Season 1 – From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature

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Feb 2018

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Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the extraordinary science of temperature.

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Helen Czerski

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Jacqueline Smith

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Ashley Jackman

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Peter Oxley

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Episode 1

Aired Feb 15, 2018

Frozen Solid

Analyze the ways in which cold has shaped the physical world, and learn why the definition of frozen may require an update; meet scientists pushing frigid temps to their absolute limit, driving technological developments such as superconductors.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 22, 2018

A Temperature for Life

Helen Czerski reveals how life began when hot met cold, and how every single living creature on Earth depends on temperature for its survival; she witnesses the remarkable surgery that uses temperature to push the human body to the brink of life.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 1, 2018

Playing with Fire

Dr. Helen Czerski reveals how the harnessing of heat's power to transform matter has led to some of humanity's greatest achievements, from molten metal that enabled us to make tools to the searing heat of plasmas that offer near unlimited power.

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Executive Producer: Jacqueline Smith
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Feb 15, 2018

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