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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

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Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force - electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now...

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Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

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Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.3

A stunning new documentary series exploring the incredible story of uranium, from its creation in an exploding star to its deployment in nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and nuclear medicine. It’s a jo...

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The Secrets of Quantum Physics

The Secrets of Quantum Physics

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Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.

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The Story of Maths

The Story of Maths

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Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.

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The Beginning and End of the Universe

The Beginning and End of the Universe

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Prof. Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe. Through a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised our understanding of our world Jim guides us throug...

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Unrest

Unrest

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.5

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to docu...

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Dinosaur 13

Dinosaur 13

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Two years after the discovery of "Sue," the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, government officials seize the remains and claim that "Sue" was stolen from federal land...

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