James May's Things You Need to Know

James May's Things You Need to Know
File:Jamesmaythings.jpg Title card
Genre	Science
Directed by	James Gray, Emma Parkins
Presented by	James May
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer	John Farren/Elliot Halpern
Running time	29 minutes
Production companies	360 Production, Yap Films
Original release
Network	BBC Two & BBC HD
Release	20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) – 17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)

James May's Things You Need to Know is a British television series presented by Top Gear presenter James May. The first, three-part series was aired on BBC Two between 20 June and 4 July 2011. A second, six-part series was aired on BBC Two starting 13 August 2012. The show answers key questions on aspects of everyday life, including what makes up the human body, what a cloud is and what makes the universe work so effectively. The first series has yet to be released on DVD.

Episode list

Series One (2011)

#	Title	Director	Airdate
1	"The Human Body"	Emma Parkins	20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)
2	"The Universe"	James Gray	27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)
3	"The Weather"	Elizabeth Trojian	4 July 2011 (2011-07-04)

Series Two (2012)

#	Title	Director	Airdate
1	"Einstein"	David Starkey	13 August 2012 (2012-08-13)
2	"The Brain"	Catherine Ross	20 August 2012 (2012-08-20)
3	"Evolution"	Alex Mcintosh	27 August 2012 (2012-08-27)
4	"Speed"	Catherine Ross	3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)
5	"Engineering"	David Starkey	10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)
6	"Chemistry"	Robin Bicknell	17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)

External links

• James May's Things You Need to Know at IMDb