S02E06:…about Chemistry | James May’s Things You Need to Know

01: Discovering the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

The story of how the elements were discovered and mapped begins with the alchemists who questioned that the worl...

Episode 2 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Professor Iain Stewart looks back at the 1950s, a time when the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a ...

02: The Order of the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how the early scientists' bid to decode the order of the elements was driven ...

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transfor...

01: Metal | How It Works

Mark Miodownik traces the history of our love affair with metal. He investigates metals at the atomic level and sees how metal crystals can be grown...

Materials: How They Work

Materials scientist Mark Miodownik takes a look into the inner world of metals, ceramics and plastics and the microscopic structure that allows them...

Rates of reaction | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J248: C5.2c, C5.2d, C5.2e, C5.2f J250: C5.2c, C5.2d, C5.2e, C5.2f. Introduction to rate of chemical reactions and collis...

Episode 2 | The Secrets of Everything

Science daredevil Greg Foot finds out if you could survive in a falling lift if you jump as it hits the ground, what makes chillies hot...

Episode 3 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil...

Secrets of the Super Elements

In the first BBC documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, Mark Miodownik reveals the weird materials that have built our high-tech world.

03: Ceramics | How It Works

Professor Mark Miodownik looks at how simple clay, sand and rock can be changed into pottery, glass and concrete to build cities and transform th...

Catalysis | Science Topics

Prog looking at catalysts and how they speed up chemical reactions, and how this knowledge is used in industry, farming and modern pollution devic...

Mendelleev's Periodic Table | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Spec references J248: C2.2i J250: C2.2i. An account of how Mendeleev arranged the elements by atomic mass to crea...

The Secret Science of Sewage | Horizon

George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.

Acids, Bases and Salts | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J248: C3.3d, C3.3e, C3.3f, C3.3h, C4.2a J250: C3.3d, C3.3e, C3.3f, C3.3h, C3.1g. This video introduces acids ...

Acids, Bases and Salts 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J248: C3.3d, C3.3e, C3.3f, C3.3h, C4.2a J250: C3.3d, C3.3e, C3.3f, C3.3h, C3.1g. This video introduces acid...

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...

Metals and Alloys | Science Fix

Mark Loughlin looks at the science of forensics while in the studio we make a motor and Alison Chappell takes apart a selection of drills.

Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Professor Iain Stewart visits Masdar in Abu Dhabi, a city that relies on renewable energy.

02: Plastic | How It Works

Mark Miodownik shows how plastics have brought luxury to the masses and reveals how the next generation will take its inspiration from nature and ...