Jim Al-Khalili is too bashful to post this himself –
but I shall certainly be looking out for it:
Announcing a major new TV series on BBC4 this
summer:
ATOM,
Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Episode 1 – 26 July, 9pm
Episode 2 – 2 August, 9pm
Episode 3 – 9 August, 9pm
The physicist Richard Feynman once said that if all scientific knowledge were
about to expire then the one fact he would want to leave for future generations
is that ‘Everything is made of atoms’. The story of mankind’s
journey to discovering this fact is a remarkable one. And as scientists delved
deep into the atom they unravelled some of nature’s most shocking
secrets. In the process, they created a whole new science that today underpins
most of physics, chemistry and biology. This landmark three part series is the
story of that journey. It is presented by recent Faraday Prize winner Professor
Jim Al-Khalili.
Watch a trailer on YouTube (search for “BBC4 ATOM”)
Or go to the website: http://senpaul.googlepages.com/atom
If anyone else has TV or radio programmes coming up,
please let me know so I can list it in BBC Focus magazine! 2 months before transmission
if you can.
cheers
Timandra Harkness