Part 1. Professor Al-Khalili takes us from the discovery of the atom to the development of quantum mechanics.
Part 2. This episode tackles world-changing discoveries such as radioactivity, the Atom Bomb and the Big Bang, and tries to answer the biggest questions of all – why are we here and how …

The puzzling formations known as crop circles have appeared worldwide throughout history. In the Middle Ages, they were called “witch” or “pixie” circles, and a 1678 woodcut, the “Mowing Devil”, depicts one that is thought to be Satan’s work. But in the 1980s, the phenomenon escalated, with dozens of crop …

In Secrets of the Mind we get insights through various events and tragedies that have affected others, thanks to the logic and insights of Professor Ramachandran regarding what he calls the most complex organized matter in the universe.
The documentary begins with “phantom limb syndrome” – pain and sensation in missing …

Since we all live on the Earth together, all of us are considered earthlings. There is no sexism, no racism, or speciesism in the term Earthling. It covers each and every one of us, warm or cold-blooded, mammal, vertebrae or invertebrate, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, and human alike. Humans, …

Sam Harris and Rabbi David Wolpe are in a debate about the existence of God and the role of religion and faith in society. Sam Harris is a renowned atheist and author of The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. Rabbi David Wolpe, of Sinai Temple, is …

The American biotechnology firm, Monsanto, applied for a patent for pig breeding in 160 countries. The patent is for certain parts of the genetic material of pigs which Monsanto’s genetic researchers have decoded. If this patent is granted, pig breeding would only be possible with the approval of the …

In the mid-1990s, a team of science students from America took on the mighy Las Vegas casinos, and came home with millions of dollars. Hardworking engineering students in the week, they became high-rolling gamblers on the weekends and soon proved that, in one game at least, the house doesn’t always …

Political observer Peter Hitchens takes a long look at how the recent increase of security legislation has affected the civil liberties of ordinary people in Great Britain.
The result, Hitchens explains, is that we are sleepwalking into a Big Brother style state. Travelling across Britain, Hitchens meets ordinary people who have …

For over forty years, Charles Manson,survived most of his life in what he calls ‘the hallways of the all ways,’ the reform schools, jails and prisons have been his home and tomb. His thought was born in the hole of solitary confinement, apart from time and beyond the grasp of …

In the most beautiful coastal city of Recife, Brazil – the world capital for sex tourism – a couple of determined women decided they would try to break the cycle of domestic violence and get kids off the streets. Hummingbird goes out onto the streets and sees the harsh reality …