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75
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IMDb
8.0
/235/
Trakt
73
/45/
TMDb
74
/7/

Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

James May's Things You Need To Know (2011)

Season 1 (June 20, 2011, midnight)

James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science's big ideas, explaining everything from evolution and Einstein to engineering and chemistry.

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James May's Things You Need To Know (2011)

Season 1 (June 20, 2011, midnight)

James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science's big ideas, explaining everything from evolution and Einstein to engineering and chemistry.

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.engineering, imdb.evolution

Network: BBC Two

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

75
?
IMDb
8.0
/235/
Trakt
73
/45/
TMDb
74
/7/
James May
James May
Himself - Presenter

June 20, 2011, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - about the Human Body

Do you ever stop to contemplate the wonder of your body? Well, neither had James May - until he realised that his body was by far the most impressive vehicle he was ever going to own. James asks the big questions: how did I get my granny's chin? Why do I catch colds? Why am I hung over? What will we look like a thousand years from now? To find the answers, he plunges into the exciting and sometimes downright bizarre world of motion graphics. The answers are packed with facts that will surprise, amaze and entertain, prompting people to look at their bodies in a new light.
June 27, 2011, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - about the Universe

Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered about some of those big questions, like where did it all begin, how do stars work, or what is Madonna doing in space? Well even if you haven't, James May has, and he invites viewers to join him on a journey of discovery across the universe. To get to the bottom of everything from white dwarfs to black holes, James plunges into an exciting, entertaining and sometimes bizarre world of animation and motion graphics. The answers he finds are packed full of fascinating facts.
July 4, 2011, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - about the Weather

Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder why it's blue? Or what a cloud is? Or how you can avoid being hit by lightning? In this programme James May asks the big questions about the weather. To find the answers he is swept up in a storm of exciting, entertaining and sometimes downright bizarre motion graphics. The answers he comes out with are packed with facts that will surprise, amaze and entertain.
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Released: June 20, 2011
Last Air Date: Sept. 17, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

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