James May's Things You Need to Know
Appearance
James May's Things You Need to Know | |
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Genre | Science |
Directed by | James Gray, Emma Parkins |
Presented by | James May |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer | John Farren/Elliot Halpern |
Running time | 29 minutes |
Production companies | 360 Production, Yap Films |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two & BBC HD |
Release | 20 June 2011 17 September 2012 | –
James May's Things You Need to Know is a British television series presented by Top Gear presenter James May. The first, three-part series was aired on BBC Two between 20 June and 4 July 2011. A second, six-part series was aired on BBC Two starting 13 August 2012.[1] The show answers key questions on aspects of everyday life, including what makes up the human body, what a cloud is and what makes the universe work so effectively. The first series has yet to be released on DVD.
Episode list
[edit]Series One (2011)
[edit]# | Title | Director | Airdate |
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1 | "The Human Body" | Emma Parkins | 20 June 2011 |
2 | "The Universe" | James Gray | 27 June 2011 |
3 | "The Weather" | Elizabeth Trojian | 4 July 2011 |
Series Two (2012)
[edit]# | Title | Director | Airdate |
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1 | "Einstein" | David Starkey | 13 August 2012 |
2 | "The Brain" | Catherine Ross | 20 August 2012 |
3 | "Evolution" | Alex Mcintosh | 27 August 2012 |
4 | "Speed" | Catherine Ross | 3 September 2012 |
5 | "Engineering" | David Starkey | 10 September 2012 |
6 | "Chemistry" | Robin Bicknell | 17 September 2012 |