Faster Than the Speed of Light?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 60 min
  • Premiere: 2011. October 19.

In September 2011, an international group of scientists has made an astonishing claim - they have detected particles that seemed to travel faster than the speed of light. It was a claim that contradicted more than a hundred years of scientific orthodoxy. Suddenly there was talk of all kinds of bizarre concepts, from time travel to parallel universes. So what is going on? Has Einstein's famous theory of relativity finally met its match? Will we one day be able to travel into the past or even into another universe? In this film, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores one of the most dramatic scientific announcements for a generation. In clear, simple language he tells the story of the science we thought we knew, how it is being challenged, and why it matters.

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Production

Alicky Sussman

Producer

Jodie Pashley

Production Coordinator

Ben Wilson

Researcher

Graeme McAulay

Producer

Caroline Abbott

Production Coordinator

Emma Chapman

Production Coordinator

Max Goldzweig

Researcher

Jonathan Renouf

Executive Producer

Marie O'Donnell

Production Manager

Production

Alicky Sussman

Producer

Jodie Pashley

Production Coordinator

Ben Wilson

Researcher

Graeme McAulay

Producer

Caroline Abbott

Production Coordinator

Emma Chapman

Production Coordinator

Max Goldzweig

Researcher

Jonathan Renouf

Executive Producer

Marie O'Donnell

Production Manager