Episode Overview
Travel to 19th century England and meet Michael Faraday, a child of poverty who grew up to invent the motor and the generator. His ideas about electricity and discovery of magnetic fields changed the world and paved the way for future scientists to make giant strides in the world of high technology and instantaneous communication.
Guest Stars
Keythe Farley
(voice)
Martin Jarvis
Humphry Davy (voice)
Noah Langford
(voice)
Fay Masterson
(voice)
Piotr Michael
Lab Assistant (voice)
Heiko Obermöller
Einstein's Father (voice)
Julian Ovenden
Michael Faraday (voice)
William Salyers
(voice)
Eliza Schneider
(voice)
Carl Sagan
Self (archive footage)