Local Heroes S04E02 · East of Scotland

Overview

Adam Hart-Davis's cycling tour of Britain takes him to Scotland, where he visits St Andrews to see how backspin helps a golf ball defy gravity and Stonehaven, home of the inventor of pneumatic tyres. Plus he builds his own radar, and uncovers the origins of fibre optics in Edinburgh.

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1. 1 1. Episode 11999-07-05Adam Hart-Davis gets on his bike for another six-part series searching for tales of scientific discovery. This week he reveals the heroes of Bath, Stroud, Dorset and the New Forest
2. 2 2. East of Scotland1999-07-12Adam Hart-Davis's cycling tour of Britain takes him to Scotland, where he visits St Andrews to see how backspin helps a golf ball defy gravity and Stonehaven, home of the inventor
3. 3 3. North of England1999-07-19Adam Hart-Davis's cycling tour of Britain takes him this week to Yorkshire, where he visits Leeds Bridge, site of the first motion picture by Louis Le Prince. He also uncovers the
4. 4 4. London1999-07-26Adam Hart-Davis visits London as he salutes more pioneers of science. He sees how Brunei tunnelled under the Thames, discovers the inventor of the vacuum cleaner, and follows the t
5. 5 5. North of England1999-08-02Adam Hart-Davis celebrates more pioneers of science, this week in Yorkshire and Lancashire, where he uncovers the steelmaking process that put Sheffield on the map, re-creates the
6. 6 6. Royal Institution Special1999-08-09In the last programme of the series, Adam Hart-Davis celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Royal Institution - made famous by pioneering scientists Michael Faraday and Humphry Da