← The Secret Genius of Modern Life · Series 2

Microwave

S2 · E4 · 06 Dec 2023 · 50 min

7.0 (1)

Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WW2 radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer’s pocket that kick-started a kitchen revolution, and puts her life on the line to demonstrate why microwaves zap food but not people!

Directing

Lyndon Bruce · Director

Production

Alf Payne · Researcher

Lyndon Bruce · Producer

Oran Keaveney · Researcher

Stiv Twigg · Producer's Assistant

Art

Victoria Ashford · Runner Art Department

Sound

Sean Smith · Sound

Tom Jessup · Sound

Crew

Richard Crawford · Film Processor