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    James May's Things You Need To Know
    James May's Things You Need To Know
    Documentary

    James May's Things You Need To Know

    James May gives a straightforward guide to some of science's big ideas, explaining everything from evolution and Einstein to engineering and chemistry.

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    Status

    Ended

    Original Name

    James May's Things You Need To Know

    First Air Date

    June 20, 2011

    Last Air Date

    September 17, 2012

    Seasons

    2

    Episodes

    9

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    Networks

    BBC Two

    about Chemistry
    S02E06

    about Chemistry

    Have you ever wondered if certain chemicals can make you irresistible to the opposite sex? Well James May certainly has, and with a little help from his motion graphic friends, he’ll distill the sensuous secrets and explain how our world is really just one big laboratory. Along the way he’ll reveal that what you flush down your toilet could actually be making you money, how the booze in your bottle could power a jet and why the elements in the periodic table are just like us – they don’t all get along! Join James as he discovers what sorcerers and scientists have wondered for centuries, whether we can turn lead into gold - and if you’re lucky, he just might share chemistry’s secret to eternal life.

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