Basic Info

First Air: November 04, 2015

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Beyond the Rainbow

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2015-11-18

Runtime: 60 min

The colours that we see are only a fraction of what's out there. Beyond the rainbow there are colours invisible to our eyes. In this episode, Dr Helen Czerski tells the story of scientific discovery. To see the universe in a whole new light, Helen takes to the skies in a NASA jumbo jet equipped with a 17-tonne infrared telescope.

Videos

Colour: Spectrum of Science (YouTube)

Colour: The Spectrum of Science

2015 1 seasons 3 episodes

Overview

We live in a world ablaze with colour. Rainbows and rainforests, oceans and humanity, Earth is the most colourful place we know of. But the colours we see are far more complex and fascinating than they appear. In this series, Dr Helen Czerski uncovers what colour is, how it works, and how it has written the story of our planet - from the colours that transformed a dull ball of rock into a vivid jewel to the colours that life has used to survive and thrive. But the story doesn't end there - there are also the colours that we can't see, the ones that lie beyond the rainbow. Each one has a fascinating story to tell.