Electricity
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. Dynamo. Audio, 9 minutes
The big story behind the way dynamos made electricity useful
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CrowdScience. Electricity from Lightning. Audio, 28 minutes
Can we tap electricity from lightning? John in Uganda wants to know.
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Discovery. Science Stories: Series 1 - Eels and Human Electricity. Audio, 27 minutes
How an eel sparked our interest in electricity
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Science Stories. How an eel sparked our interest in electricity. Audio, 28 minutes
How an eel sparked our interest in electricity
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Assignment. South Africa Unplugged. Audio, 28 minutes
Why is Africa’s biggest provider of energy unable to keep the lights on?
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David Baddiel Tries to Understand. Electricity. Audio, 15 minutes
David Baddiel seeks to make sense of electricity.
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Frontiers. Power Transmission. Audio, 28 minutes
Gaia Vince looks at the future of power transmission.
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Assignment. Lighting Lagos. Audio, 28 minutes
Following the men and women who are trying to light Lagos, street by street, bulb by bulb
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Assignment. Lighting Lagos. Audio, 25 minutes
Following the men and women who are trying to light Lagos, street by street, bulb by bulb
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Exchanges at the Frontier. Frances Ashcroft - Physiologist. Audio, 55 minutes
Electrical charges in the human body - what are the implications for disease and cures?
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The Forum. 18/08/2012 GMT. Audio, 41 minutes
We explore how electricity and our bodies make the world go round.
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Costing the Earth. March of the Pylons. Audio, 30 minutes
Britain's electricity grid needs replacing. Does that mean a new invasion of the pylons?
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The Light Switch Project. Audio, 30 minutes
What happens when you switch on a light? Toby Jones discovers it is a question without end
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Power Failure? The Story of the Battery. Audio, 30 minutes
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
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In Our Time. Vitalism. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life.
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Frontiers. Energy Harvesting. Audio, 30 minutes
Gareth Mitchell meets the scientists trying to harvest energy from unlikely sources.
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In Our Time. Electrickery. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. It Seemed like Doomsday at the Time. Audio, 15 minutes
After recent power cuts, Alistair Cooke reflects on the importance of electricity.
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The Acid Test. Measuring Electric Charge. Audio, 14 minutes
Using everyday household objects to measure an electric charge
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The Scale of Things. Electricity. Audio, 14 minutes
We can't see it, smell it or taste it. So how do we measure electricity?
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Physics Made Simple. Electricity. Audio, 14 minutes
First broadcast in 1998. Teachers and scientists explain the physics of electricity
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