Shock and Awe : The Story of Electricity

[palebluedot]

Another Jim Al-Khalili series starts tonight on mankind's attempt to understand and harness the power of electricity. Looks pretty good to me.

BBC4 9pm.

[Nexus 6]

Ye, seen it advertised, thanks for the reminder

[brantuk]

Ta for the heads up Lee

[ScoobyStoo]

Good old Jim. Another quality programme from the best science broadcaster out there at the moment. Wish they'd give him the same billing as Dr D:ream.

[Macavity]

All told, it was a good evening's viewing last night - Even the "saggy old red balloon" universe. <G> Shame, some evenings, there's not a single thing I want to watch...

[BinocularSky]

Good old Jim. Another quality programme from the best science broadcaster out there at the moment.

Certainly one of the very best -- I also rate Michael Mosley and Marcus du Sautoy very highly. Jem Stansfield from "Bang Goes the Theory" has impressed me a lot as well. I thought the last one on Fukushima was the best programme on those aspects of nuclear power that I have ever seen.

[palebluedot]

Episode 2 starting...

[smiff]

thank you

[GJBC]

ep 3 now on i player missed it live again

off to watch it now

nite nite all you little owls

[JamesM]

Have to say the first two episodes are proving to be great television and like Grahame has already noticed, No.3 is on Iplayer! Agree with scoobystoo and Lee that Jim is a good presenter, not at all patronizing and with the right level of enthusiasm without being over expressive.

James

[AndyH]

Turning into my favourite presenter. Comes over very well and is very charismatic. More with this bloke at the helm, auntie beeb !

[JamesM]

Watched the third and last episode last night - very interesting, especially with regard to the possibility of super conductors operating at room temperature. Did anyone else come to the conclusion that instead of him standing on that levitating plate, it would have looked better with a huge dobsonian on it?

James

[Macavity]

I felt sad for... Oliver Lodge - Though he seemed to accept his lack of Nobel Laureate-ship(?) with equanimity! I think he is now CREDITED in the current naming of one or two UK universities? Liverpool? Some random London "College" or other? <G> BUT at least I now I KNOW who this great (British) "unsung hero" was...

[palebluedot]

To think Bose was disgusted at the greed and scramble for patents back then. Its not a touch on the patenting of genetic sequencies today!