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Secrets of the Universe

Greg Foot uses novel methods to answer the mysteries of the universe, such as explaining the Big Bang by playing guitar at 60 mph and blowing up a watermelon in slow-motion.

Greg Foot buckles up for a 13.7 billion year trip through time, to answer the biggest question of them all - where do we come from?

But the last thing you'll find in this programme is a particle accelerator. All Greg needs is the stuff that's lying around. So, you want to prove the Big Bang really happened? Easy - it can all be done by playing guitar at 60 mph and blowing up a watermelon in super slow-motion.

What about calculating the speed of light? By microwaving ants on full power, of course.

Whether Greg is squeezing a car into suitcase or making Big Ben strike 13 o'clock - this is the story of how we all got here, as you've never seen it before.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 17 Nov 2010 03:10
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Music Played

  • Michael Andrews

    Boy Moves the Sun

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

  • Klaxons

    Golden Skans

  • The Killers

    All These Things That I've Done

  • John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra - 2001 A Space Odyssey

  • Midnight Juggernauts

    Into the Galaxy

  • James Morrison & Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings

  • The xx

    Intro

  • Massive Attack

    Protection (feat. Tracey Thorn)

  • Owl City

    Fireflies

  • Adam and the Ants

    Ant Music

  • La Roux

    In For the Kill

  • Metronomy

    On The Motorway

  • Grizzly Bear

    Cheerleader

  • Ian Brown

    Stellify

  • Grizzly Bear

    Two Weeks

  • TV on the Radio

    Love Dog

  • Elbow

    Mirrorball

  • BMX Bandits

    My Generation

  • Au Revoir Simone

    Sad Song (Pacific Remix)

  • Noah and the Whale

    2 Atoms in a Molecule

  • Lali Puna

    Remember

  • New Order

    Perfect Kiss

  • The Killers

    This is Your Life

  • Primary 1 ft. Nina Persson

    The Blues

  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

  • Rage Against the Machine

    Killing in the Name

  • The Drums

    Let's Go Surfing

  • Pixies - Cecilia Ann

  • The Killers

    A Crippling Blow

  • Gorillaz

    Sound Check (Gravity)

  • Kasabian

    Fire

  • Flobots

    Handlebars

  • Cut Copy

    Lights and Music

  • T. Rex

    Life's a Gas

Credits

Presenter Greg Foot
Producer Daniel Child
Director Daniel Child
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen

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