Great Scientists

Charismatic Oxford professor Dr. Allan Chapman presents five giants of science - his favourite thinkers of all time: Einstein, Newton, Aristotle, Darwin and Galileo.  The series combines spectacular location filming, experiments, animation and graphics to bring these biographies to life.  Why did these great breakthroughs happen when they did?  What made these thinkers so great?  How did they change history?  We learn about the great men themselves and explore the full implications of their epoch-making discoveries. 

'Intelligent and accessible.' - Daily Telegraph

'Original and exciting.' - The Guardian

'Admirably unpretentious.' - The Times

'A splendid series... real science leaping into action.' - Radio Times