Look Around You - Season 1

Look Around You - Season 1

Season 1

In the first series of Look Around You, the episodes satirise and pay homage to late 1970s and early 1980s educational films and school programmes such as ITV's "Experiment" series and BBC's "For Schools and Colleges", which were re-run for many years after they were made. A different scientific subject is covered in each episode.
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Episodes8
DatesOct 10, 2002 - Dec 11, 2002
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Episodes

Maths
Season 1Episode 110 min

Maths

Episode 1 covers the basics of mathematics and numerology, including maths in social situations, the largest number, and brain-boosting chewing gum.

Oct 10, 2002
Water
Season 1Episode 210 min

Water

Episode 2 explores water, in all its forms.

Oct 17, 2002
Germs
Season 1Episode 310 min

Germs

Episode 3 looks at germs: what they are, how they behave and how they spread.

Oct 24, 2002
Ghosts
Season 1Episode 410 min

Ghosts

The series of short films parodying educational and science programmes from the 1970s and 1980s focuses on ghosts.

Oct 31, 2002
Sulphur
Season 1Episode 510 min

Sulphur

Episode 5 investigates the properties and behaviour of sulphur.

Nov 7, 2002
Music
Season 1Episode 610 min

Music

Episode 6 investigates music, featuring an experiment with a songwriting computer, the Harrington 200 and a music quiz for St Heathen's Grammar School.

Nov 21, 2002
Iron
Season 1Episode 710 min

Iron

Episode 7 finds out about the many facets of iron.

Dec 4, 2002
The Brain
Season 1Episode 810 min

The Brain

Episode 8 takes a look at the brain. How does it work? What does it look like pickled? What happens when you stick a metal probe in it?

Dec 11, 2002

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