Episode guide

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Series 1

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

  • What Is Out There?

    A mind-expanding journey through the evolution of scientific understanding. How did we come to understand that our planet was not at the centre of the cosmos?

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  • What is the World Made Of?

    Michael Mosley explores the evolution of science, here looking at the role of the alchemists in forming modern technology.

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  • How Did We Get Here?

    Michael Mosley's epic journey through the evolution of scientific understanding. Here, how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.

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  • Can We Have Unlimited Power?

    Michael Mosley tells the story of power, as the series exploring the evolution of scientific understanding continues.

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  • What Is the Secret of Life?

    The ever-informative Michael Mosley reveals how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the most complex known organism: the human body.

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  • Who Are We?

    The twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology offer different visions of who we are, but now these disciplines are coming together. Michael Mosley investigates.

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