Reducing demand on the grid | Bang Goes the Theory

Energy | Bang Goes The Theory

Jem Stansfield, Liz Bonnin and Maggie Philbin investigate how close Britain might get to running out of electricity.

Energy changes | Short Circuit

Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.

Inside a wind turbine | Powering Britain

What a wind turbine looks like inside.

01: Speed Limits | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden se...

Conduction, convection and radiation and insulation. | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J249: P5.2a, P5.2f J250: P5.2a, P5.2f. Conduction, convection and radiation, and ho...

S02E01 | Bang Goes The Theory

Jem tries to smash a land speed record with a fire extinguisher, a go kart and a well-oiled spanner.

Turbine | Powering Britain

How does a wind turbine produce energy?

Inside a nuclear reactor | Bang Goes the Theory

Jem climbs inside a nuclear reactor and explains how nuclear power is produced.

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of Sellafield. He encounters some of the most dangerous substances on earth, reveals the natur...

Electricity and the National Grid | Powering Britain

How the National Grid is able to regulate electricity throughout Britain.

Energy transportation | Powering Britain

How energy made by the wind turbines is transported to our homes.

Episode 4 | The Secrets of Everything

Greg Foot finds out if you can escape when buried alive, what he needs to become the world's fastest man, why a boomerang comes back an...

Hornsea One | Powering Britain

An introduction to the offshore windfarm Hornsea One.

Inside a boiler at Drax power station | Powering Britain

A look inside one of the six boilers at Drax power station.

Nuclear fission | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J249: P6.2. Description and animation of nuclear fission.

04: Can We Have Unlimited Power? | The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Michael Mosley shows how the most power-hungry generation that has ever lived has harnessed...

Biomass power station | Powering Britain

The internal workings of a biomass power station, from delivery of biomass pellets to sending energy to the national grid.

Bob Nichol Explains Dark Matter | Horizon

A look at dark matter and dark energy ahead of the Large Hadron Collider being switched on in March 2015, having been upgraded.

Britain's relationship with nuclear energy | Powering Britain

The history of Britain's relationship with nuclear energy.

Cooling towers | Powering Britain

How the cooling towers at Drax power station work.