Events for October 15, 2026 › Thursday 6 September

Howie Firth is joined by young Uzbek television presenters Savlat Rashidov and Sharofat Makhmudova to tell the story of Ulugh Beg of Uzbekistan, grandson of the conquering nomadic leader Tamerlane, who built the finest observatory of the age and turned Samarkand into a cultural city of learning. The observatory’s meridian line was so precise that it gives a measure of continental drift. In collaboration with the National Association of Electronic Mass Media in Uzbekistan and with the support of EventScotland  

Mike Gore, Sue Stocklmayer and Mark Ellison are here from Canberra to celebrate 20 years of presenting at the Science Festival with a look at some of their favourite demonstrations. The show will have an occasional Australian flavour and will be surprising, challenging and entertaining for an audience from 8 to 80!