Q.E.D. (British TV series)

Some notable films

A Guide to Armageddon (1982) depicted the effects of a one-megaton nuclear bomb exploding over London; its director, Mick Jackson, later made the docu-drama Threads (1984) about a nuclear holocaust in Sheffield. Simon's War (1983) followed Simon Weston, who suffered severe burns in the Falklands War. Big Brother's Little Test (1983) examined the reliability of polygraphy, asking whether innocent people could be wrongly condemned and whether guilty individuals could beat the test.

In at the Deep End (1984) involved divers spending nine days at simulated depths of up to 1000 feet while breathing a hydrogen-oxygen mixture. Round Britain Whizz (1986) was a sped-up flight around Britain's coastline featuring Patrick Moore, David Bellamy and Clay Jones. The Foolish Wise Ones (1987) explored autistic savants, including Stephen Wiltshire. With a Goal in Mind (1988) followed a sport psychologist working with First Division Queen's Park Rangers for six weeks.

The Magic of Memory (1988), fronted by magician Paul Daniels, demonstrated the Linkword system to learn enough Spanish to present part of the programme in that language. John's Not Mad (1989) followed a 15-year-old boy with severe Tourette syndrome. My Best Friend's a Computer (1990) looked at computers' effects on children's emotional development. Sunshine and Scattered Showers (1996), narrated by Peter Sallis, examined Piers Corbyn's controversial long-range weather forecasting based on solar activity.

How to be Happy (1996), presented by Robert Holden, covered the science and psychology of happiness. Nerve Transplant (1997) documented a surgeon's work restoring movement to paralysed patients' limbs. Superspecs (1997) followed a British inventor in Ghana with a one-dollar pair of glasses he believed could save millions of people's sight. The Burning Question (1998) addressed spontaneous human combustion. Breathless (1998) investigated the Buteyko method for treating asthma.