Small Screen Science

Mother of God! We take another look at the science behind Line of Duty. This time for the Northern Ireland Science Festival in Belfast.

We’re going undercover and turning on our burner phones and investigating both AC-12 and the OCG as we ask, how do the police actually process a crime scene in real life? If they find a bullet, how can forensic ballistics investigators track it to one exact firearm? What’s the deal with examining a body? Are DNA and fingerprint samples always reliable? And why does DI Steve Arnott just LOVE meeting up for clandestine chats in grimy underpasses?

Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica… We’re heading (virtually) to a mid-sized regional paper company named Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania to ask, can science tell us what the deal is with office romances? How do we make jelly hard enough to hide a stapler in? How would your body react if Dwight pepper sprayed you? Why do Kevin’s feet smell so bad? Can Angela really talk to her cats? And, what really happens to our bodies when we eat beetroot?

This episode is 'The one where...' we did a live show on the science behind Friends at science festivals in Wrexham and Swansea.

We ask the kind of questions about the 00's favourite sitcom that you never knew you needed answers to. What would happen to your body if you actually spent all your money on coffee in Central Perk? How do they put the smell in gas? Can you whiten your teeth so much that they glow in the dark? Were Ross and Rachel on a break? Lets find out…

Join us for 18 pages (FRONT AND BACK!) as we explore the science behind one of the world's most popular sitcoms, Friends.

Season 4 is all about our LIVE shows. We've recorded our 2022 live podcasts as episodes, and we're starting this series with the incredible show Derry Girls. We were lucky enough to be invited by the Northern Ireland Science Festival to do this show none other than in Derry itself in February (and we loved it)! 

In this episode we join the girls from Our Lady Immaculate as they turn their eyes on Father Peter to find out why we fancy hot priests. Plus, we use science to find out why we find Orla’s oddball character so funny, how hash scones would affect our bodies, and what happens when we watch high-octane thrillers in the cinema. 

Oh and this funny noise we’re making? We’re English, it’s just the way we talk…

Hello! This year we're delighted to have been part of some of the UK's best science festivals, taking our podcast show on the road to live audiences. For Series Four of Small Screen Science, we've turned our live shows into podcast episodes for you to enjoy, even if you couldn't see us in person. Make sure you subscribe so that you don't miss upcoming episodes on the science behind shows like Derry Girls, The Office, and Friends.

We end season 3 with a bang of apocalypse proportions, the hit TV show Chernobyl. What were the consequences of that fateful day in 1986? How accurate was the portrayal of the nuclear disaster in the TV show Chernobyl? And what has that got to do with bees, bras and bananas?

The atom is a humbling thing. We investigate the impact of the explosion of the local environment, both then and now and debunk common myths about radioactivity.

Did you know mould found at the Chernobyl reactor site has been taken to the International Space Station? Or that bananas are radioactive? Find out more in our explosive season finale.

Oh and by the way, if you are thinking one of those bras might come in handy you can buy them here: EBbra

This week we are delving into the science behind the classic British Sci-Fi sitcom Red Dwarf. How did Cat evolve from Lister’s pregnant domestic cat Frankenstein? What does sustainable space travel look like? Are we any closer to a holographic AI Rimmer? And what is a red dwarf anyway?

We are joined by Royal Observatory astronomer Jake Foster to discuss all things space science, including sustainable space travel, aliens and navigating in space.

Toasted tea cake anyone? Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast!

Could you really kill someone with perfume or a hair pin? Can psychology explain why Villanelle is good assassin? And how does espionage actually work? From the psychology of psychopaths to the secrets of spy craft, join us as we explore the science behind the hit BBC spy drama, Killing Eve.

This episode was recorded live as part of Cardiff Science Festival. We guarantee you'll never look at your eyebrows the same way again!

This week we are donning our best garms to discuss the science of clothes and the perils of fast fashion, all through the lens of the charming show that is The Great British Sewing Bee!

We’re bursting at the seams to talk to you about all the latest inventions designed to help reduce the impact of fashion on the environment. We take a look at fast fashion, recyclable shoes and how polyester affects sperm production (no really!)

We also talk to an expert in the use of Artificial Intelligence in fashion design. Are you thready to go?