A radio program representing typical British sense of humour.
In this Radio 4 comedy series, Ross Noble invades Budapest and Warsaw tp entertain the locals with his unique brand of stand-up, in this comic travelogue. He chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats and uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks.
How do birds fly? How do planes lift off? What about helicopters? In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Flight, the standup scientist explains the forces that make flight possible. Students have no difficulty relating to Bill Nye because he speaks their language, and seems to be even sillier than they are. His bad jokes are entertaining, and his experience as a standup comedian is invaluable for holding kids' attention.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Storms
Storms can be very impressive, whether they be summer electrical ones with thunder and lightning, or blizzards that close schools in winter. However, if there were no storms to distribute rain, parts of the Earth would be uninhabitable due to high heat. The standup scientist discusses the benefits of storms in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Storms in his usual entertaining fashion. He has a degree from Cornell to back up the science, and some actual experience doing standup comedy to support the crazy antics and silly humor of his award-winning show.
In this episode of the series, Bill Nye takes a good look at eyes and how they work. The standup scientist (so-called because he once worked as a standup comic,) describes the interaction between the brain and the eyes, and discusses the many things that eyes can do without any prompting from their owner. Using his successful blend of music videos, humor, demos, and silliness, Nye checks out the anatomy of the eye, and shows students how the rods and cones route information to the brain.
