Episode 1
What Is Out There?
1h
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
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Directed by Jeremy Turner
TV series
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
2010NR1 season7.4 / 10
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
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Not streaming in United States
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion premiered April 27, 2010. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
What Is the World Made Of?
1h
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
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Directed by Nat Sharman
Episode 3
How Did We Get Here?
1h
Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.
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Directed by Peter Oxley
Episode 4
Can We Have Unlimited Power?
1h
The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.
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Directed by Nicola Cook
Episode 5
What Is the Secet of Life?
1h
The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.
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Directed by Giles Harrison
Episode 6
Who Are We?
1hfinale
The sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.
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Directed by Nigel Walk
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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Cast
Michael MosleyHimself - PresenterCredits
- Created by
- Aidan Laverty
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 6
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Themes
creation