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Q.E.D. (1982-1999)

Season 1996 1996

  • 1996-05-21T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 30m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "that which was to be demonstrated") was the name of a strand of BBC popular science documentary films which aired in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1999.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

1996-05-21T23:00:00Z

1996x01 Brave Heart

Season Premiere

1996x01 Brave Heart

  • 1996-05-21T23:00:00Z30m

Eighteen months ago Brazilian surgeon Dr Randas
Batista pioneered a controversial new technique for heart surgery.
Tonight's QED is allowed into the operating theatre to witness the first operation of its kind in Britain.

1996-05-28T23:00:00Z

1996x02 How to Win Grand Prix

1996x02 How to Win Grand Prix

  • 1996-05-28T23:00:00Z30m

In the highly competitive world of Grand Prix racing, how much does success depend on the skill of the driver and how much relies on the ingenuity of the engineers? Tonight's QED goes behind the scenes of 1995's winning Benetton Formula 1 racing team, as they prepare for this year's Grand Prix season.

1996-06-05T23:00:00Z

1996x03 You Only Live Once

1996x03 You Only Live Once

  • 1996-06-05T23:00:00Z30m

With the help of private funding and research into a rare disorder, geneticists believe they have found the biological clock that determines when people die.

1996-06-12T23:00:00Z

1996x04 The Outcasts

1996x04 The Outcasts

  • 1996-06-12T23:00:00Z30m

A return visit to report on the continuing work of the Addis
Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. This small, charitable institution was founded by two
Australian gynaecologists to help young women who are rejected by their family and friends after suffering painful and embarrassing injuries sustained during childbirth.

1996-06-26T23:00:00Z

1996x05 Baby In a Frame

1996x05 Baby In a Frame

  • 1996-06-26T23:00:00Z30m

William was born with a club foot. At six months, he is about to have an operation that has never before been performed on such a young child.

1996x06 Sunshine and Scattered Showers

  • 1996-07-03T23:00:00Z30m

The story of Piers Corbyn, ready to bet a fortune on his weather predictions a year in advance by examining the sun's activity. The meteorologists, however, remain sceptical.

1996x07 The Secret Life of Seahorses

  • 1996-07-10T23:00:00Z30m

Diving with marine biologist, Dr Amanda Vincent, QED explores the underwater world of the seahorse. Dr Vincent has devoted thousands of hours to studying these endangered creatures. Narrated by David Attenborough.

1996-08-27T23:00:00Z

1996x08 How to Be Happy

1996x08 How to Be Happy

  • 1996-08-27T23:00:00Z30m

In the first in a new series of documentaries, three volunteers in search of happiness take part in QED's eight-week course on how to be happy.

1996x09 Return of the Bloodsuckers

  • 1996-09-03T23:00:00Z30m

Despite its unpleasant image, the leech has made a remarkable comeback to the modern operating theatres of hospitals around the world. Moreover, Dr Roy Sawyer , who runs the world 's first leech farm in Wales, believes that these bloodsuckers' saliva could hold the key to the treatment of heart attack and stroke victims.

1996-09-10T23:00:00Z

1996x10 Life on Ice

1996x10 Life on Ice

  • 1996-09-10T23:00:00Z30m

Every year in Britain, some 11,000 people are permanently brain damaged following head injuries. Doctors in a Texas hospital believe they can reduce such horrifying statistics by cooling the bodies of accident victims to a state of hypothermia. QED spent two weeks in their hectic emergency department as doctors battled to rescue people in a coma.

1996-09-17T23:00:00Z

1996x11 Pride and Prejudice

1996x11 Pride and Prejudice

  • 1996-09-17T23:00:00Z30m

Susan Duncan's appearance attracts a lot of attention; her face is disfigured.
Susan is determined to help others in a similar predicament cope with a world that places so much importance on looks.

1996x12 Clockwork Radio - Update

  • 1996-09-24T23:00:00Z30m

British inventor Trevor Bavlis developed this radio to help rural Africans get information on Aids. Since then, the radio has been widely used in developing countries and Baylis has been a guest of the Queen.

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