BBC Science Focus - 03.2020

CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE

FESTIVAL

The 26th Cambridge Science

Festival looks to the past to

predict a vision of the future.

Expect fantastic exhibitions,

workshops, talks, art and music.

9-22 March

RADAR

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WHAT’S LIGHTING UP OUR ANTENNA THIS MONTH

Nightlights

Capturethe photogenic

Moon-Venus conjunction

this monthp102

Reading list

Our pick of the best

books hitting the shelves

this monthp102

Hollywoodscience

WetalkStar Trek, warp drive

and transporters, with sci-fi

consultant Dr Erinp100

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HOWTHELIGHTGETSIN

Globe at Hay, Hereford

HowTheLightGetsIn brings

philosophy, science and music to

the banks of the River Wye, with

2020 marking the first dedicated

Children and Young Adults’

Programme. David Nutt explores

the science and culture of

recreational drugs and cosmologist

Laura Mersini-Houghton asks if the

Big Bang was really the beginning.

22-25 May

howthelightgetsin.org

CHILD OF OUR TIME:

TURNING 20

Check Radio Times

For two decades, the team

behindChild of our Timehave

documented the lives of 25

British children. Viewers have

watched them grow from infancy,

witnessed their struggles at

school and burgeoning

relationships as they navigated

the change from teen to adult.

Now, they are turning 20. In this

Horizonspecial, archive footage

has been pulled together to

reflect on the lives of the children,

now adults, for the final time.

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FA M I LY

D I S N E Y+
Launched last year, the new
Disney subscription service
rivals platforms like Netflix
and Amazon Prime. Stream
your favourite films from
Disney and Pixar, plus content
from Marvel and National
Geographic, both owned by
Disney. The streaming service
has been out in the US for
some time now, so we’re
already excited about the
chance to check out some of
the exclusive Disney+
originals, includingStar Wars:
The Mandalorian, The World
According to Jeff Goldblumand
a live-action remake ofLady
and the Tramp, as well as the
beloved classics.
£5.99 a month or £59.99 a year

Booksthat made me

Journalistand author

Michael Mosley reveals his

favourite booksp103

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