show delves into the nature of heat as a form of energy transfer,

Britain's relationship with nuclear energy | Powering Britain

The history of Britain's relationship with nuclear energy.

Turbine | Powering Britain

How does a wind turbine produce energy?

Evidence of the Big Bang | Wonders of the Universe

Brian Cox simply explains how light and colour are crucial evidence for the Big Bang.

Hornsea One | Powering Britain

An introduction to the offshore windfarm Hornsea One.

Refraction & Total internal reflection | Short Circuit

An explanation of refraction and reflection.

The death of a star | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May explains how as a star dies, it gets brighter, hotter and smaller.

The electromagnetic spectrum | Short Circuit

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15: Forces and Motion Special | Horrible Science

A weird and wonderful look at how gravity, magnetism and friction impact everything. With Fred Sirieix.

An introduction to the planets in the Solar System | The Planets

A short explanation of the planets and their order away from the Sun.

How the sun creates energy | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May explains how stars work and the difference between fission and fusion.

Ice in space | The Secret Life of Ice

Dr Gabrielle Walker talks to Professor Michele Dougherty about the discovery of ice in space and how this could be a sign of extra-terr...

Inside a wind turbine | Powering Britain

What a wind turbine looks like inside.

Prof Jim Al Khalili goes inside Calder Hall for his first look inside the core of a nuclear reactor | Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

Nuclear physicist Professo...

Radiation risk | Powering Britain

Precautions put in place by Heysham nuclear power station to reduce the risk of radiation.

The formation of planets | The Planets

An explanation of astronomer Viktor Safronov's low-mass-nebula model of planet formation.

The properties of different types of radiation | Short Circuit

An explanation of how a radiation detector picks up different types of radiation.

A chaotic beginning | Wonders of the Solar System

The chaotic birth of the solar system is incomparable to the relatively stable system that we see today.

An introduction to Dark Energy and Dark Matter | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May explains what elements our universe is made up of.