Furnace TV

Me and My Genes

Are we defined by our genes?  Or can we transcend them?  Is our fate determined by the particular variant of the DNA molecule we inherit or can we break free of genetic code?  Is there such a thing as ‘genetic determinism’ or are we in control of our lives?

This two part series will seek answers to all these questions and more on both a personal and public level. 

2 x 60 minutes for BBC4 and the Open University

Everything and Nothing

Prepare yourselves for a helter-skelter ride through some of the most exhilarating scientific and philosophical ideas the human race has ever encountered.  We will discover what happened before the Big Bang, peer into the impossible centre of a Black Hole, find out how big the universe really is, that some infinities are bigger than others and reveal the seething intensity of activity that takes place in the sheer nothingness.   And we shall also find out why the Vacuum Cleaner is the most significant discovery in the history of the human race.

2 x 60 minutes for BBC4