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Our Lives

Series 6

Cornwall's Wildest Wave

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One South West HD

Available for 12 months

Cornwall has a secret giant wave. Champion surfer Tom Butler is on a mission to find this monster off the wild north Cornish coast, but will it be too dangerous to ride? Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mike Cunliffe
Executive Producer:
Sarah Cunliffe

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Episode 1: Time and Distance

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: 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

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: 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

Precision: The Measure of All Things

Episode 3: Heat, Light and Electricity

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: 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