Find our about chopsticks, coffee, coins, cooking and cotton, in this exciting episode that also explores the various Dinosaurs and what it's like to feel and prepare for an Earthquake
Take a ride through the history of the roller skate, explore the ancient art of baking, and find out more about the versatile Bamboo plant and it's many uses' from medicine to musical instruments.
Droves have already conquered Earth, and now they're heading out into the solar system. The Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity is proving to be successful and will pave the way for Dragonfly, a future daring mission to Titan.
Scientists believe that within a few decades many useful microbes will have disappeared so they want to create a vault for Human Microbiota.
This episode looks at the development of new human-rated spacecraft, reusable boosters, laser communications, the Ion Drive and new techniques to refuel satellites in space.
This episode looks at the growing understanding of the Earth's complex climatic systems and the part on-orbit observation plays in the growth of knowledge about our planet.
In a world where nothing is what it seems, we'll discuss the animation technique of Rotoscoping, take another look at card tricks, the history of juggling and the popularity of the Smart phone.
In a world where nothing is what it seems, let's play games with colour changing milk. Learn about chroma keys in video editing and do some mental math gymnastics. We'll also explore the Leidenfrost effect and take a look at rethinker Linwood G Dunn.
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell discovers how our fear of falling is exploited by some of the world's top theme park rides.
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell climbs aboard some of the world's fastest theme park rides and learns what it takes to build them.
Anthony explores the legacy of the Cessna brand.
Terry and Larry will be testing the effectiveness of driving a vehicle with fully automatic machine guns mounted to the car! Just like 007 did with his Aston Martin DB5.
PROJECT MERCURY ADVANCES - America's first manned space program finally puts a man in orbit. CAMERA TRACKING - The array of special cameras that follow a spacecraft at launch.
PROJECT MERCURY BEGINS - The start of NASA & America's first manned space program. MARS EXPRESS - The European Space Agency's Mars Satellite. THE SOYUZ LAUNCH SYSTEM - The gradual evolution of Russia's Soyuz launcher.
COLD WAR & THE START OF THE SPACE RACE – Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration. SERVICING HUBBLE - Preparations for Hubble's final servicing mission. CHASING A COMET - Launch and the difficult path to rendezvous.
In Kellogg's first factory in Europe, built in the 1930s in Trafford Park, Manchester, we meet the people who flake the corn and puff the rice, the tasters who test, and the robots and hi-tech machines that help keep the boxes rolling out day and night.
In this episode of Extremes, we will be exploring the largest animals, extreme facts about the human body and record breaking extremes in football and the field of music.
Thom meets a man who claims to have a skull capable of withstanding extreme forces and Serbian Biba Struger who claims to be immune to electrocution.
Thom meets a man with an extreme resistance to the cold and meets someone who developed a form of martial art, to make him indestructible.
On this leg of the search, Thom meets a man capable of squirting liquid from his tearducts and a man who claims to have heatproof hands.