Periodic Table

In reference to the periodic table on the Materials Language project. There is a new series on BBC4 about chemistry. The presenter is a bit wooden, but nevertheless its interesting to see what happens when you put an iron bolt on the surface of Mercury, how to make a primitive battery, or Humphrey Davey heating potash to find potassium. Especially interesting if you have been reading Primo Levi's The Periodic Table.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q2mk5/Chemistry_A_Volatile_History_Discovering_the_Elements/

also one on chaos theory from the same presenter:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pv1c3/The_Secret_Life_of_Chaos/