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Bang Goes the Theory

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Investigating the science behind the headlines and making sense of the issues that matter.

Investigating the science behind the headlines and making sense of the everyday issues that matter to us all.

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Bang Goes the Theory: Series 1

Liz Bonnin

Dallas Campbell

Jem Stansfield

Yan Wong

Ed Booth

Bang Goes the Theory: Series 1: Episode 9

Episode 9

Series 1

BBC One - Bang Goes the Theory, Series 1, Episode 9

Jem Stansfield puts spider silk to the test and Liz Bonnin joins the RAF's flight school.

Jem Stansfield puts spider silk to the test, Liz Bonnin joins the RAF's flight school, Dr Yan Wong experiments with sodium acetate and Dallas Campbell reveals the science of magic.

Jem Stansfield puts spider silk - the strongest material in the natural world - to the test; Liz Bonnin joins the RAF's flight school to find out the truth about multi-tasking; Dr Yan Wong experiments with sodium acetate; and Dallas Campbell dusts off his top hat to reveal the secret science of magic.

The programme is co-produced with The Open University.

For more ways to put science to the test, go to the Hands-on Science area at www.bbc.co.uk/bang for details of the programme's free roadshow touring the UK and activities to try at home.

The BBC's guide to popular science. Discover and challenge the scientific principles that shape our world.

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