

Series
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
Documentary
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
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Seasons & episodes
1What Is Out There?27 Apr 2010 · 60mHow we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
2What Is the World Made Of?4 May 2010 · 60mHow atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
3How Did We Get Here?11 May 2010 · 60mMichael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.
4Can We Have Unlimited Power?18 May 2010 · 60mThe story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.
5What Is the Secet of Life?25 May 2010 · 60mThe story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.
6Who Are We?1 Jun 2010 · 60mThe sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.
Details
- Created by
- Aidan Laverty
- First aired
- 27 Apr 2010
- Last aired
- 1 Jun 2010
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 6
- Votes
- 14 on TMDB
Cast
Michael MosleyHimself - Presenter

















