ATOM The series is showing again on BBC Two. Episode times below.
In this three-part documentary series, Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever: that the material world is made up of atoms.
The book that accompanies the Atom series is published by Icon Books.
1. THE CLASH OF THE TITANS Monday 21 January 2008 11.20pm-12.20am Professor Al-Khalili takes us from the discovery of the atom to the development of quantum mechanics.
2. THE KEY TO THE COSMOS Monday 28 January 2008 11.20pm-12.20am 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 were we made?
3. THE ILLUSION OF REALITY Monday 4 February 2008 11.20pm-12.20am Al-Khalili discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different versions of us exist, and finds out that empty space isn’t empty at all, but seething with activity.
