Light Fantastic

Season 1

2004 · 4 episodes · 3h 20m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Let There Be Light

   17 Aug 2004 · 50 min

2. 2

   2. The Light of Reason

   17 Aug 2004 · 50 min

3. 3

   3. The Stuff of Light

   17 Aug 2004 · 50 min

4. 4

   4. Light The Universe And Everything

   10 Aug 2004 · 50 min

   In the final programme Simon Schaffer finds that as more people were able to manipulate light, the more puzzling and tricky it became. This led to investigations into the strange relationship between light, the eye and the mind, and the development of new technology such as photography and cinema.