Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010)
From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous inventor to Doctor Who's contemporary spin on the War on Terror, British television and the Great British public have been fascinated with the brave new world offered up by science on TV. Narrated by Robert Webb, this documentary takes a fantastic, incisive and funny voyage through the rich heritage of science TV in the UK, from real science programmes (including The Sky At Night, Horizon, Tomorrow's World, The Ascent of Man) to science-fiction (such as The Quatermass Experiment, Doctor Who, Doomwatch, Blake's 7, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), to find out what it tells us about Britain over the last 60 years.
Genre: History, Documentary
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Cast
- Robert Webb - Self - Narrator (voice)
- David Attenborough - Self
- Robert Winston - Self
- Colin Blakemore - Self
- Tony Robinson - Self
- Johnny Ball - Self
- Iain Stewart - Self
- Patrick Moore - Self
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV about?
- From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous inventor to Doctor Who's contemporary spin on the War on Terror, British television and the Great British public have been fascinated with the brave new world offered up by science on TV. Narrated by Robert Webb, this documentary takes a fantastic, incisive and funny voyage through the rich heritage of science TV in the UK, from real science programmes (including The Sky At Night, Horizon, Tomorrow's World, The Ascent of Man) to science-fiction (such as The Quatermass Experiment, Doctor Who, Doomwatch, Blake's 7, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), to find out what it tells us about Britain over the last 60 years.
- Who stars in Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV?
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV stars Robert Webb, David Attenborough, Robert Winston, Colin Blakemore, Tony Robinson, Johnny Ball.
- How long is Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV?
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV?
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV is a History, Documentary film.
- Where was Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV produced?
- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV was produced in United Kingdom.