Precision: The Measure of All Things

Episode 1: Time and Distance

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Jun 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 2017, 00:30 on BBC Four

Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us. He begins by telling the story of the metre and the second. Show more

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Episode 2: Mass and Moles

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Jun 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2017, 23:55 on BBC Four

Marcus du Sautoy explores the history of Le Grand K - the world's master kilogramme - and the race to replace it now that it has been discovered to be losing weight. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Marcus du Sautoy
Director:: Mike Cunliffe
Producer:: Mark Woodward

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FactualScience & Nature

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Documentaries

Series

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Source: BBC Online

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Episode 3: Heat, Light and Electricity

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Jun 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2017, 00:45 on BBC Four

From lightning bolts to single electrons, Marcus du Sautoy reveals how we came to measure and harness the power of heat, light and electricity. Show more