Chemistry: A Volatile History (BBC Four Series). ∞
I’ve been watching the fascinating series presented by Jim Al-Khalili, where he traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped
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Like much of the content on BBC Four, it’s not as dumbed down as much some popular science programmes on BBC Two/Channel 4, and is actually thought provoking and informative for people with an interest in the subject. All three hour long episodes are currently available on BBC iPlayer in a ‘series catch-up’. And I’m sure they will be repeated again soon enough. I do wonder if it was originally proposed to have six half hour slots, as the programmes seem to cover two main topic each; but the advantage of that is there is less repetition.