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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are. Now these sciences are coming together and revealing surprising truths. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 5: What Is the Secret of Life?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

How the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the most complex organism known, the human body, from anatomy to the structure of DNA. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 2: What is the World Made Of?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley explores how history shaped science. Here, he looks at how atomic theories and the strange concepts of quantum physics came into being. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 3: How Did We Get Here?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Michael Mosley reveals how the history of all life on earth, including us, is connected to the long and violent history of our planet. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 4: Can We Have Unlimited Power?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley shows how the most power-hungry generation that has ever lived has harnessed its power from wind, steam and from inside the atom. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley explores how history has shaped science. He looks at how we came to understand that our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos. Show more