Any science/technology programmes on free television?

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#34345 21-May-2009 17:59

I don't have freeview, but I was wondering if there were any science/technology programmes on it (or on the analogue channels that I might have missed). Currently there don't seem to be any freely available programmes. Thanks.

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#216776 21-May-2009 19:00

TVNZ7 are (or were) running something from Aussie that's the replacement for the old Beyond 2000.

Can't remember what it's called or what day it's on.

vexxxboy

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#216784 21-May-2009 19:21

BBC world i think still shows some science/ Technology programs but not much use as its on early morning there is a lot of documentaries streamed on the net you could watch

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#216801 21-May-2009 20:36

vexxxboy: BBC world i think still shows some science/ Technology programs but not much use as its on early morning there is a lot of documentaries streamed on the net you could watch

BBC World's Technology programme is called CLICK and it first screens at 7:30am on Fridays. There are many repeats during the rest of the week and if you have MySky, you can record every programme in the series with just two button presses. Actually, the Series Link feature for Click only appeared last week. Until now I have had to remember to record it each week.

Click is usually well worth watching, even if Kate Russell's Webscape segment often wastes time on worthless web sites.

If you don't have Sky, you can watch it at: www.bbcworld.com/click

but the video quality is pretty awful.

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Ultimate Geek

#216846 21-May-2009 22:50

Thanks for the replies, it looks like it's not worth getting Freeview at the moment. I'll check and see what's being shown now and then to see if anything changes.

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#216880 22-May-2009 08:47

$200 - $300 for a freeview box is, IMHO, well worth it if for no other reason you get to see a wide screen pictue - assuming you have a wide screen tv of course. But more on that at the Freeview thread

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#216887 22-May-2009 09:25

TVNZ6 do run Science Shack regularly which is good when you can catch it, despite its age.