Jim Al-Khalili
Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey
8 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Sheila Rowan
Covers topics in categories such as:
Maths in the Early Islamic World
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how mathematicians in the Islamic world, from C8th-C15th, developed new ideas and synthesised ideas from Greek and Indian maths.
16 February 2017
Also featuring: Colva Roney-Dougal, Peter Pormann
Radiation
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the discovery of radiation, from the idea that light consisted of waves, through electromagnetism to the naming of gamma rays.
12 November 2009
Also featuring: Frank Close, Frank James
The Physics of Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time - what is it and does it even exist?
18 December 2008
Also featuring: Monica Grady, Ian Stewart
Gravitational Waves
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Gravitational Waves, mysterious phenomena that ripple the fabric of space-time.
17 May 2007
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, Sheila Rowan
The Graviton
Melvyn Bragg discusses the search for the Graviton, a hypothetical elementary particle that offers a unifying theory of gravitational force.
24 November 2005
Also featuring: Roger Cashmore, Sheila Rowan
Higgs Boson
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Higgs Boson; the God particle, which explains how all mass behaves. It is a legend among physicists but does it exist?
18 November 2004
Also featuring: David Wark, Roger Cashmore
Rutherford
Melvyn Bragg discusses Ernest Rutherford. He is seen as the father of nuclear science, a great charismatic figure who mapped the landscape of the sub-atomic world.
19 February 2004
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Patricia Fara
ScienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesEnglish Nobel laureatesBritish Nobel laureates19th-century British physicistsRecipients of Franklin MedalNobel laureates in ChemistryExperimental physicistsKnights BachelorDiscoverers of chemical elementsFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeRadio pioneersAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterRecipients of the Dalton MedalPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)20th-century British scientistsHonorary Fellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghCavendish Professors of PhysicsHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicistsNuclear Physics
Melvyn Bragg discusses the controversial 20th century scientific breakthrough and development of nuclear physics, which harnesses the enigmatic qualities of the atom’s core to create nuclear power.
10 January 2002
Also featuring: Christine Sutton, John Gribbin