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The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Episode 1: Einstein's Nightmare

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

How Albert Einstein thought he had found the fatal flaw in quantum theory, because it implies that sub-atomic particles can communicate faster than light. Show more

Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd
Director:
Martin Gorst
Producer:
Martin Gorst
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella

Michael Mosley investigates Porton Down, Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and new. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Producer:
Tim Usborne
Director:
Tim Usborne
Executive Producer:
Mark Tattersall
Executive Producer:
Julian Mercer
Production Company:
Art Lab Films

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Dan Snow presents a series on the Royal Navy's role in British history. Dan looks at the evolution of Nelson's navy and the national enterprise which supported it. Show more

Pappano's Classical Voices

Episode 4: Baritone and Bass

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Antonio Pappano explores the great roles and singers through the prism of the main voice types. He concludes by looking at the baritones and basses. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonio Pappano
Executive Producer:
Mark Cooper
Series Producer:
David Jeffcock
Director:
Dominic Best
Producer:
Dominic Best
Participant:
Cecilia Gobbi
Participant:
Christian Gerhaher
Participant:
Vladimir Miller
Participant:
Bryn Terfel
Participant:
John Tomlinson
Participant:
Willard White

Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd
Director:
Martin Gorst
Producer:
Martin Gorst
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella

Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves goes on an irreverent trip into the world of influential avant-garde art movement Dada. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jim Moir
Participant:
Armando Iannucci
Participant:
Terry Gilliam
Participant:
Neville Brody
Participant:
Michael Landy
Participant:
Cornelia Parker
Producer:
Simon Lloyd
Director:
Simon Lloyd
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright

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