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I wasn't aware there were any science programmes on the BBC. It all started to go downhill once Tomorrow's World got the axe.
by gjvc 12y ago
I wasn't aware there were any science programmes on the BBC. It all started to go downhill once Tomorrow's World got the axe.
- teh_klev 12y agoThey still do Horizon every now and again, but it's not as hard core as it used to be, scientific subjects are covered in a wishy washy way that makes me feel they dumbed the programme down. Also don't forget Brian Cox [0] who's presented some good physics/astronomy science programmes that can be watched by all the family. He does a great out-take where he vents his frustration at being told to dumb down programme content [1]. Then there's also Jim Al-Khalili [2] who presented a great series called "Chemistry: A Volatile History". The BBC still commission science programmes, their biggest problem is that they're often hiding away on BBC2/BBC4 and many of them are produced in such a way that they don't do the science justice, viewers are assumed to have little or no attention span. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCIRkD71do4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCIRkD71do4 [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Al-Khalili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Al-Khalili