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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity is a British television series outlining aspects of the history of electricity. The series was a co-production between the Open University and the BBC and aired from 6 to 20 October 2011 on BBC Four. The programs were presented by Jim Al-Khalili.
Original Release
10/06/2011 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Al-Khalili | Self - Presenter |
| Jon Agar | Self - University College London |
| Patricia Fara | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Iwan Morus | Self - Aberystwyth University |
| Simon Schaffer | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Elizabeth Bruton | Self - University of Leeds |
| Frank James | Self - Royal Institution of Great Britain |
| Giuliano Pancaldi | Self - University of Bologna |
| Paul Israel | Self - Rutgers University |
| W. Bernard Carlson | Self - University of Virginia |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark | Thursday, 06 October 2011 |
| 2 | The Age of Invention | Thursday, 13 October 2011 |
| 3 | Revelations and Revolutions | Thursday, 20 October 2011 |
Directors
Tim Usborne, Jon Eastman, Alex Freeman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Al-Khalili | Self - Presenter |
| Jon Agar | Self - University College London |
| Patricia Fara | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Iwan Morus | Self - Aberystwyth University |
| Simon Schaffer | Self - University of Cambridge |
| Elizabeth Bruton | Self - University of Leeds |
| Frank James | Self - Royal Institution of Great Britain |
| Giuliano Pancaldi | Self - University of Bologna |
| Paul Israel | Self - Rutgers University |
| W. Bernard Carlson | Self - University of Virginia |
| Thomas A. Edison | Self |
| Herbert Mataré | Self - German Radar Researcher |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Self |
| William Crookes | Self |
| Oliver Lodge | Self - Physicist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tina Fletcher-Hill | Executive Producer |
| Catherine McCarthy | Executive Producer |
| Laura Davey | Executive Producer |
| Steve Crabtree | Producer |
| Jenna Caldwell | Producer |
| Tim Usborne | Producer |
| Jon Eastman | Producer |
| Alex Freeman | Producer |
