SERIES
Strange Encounters - Series 2
Series in which scientists re-examine ground-breaking scientific experiments
First Broadcast22 Jun 2009
Latest Broadcast18 Aug 2010
Episodes5
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Episodes
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The Essay
Engineer Basil Mahon on the young genius Heinrich Hertz.
Jun 2009
EPISODE
The Essay
Virologist John Oxford looks at the struggle to beat the deadly Spanish Flu.
Jun 2009
EPISODE
The Essay
Jennifer Rohn on biologist Peyton Rous, who showed that viruses can cause tumours.
Jun 2009
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The Essay
Biologist Matthew Cobb considers the quest for spontaneously-generated life.
Jun 2009
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The Essay
Astronomer Stuart Clark recalls The Great Solar Storm of 1859.
Jun 2009