Can you think of 100 different uses for a sock How would you cope with glasses that turn everything upside down What's your emotional intelligence Can you create a work of art in 10 minutes Horizon takes seven people who are some of the highest flayers in their field: a musical prodigy, a quantum physicist, an artist, a dramatist, an RAF fighter pilot, a chess grandmaster a...
Neil Oliver returns to continue his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be, from the height of the Bronze Age through to the age of Iron, the Celts and the first kings to the age of Rome.
Part 1: Age of Iron
Part 2: Age of Warriors
Part 3: Age of Invasion
Part 4: Age of Romans
From pirates' hoards and shipwrecked booty to dazzling gems to precious metals, Ellie Harrison and Dallas Campbell journey to the far corners of the globe in search of some of the most extraordinary and elusive gems and precious metals.
Medievalist Dr Stephen Baxter takes a fresh look at the Middle Ages through the eyes of children. At a time when half the population was under eighteen he argues that, although they had to grow up quickly and take on adult responsibility early, the experience of childhood could also be richly rewarding. Focusing on the three pillars of medieval society - religion, war and work ...
Just months ago, the world stood in fear of an emerging new disease that threatened to kill millions. A new flu variant H1N1 had arrived. In the UK alone, 65,000 deaths were predicted. Yet to date, these dire warnings have not materialised.
If this latest pandemic has taught anything, it is just how little is understood about the invisible world of viruses. But that has not sto...
你是否正在超市为挑选完美的“超级产品”而忙于购物？那些包装上极具诱惑力的宣传暗示，正怂恿着我们去购买他们的产品。然而这些超市产品真的就如此“超级”么？本次探秘之旅将由莱斯利·里根教授带领你一起抽丝剥茧，去验证这些宣传噱头背后的科学真实性。里根教授一直致力于食品安全的研究，有机食品就更健康么？超市产品包装上的功效就准确无误么？……里根教授正试图结束这场争论，她将用科学依据为衡量准则，一探究竟。
地平线系列纪录片是英国广播公司BBC制作的一档流行并且播放已久的科学纪录片，于1964年5月2日首播，到2013年为止已有49个系列超过1100集。本系列纪录片从历史、人文、宗教、地理、设计、艺术、生物、哲学、环保、伦理等多个方面，提供世界上最伟大科学家和哲学家一个可以交流他们看法和观点的平台，并将他们对世界的新看法引入到我们的日常知识中来的科教节目。
