Season 1972

Geoffrey G. Gouriet: Ripples in the ether: the science of radio communication

In his 1972 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Geoffrey G Gouriet explores the past, present and future of radio communications, and the science that lies behind it. Radio waves are all around us, continuously being produced and received through man-made devices enabling us to connect with each other and communicate information. Geoffrey Gouriet, through the course of six Lectures, takes us on a journey through history from the first telephone to the 'Viewphone' and with the aid of exciting demonstrations, he explains how devices in our house like the TV translate broadcasted signals into moving pictures.

English
  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 787486
  • Created February 4, 2008
  • Modified December 22, 2023
When available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. Otherwise they will be shown using the series' origin language.
Name First Aired Runtime Image
S1972E01 Ripples in the Ether: How it All Began
December 31, 1972
BBC Two
40
S1972E02 Ripples in the Ether: Getting Rid of the Wires
January 1, 1973
BBC Two
40
S1972E03 The Sound of Broadcasting
January 2, 1973
BBC Two
40
S1972E04 Pictures With and Without Wires
January 3, 1973
BBC Two
40
S1972E05 But Electrons aren't Coloured!
January 4, 1973
BBC Two
40
S1972E06 Vision of the Future
season finale
January 5, 1973
BBC Two
40

No artwork of this type.

No artwork of this type.

No artwork of this type.

No artwork of this type.