James May's Things You Need To Know

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  ... about the weather Edit this episode

  Season 1, Episode 3 - Aired 07/04/2011

  Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder why it's blue? Or what a cloud is? Or how you can avoid being hit by lightning? In this programme James May asks the big questions about the weather. To find the answers he is swept up in a storm of exciting, entertaining and sometimes downright bizarre motion graphics. The answers he comes out with are packed with facts that will surprise, amaze and entertain.

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  ...about the Universe Edit this episode

  Season 1, Episode 2 - Aired 06/27/2011

  Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered about some of those big questions, like where did it all begin, how do stars work, or what is Madonna doing in space? Well even if you haven't, James May has, and he invites you to join him in a journey of discovery across the universe. To get to the bottom of everything from white dwarfs to black holes, James plunges into an exciting, entertaining and sometimes bizarre world of animation and motion graphics. The answers he discovers are packed full of fascinating facts and amazing science.

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  The Human Body Edit this episode

  Season 1, Episode 1 - Aired 06/20/2011

  The Top Gear presenter contemplates the human body, using motion graphics in his search for answers as to why individuals inherit certain family characteristics, the reasons for catching colds and having hangovers, and what people will look like in 1,000 years.