HARDtalk
Season 11
TV-PG
'HARDtalk' is a 'BBC' television and radio programme broadcast on the UK feed of 'BBC News 24' channel, on International feed of 'BBC World News' channel, and on the radio 'BBC World Service'. 'HARDtalk' provides "in-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives."
Where to Watch HARDtalk • Season 11
2 Episodes
- Lee Smolin - Theoretical Physicist
E1Lee Smolin - Theoretical PhysicistHow did the universe come to be? Are there laws of physics which explain everything from the smallest particles to black holes? Theoretical physicist Lee Smolin is hoping that a hugely expensive experiment in particle physics to be conducted in a tunnel under a Swiss mountain may answer these questions. In his new book "The Trouble with Physics" he argues that scientists have been misled by a damaging dogma, so-called "string theory". Stephen Sackur asks him if that isn't the answer, what is? - Richard Dawkins - Evolutionary GeneticistE2
Richard Dawkins - Evolutionary GeneticistProfessor Richard Dawkins is a scientist who has set out to debunk the world's monotheistic religions. Stephen Sackur asks him if his brand of atheism is any less fundamentalist and faith-based than the religions it seeks to replace.