A Night of Numbers

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  • Started airing: December 2005
  • Episodes: 5 (Avg. 5 per season)
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Season 1

1x1: Go Forth and Multiply
Starting a night of numbers on BBC Four, have you heard of the mathematical system that cancels out certain numbers because they're 'unlucky' - and ignores fractions altogether?... read more »
Air date December 6th, 2005
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1x2: Music of the Primes
Prime numbers - those figures which refuse to be divided neatly by anything other than one and themselves - are fundamental to mathematics. Yet they seem to surface entirely... read more »
Air date December 6th, 2005
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1x3: Phi's the Limit: The Golden Ratio
What do the nautilus seashell, the Great Pyramid, and The Mona Lisa have in common? They are all feature Phi - otherwise known as The Golden Ratio.
Air date December 6th, 2005
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1x4: Breaking the Code
The mathematical genius Alan Turing was responsible for cracking Germany's Enigma Code - enabling the Allies to decipher messages sent by the Nazis to their forces. Derek... read more »
Air date December 6th, 2005
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1x5: The Mathematical Art of MC Escher
Of all major artists of the 20th Century, none was more influenced by maths than the Dutch artist MC Escher. Throughout his career, this superb draughtsman produced images that... read more »
Air date December 6th, 2005
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