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... about Chemistry.

James May distills the essence of all you need to know about chemistry, including how pheromones work, if lead can be turned into gold and much more.

Have you ever wondered if certain chemicals can make you irresistible to the opposite sex? Well James May certainly has, and with the help of dynamic motion graphics, he distills the sensuous secrets and explains how our world is really just one big laboratory as he reveals all you need to know about chemisty.

Join James as he discovers what sorcerers and scientists have wondered for centuries - whether we can turn lead into gold - and just maybe, shares chemistry's secret to eternal life. Along the way, he reveals how what you flush down your toilet could actually be making you money, how the booze in your bottle could power a jet and why the elements in the periodic table are just like us - they don't all get along.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Sep 201200:50

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterJames May
Series ProducerElizabeth Trojian
Executive ProducerElliott Halpern

Broadcasts

  • Mon 17 Sep 201222:00
  • Tue 18 Sep 201200:20
  • Fri 28 Sep 201200:20
  • Fri 28 Sep 201200:50