James May's Things You Need to Know

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James May's Things You Need to Know
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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.

Episodes

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Series One (2011)

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overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal release date
11"The Human Body"Emma Parkins20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)
22"The Universe"James Gray27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)
33"The Weather"Elizabeth Trojian4 July 2011 (2011-07-04)

Series Two (2012)

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No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal release date
41"Einstein"David Starkey13 August 2012 (2012-08-13)
52"The Brain"Catherine Ross20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
63"Evolution"Alex Mcintosh27 August 2012 (2012-08-27)
74"Speed"Catherine Ross3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)
85"Engineering"David Starkey10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)
96"Chemistry"Robin Bicknell17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)

References

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