James May's Things You Need to Know

James May's Things You Need to Know
Title card
GenreScience
Directed byJames Gray, Emma Parkins
Presented byJames May
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producerJohn Farren/Elliot Halpern
Running time29 minutes
Production companies360 Production, Yap Films
Original release
NetworkBBC Two & BBC HD
Release20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) –
17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)

James May's Things You Need to Know is a British television series presented by Top Gear presenter James May. The first, three-part series was aired on BBC Two between 20 June and 4 July 2011. A second, six-part series was aired on BBC Two starting 13 August 2012.[1] The show answers key questions on aspects of everyday life, including what makes up the human body, what a cloud is and what makes the universe work so effectively. The first series has yet to be released on DVD.

Episode list

Series One (2011)

# Title Director Airdate
1"The Human Body"Emma Parkins20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)
2"The Universe"James Gray27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)
3"The Weather"Elizabeth Trojian4 July 2011 (2011-07-04)

Series Two (2012)

# Title Director Airdate
1"Einstein"David Starkey13 August 2012 (2012-08-13)
2"The Brain"Catherine Ross20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
3"Evolution"Alex Mcintosh27 August 2012 (2012-08-27)
4"Speed"Catherine Ross3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)
5"Engineering"David Starkey10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)
6"Chemistry"Robin Bicknell17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)

References

  1. ^ "BBC Two – James May's Things You Need to Know – Episode guide".
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