Mad And Bad: 60 years of Science on TV

[Sysman]

Anybody remember the Tomorrow's World episode where they demonstrated colour TV on the black & white sets current at that time in the sixties?

It worked, kinda. As screen flickered for a bit a woman's lips appeared red, was kinda cool for about a minute.

I don't remember that particular episode, but How! did the trick with a disc rotating at just the right frequency.

[Cliphead]

Anybody remember the Tomorrow's World episode where they demonstrated colour TV on the black & white sets current at that time in the sixties?

It worked, kinda. As screen flickered for a bit a woman's lips appeared red, was kinda cool for about a minute.

[RichardCranium]

This very evening at 21:00 to 22:30 on BBC4.

Complete with the Raymond Baxter Magnum test of the bullet proof vest.

Live on air.

And the testee survived.

Which is more than can be said of the unshatterable windscreen when Tomorrow's World tested that live on air. (30+ years ago, IIRC)

[bogeyman]

Thought the "Joy of Stats" was excellent.

So excellent that I didn't, in fact, fall asleep whilst watching it.

I though Roslings animated visualisation of trends (with his horse-race style commentary) was superb and hillarious.

The Billion-Dollar-Gram was staggering.

The Billion Dollar Gram

[bogeyman]

Quite.

The documentary about The Drake Equation that was on last night was excellent at sending me to sleep.

Yes that was excellent. As was 'The Joy of Stats'.

BBC4 does offer the occasional gem.

[TimberWolf]

I am becoming increasingly worried about BBC3 and BBC4 being canned by the BBC. I've no idea what BBC3 is, but BBC4 is great. Why don't they get rid of Radio1 instead.

[Platypus]

I downloaded this the other day

Einstein's Universe

I have fond memories of watching this, many moons ago, and thought I'd re-watch it.

[zeitghost]

This very evening at 21:00 to 22:30 on BBC4.

Complete with the Raymond Baxter Magnum test of the bullet proof vest.

Live on air.

And the testee survived.