2022 line-up

Despite its ‘modest’ appearance, the 2022 Laboratory hosted some really cool acts…

Andy Day

Perhaps best known for his Dinosaur Adventures on CBeebies, Andy will treat us to a sing- and dance-along that’s all about communicating science with music.

An alternative rock group based in South West England. While they draw on a range of influences, they perhaps most strongly evoke the spirit of grunge rock, inviting comparisons to Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead. Their debut record A Rising Tide was released on 10th October 2019 and is billed as “a collection of songs inspired by the human condition, the mechanics of the natural world, and the intersection of the two”, tackling subjects including sea–level rise and political propaganda.

Science Futures founder with filmmakers from the BBC Natural History Unit (L to R: Emma Sayer, Jonny Keeling, Mark Brownlow, Fredi Devas)

Behind the Scenes with BBC Science Film-makers

A conversation and Q&A about the making of BBC Natural History programmes, going behind the scenes with the makers of Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Planet Earth – Jonny Keeling (Head of the BBC Natural History Unit) and Mark Brownlow (Director and Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit), introduced and moderated by Professor Gail Whiteman (Arctic Basecamp Director and Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter).

Do Science with Ian B Dunne

Demonstrations, strange and wonderful noises, flash bang and big sparks and the occasional funny smell, all done with some fantastic and rare equipment. You won’t believe your eyes. Now with added Robots.
Demonstrations to make you gasp.
Pictures to transport the mind.
Specimens to catch the imagination.
Equipment you may never have heard of, let alone seen.
Putting the fizz into Physics, the mystery into Chemistry, the yuck into. Biology and making Maths count.
For all ages, from infants to infinity.