Einstein: The Lecture
Taking Einstein further
You know how he inspired scientists around the world - but did you know about his influence on rap? Find out about this and more with taking Einstein further.
Relative, stranger
When offered the presidency of Israel, Einstein declined claiming he had no head for problems. A different claim is made Einstein's work.
Paine: the lecture
Apart from his lack of skills at selling bridges, Paine enjoyed a number of notable achievements in his life, yet remains largely forgotten in his country of birth. Mark explains why.
A great physicist but a lousy father, Einstein played with the nature of space and time as easily as he did his beloved violin. Mark Steel grapples with the fundamental nature of the Universe and Einstein’s dislike of socks to provide a comic guide to the essence of the most famous scientist in history.
Surely the only television programme in history to explain special relativity with reference to both minicabs and Blake’s 7, this is Einstein in a nutshell, at nearly the speed of light.
Filmed on location in Bern and Geneva, Switzerland, and Florence.
Content last updated: 06/10/2004
