Brian Cox Investigates the Most Controversial Scientific Discoveries

Editor's Take

Using three and a half centuries of British science as its canvas, this film asks a deceptively basic question: what is science, and who gets to practise it? Brian Cox threads individual discoveries into a larger reflection on how knowledge is made and contested. The framing is as much about the culture of science as its content, connecting past enquiry to present stakes. It is more essay than catalogue, and the better for that ambition.

In this film, Professor Brian Cox investigates some of the most controversial discoveries in the history of science. He traces three and a half centuries of British science to explore what science really is, who practises it, and how it connects to our past and future. Presented in 4K, it blends the stories of scientists with the ideas that changed the world. It is an engaging reflection on the nature and power of scientific inquiry. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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