The second of five weeks of lunch time specials from the Open University. This week looks at programmes with a popular science content.
12.30 Voyages of Discovery
To study science is to embark on a voyage of exploration. This programme takes you on four journeys relating to geology, biology, chemistry and physics. The location is an island in the Atlantic off the North African coast, Madeira.
12.55 Energy
Using examples from fairground rides and sporting events the film follows 19th-century brewer and part-time scientist James Prescott
Joule on a quest to show how energy can be quantified.