Calcium
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 10, 2002 (20 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 10, 2002 (20 min)
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 1 covers the basics of mathematics and numerology, including maths in social situations, the largest number, and brain-boosting chewing gum.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 2 explores water, in all its forms.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 3 looks at germs: what they are, how they behave and how they spread.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2002 (10 min)
The series of short films parodying educational and science programmes from the 1970s and 1980s focuses on ghosts.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 5 investigates the properties and behaviour of sulphur.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 6 investigates music, featuring an experiment with a songwriting computer, the Harrington 200 and a music quiz for St Heathen's Grammar School.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 7 finds out about the many facets of iron.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2002 (10 min)
Episode 8 takes a look at the brain. How does it work? What does it look like pickled? What happens when you stick a metal probe in it?
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2005 (30 min)
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2005 (30 min)
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2005 (30 min)
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2005 (30 min)
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2005 (30 min)
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2005 (30 min)
The Look Around You Invention of the Year Award comes to you live from BBC Television Centre in Shepherd's Bush, London. Six leading inventors are in the studio hoping to take the big trophy. The finalists include the team behind a machine which can change your sex in minutes, and it will be tested live on the show.
HRH Prince Charles will be announcing the winner and awarding the grand prize, always supposing he is not busy somewhere else...