Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity Episode guide

  1. Revelations and Revolutions

    3/3 How we finally came to understand the science of electricity.

    First broadcast: 20 Oct 2011

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  2. The Age of Invention

    2/3 How harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity transformed the world.

    First broadcast: 13 Oct 2011

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  3. Spark

    1/3 How pioneers unlocked electricity's mysteries and built strange instruments to create it.

    First broadcast: 06 Oct 2011

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