James May's Things You Need To Know

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9 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired June 20, 2011

Overview

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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about the Weather

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 30m

Air Date

July 04, 2011

Overview

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.