Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC Jem makes his own gold from scrap

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Bang on TV

Bang Goes The Theory can be seen on BBC One (England) and BBC Two (Scotland and Wales) on August 22nd at 7.30pm. Full schedule and iPlayer links are on bbc.co.uk.

In the second episode of the science series, Liz hits the beach with the RNLI to experience the power of rip currents; Dr Yan attempts to demonstrate evolution by drawing a couple of lines; and Jem is back in the workshop, turning everyday scrap into gold.

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