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Self Drives: Maxwell's Equations Episodes

    Maxwell's Genius

    5/5 Will Self concludes his 600-mile road trip on the trail of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

    Maxwell in Space

    4/5 Will Self visits Jodrell Bank in a bid to understand the application of Maxwell's work.

    Maxwell and a Chinese Dinner

    3/5 Will Self expresses deep concerns about the nature and value of scientific progress.

    Maxwell at Glenlair

    2/5 Will Self is at Glenlair, James Clerk Maxwell's country estate.

    Maxwell's Edinburgh

    1/5 Will Self's trip starts promisingly with a chance encounter with physicist Sir Peter Higgs