The BEST episodes directed by David Briggs
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#1 - Metamorphosis - The Science of Change
BBC Documentaries - Season 2013 - Episode 41
Filmmaker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis, the ultimate evolutionary magic trick - the transformation of one creature into a totally different being: one life, two bodies.
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#2 - The Secret Rules of Modern Living - Algorithms
BBC Documentaries - Season 2015 - Episode 218
Without us noticing, modern life has been taken over. Algorithms run everything from search engines on the internet to satnavs and credit card data security - they even help us travel the world, find love and save lives. Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms. By showing us some of the algorithms most essential to our lives, he reveals where these 2,000-year-old problem solvers came from, how they work, what they have achieved and how they are now so advanced they can even programme themselves.