Bang Goes the Theory
This episode reveals your world with a bang, demonstrates what a calorie is by making the team take part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and in the Houses of Parliament MPs are tested about their ability to calculate risk. Also there is an investigation about whether we are running out of antibiotics and what will happen if we do. Bang also launches the Big Risk Test - take part in what aims to be the biggest ever study of the science of risk.
Investigating the science behind the headlines and making sense of the everyday issues that matter to us all. The programme is co-produced with the Open University. www.bbc.co.uk/bang
Primary Title
- Bang Goes the Theory
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 20 August 2011
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 4
Episode
- 4
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Investigating the science behind the headlines and making sense of the everyday issues that matter to us all. The programme is co-produced with the Open University. www.bbc.co.uk/bang
Episode Description
- This episode reveals your world with a bang, demonstrates what a calorie is by making the team take part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and in the Houses of Parliament MPs are tested about their ability to calculate risk. Also there is an investigation about whether we are running out of antibiotics and what will happen if we do. Bang also launches the Big Risk Test - take part in what aims to be the biggest ever study of the science of risk.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Science
Hosts
- Liz Bonnin (Presenter)
- Dallas Campbell (Host)
- Jem Stansfield (Presenter)
- Dr Yan Wong (Presenter)
Contributors
- Catherine McCarthy (Executive producer)
- BBC Productions (Production Unit)