Episode 1

Synopsis

In the series that puts science to the test, the team demonstrates cutting-edge developments in technology, and explains scientific principles that govern the world around us.

Jem Stansfield builds a vortex cannon to try and achieve what the big bad wolf could not: blowing over a house of brick; Dallas Campbell takes on the big brother technology that will track every one of us simply by the way we walk; Liz Bonnin confronts the controversial US scientist working to create the first generation of artificial life; and Dr Yan Wong tackles unsuspecting shoppers with a simple question: how do you cook an egg with a piece of newspaper?

The programme is co-produced with the Open University. For more ways to put science to the test, go to www.bbc.co.uk/bang and follow the links to the Open University.

Credits

Presenter

Liz Bonnin

Presenter

Dallas Campbell

Presenter

Jem Stansfield

Presenter

Yan Wong

Producer

Ed Booth

Broadcasts

1. Mon 27 Jul 2009
   19:30
   BBC One
2. Tue 18 Aug 2009
   02:45
   BBC One