Rough Science

  • : 2000
  • : 34
  • : 4
  • BBC Two
  • Documentary

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3x1
Gold Rush
Episode overview
25, 2002
In the first set of gold-mining challenges in New Zealand's Westland National Park, Ellen, Mike B and Mike L attempt to pan gold from a river while Jonathan builds a metal detector and .. show full overview
3x2
Shakers
Episode overview
01, 2002
Mike L, Kathy and Jonathan are set the task of building an automated gold-panning machine, while Ellen is challenged to work out the date of the most recent major earthquake in the area. .. show full overview
3x3
Quakers
Episode overview
08, 2002
Ellen's task this week is to devise a way of waterproofing a tent that Mike B and Mike L will take on an expedition to seek out gold. Meanwhile Kathy and Jonathan build a seismograph using parts from an old alarm clock.
22, 2002
The entire team are taken on a journey to the Franz Josef glacier and must pool their knowledge to work out both how fast the glacier is moving, and how fast it is melting. They must .. show full overview
3x5
Treasure Hunt
Episode overview
29, 2002
With the team's time in New Zealand running out, Kate offers the team some extra gold to help them make their jewelery. But it's buried somewhere on a nearby mountainside - so the .. show full overview
3x6
The Big Smelt
Episode overview
06, 2002
The culmination of the group's New Zealand adventure. The team have found enough gold to carry out their final task, but they still face the challenge of purifying the gold and working it into a piece of jewelery.