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Dara O Briain's Science Club

Series 1

Episode 6: Music

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

In the final episode of the science series, Dara O Briain and his crack team take a weird and wonderful look at the science behind music.

Special guest James May explores how music is inextricably linked to our emotions, materials scientist Mark Miodownik takes apart an electric guitar and neuroscientist Tali Sharot reports on the ground breaking research which treats Parkinson's Disease with rhythm. Plus, science journalist Alok Jha asks whether computers are ruining music. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Dara O Briain
Presenter:
Alok Jha
Presenter:
Alok Jha
Presenter:
Mark Miodownik
Presenter:
Mark Miodownik
Presenter:
Tali Sharot
Presenter:
Tali Sharot
Participant:
James May
Participant:
James May
Participant:
Brian Cox
Participant:
Brian Cox
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer:
Andrew Cohen
Series Producer:
Kaye Godleman
Series Producer:
Kaye Godleman
Production Manager:
Roger Houston
Production Manager:
Roger Houston
Series Editor:
Nigel Paterson
Series Editor:
Nigel Paterson

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