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|ShortSummary = How well do you know Albert Einstein? James May reveals some of the lesser known facts about the 20th century's most iconic scientist by answering some big questions about Einstein's life and theories. What does E=mc2 actually mean? Who wanted Einstein for president? How did a man falling off a roof change our universe? And whatever happened to Einstein's brain? To help him find out the answers, James will enter a universe of bizarre animation and motion graphics, where atom bombs and speeding trains collide with photons and monkeys' earwax. |
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Revision as of 07:12, 15 August 2012
| James May's Things You Need to Know | |
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 Title Card | |
| Genre | Science |
| Presented by | James May |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two & BBC HD |
| Release | 20 June 2011 – present |
James May's Things You Need To Know is a British television series presented by Top Gear presenter James May. The first, three-part series was aired on BBC Two between 20 June and 4 July 2011. A second, three part series was aired on BBC Two starting 13 August 2012.[1] The show answers key questions on aspects of everyday life, including what makes up the human body, what a cloud is and what makes the universe work so effectively. The first series has yet to be released on DVD.
Episode list
Series One (2011)
| # | Title | Director | Airdate | |
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| 1 | "The Human Body" | Emma Parkins | 20 June 2011 | |
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James asks the questions: How did I get my Granny's chin? Why do I catch colds? Why am I hung over? What will we look like a thousand years from now? To find the answers, he plunges into the exciting and sometimes downright bizarre world of motion graphics. | ||||
| 2 | "The Universe" | James Gray | 27 June 2011 | |
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James asks the questions: Where did it all begin? How do stars work? What is Madonna doing in space? To get to the bottom of everything from white dwarfs to black holes, James plunges into an exciting, entertaining and sometimes bizarre world of animation. | ||||
| 3 | "The Weather" | Elizabeth Trojian | 4 July 2011 | |
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James asks the questions: Why is the sky blue? What is a cloud? How you can avoid being hit by lightning? To find the answers, James is swept up in a storm of exciting, entertaining and sometimes downright bizzare world of the met office. | ||||
Series Two (2012)
| # | Title | Director | Airdate | |
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| 1 | "Einstein" | David Starkey | 13 August 2012 | |
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How well do you know Albert Einstein? James May reveals some of the lesser known facts about the 20th century's most iconic scientist by answering some big questions about Einstein's life and theories. What does E=mc2 actually mean? Who wanted Einstein for president? How did a man falling off a roof change our universe? And whatever happened to Einstein's brain? To help him find out the answers, James will enter a universe of bizarre animation and motion graphics, where atom bombs and speeding trains collide with photons and monkeys' earwax. | ||||
| 2 | "Brains" | David Starkey | 20 August 2012 | |
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James May cranks open your cranium to reveal what's really taking place inside your head. | ||||
| 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |