Q.E.D.Stagione 18
'Q.E.D.' (Quod Erat Demonstrandum, Latin for "That which was to be demonstrated") was the name of a series of 'BBC' popular science documentary films which aired in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1999. Running in a half-hour peak-time slot on the 'BBC's primary mass-audience channel 'BBC 1', the series had a more populist and general interest agenda than the long-running 'Horizon' series which aired on the more specialist channel 'BBC 2'.
Dove guardare Q.E.D. • Stagione 18
12 Episodi
- How to Win Grand PrixE2
How to Win Grand PrixIn the highly competitive world of Grand Prix racing, how much does success depend on the skill of the driver and how much relies on the ingenuity of the engineers? Tonight's QED goes behind the scenes of 1995's winning Benetton Formula 1 racing team, as they prepare for this year's Grand Prix season. - The OutcastsE4
The OutcastsA return visit to report on the continuing work of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. This small, charitable institution was founded by two Australian gynaecologists to help young women who are rejected by their family and friends after suffering painful and embarrassing injuries sustained during childbirth. - Return of the BloodsuckersE9
Return of the BloodsuckersDespite its unpleasant image, the leech has made a remarkable comeback to the modern operating theatres of hospitals around the world. Moreover, Dr Roy Sawyer , who runs the world 's first leech farm in Wales, believes that these bloodsuckers' saliva could hold the key to the treatment of heart attack and stroke victims. - Life on IceE10
Life on IceEvery year in Britain, some 11,000 people are permanently brain damaged following head injuries. Doctors in a Texas hospital believe they can reduce such horrifying statistics by cooling the bodies of accident victims to a state of hypothermia. QED spent two weeks in their hectic emergency department as doctors battled to rescue people in a coma.