Manchester 2010, what happened
If you were lucky enough to make it along to 2010’s Big Bang, you’ll know how big a deal it was. If you didn’t, don’t worry. You can see some of the highlights here. Whether it’s the fantastic stage shows put on by BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory or Brainiac Live, or the great hands-on gadgets or activities…not to mention some of the awe-inspiring National Science & Engineering Competition entrants, you can re-live Manchester’s event here through photographs or video.
The Big Bang 2010 in video
Including interviews with teachers, visitors, National Science & Engineering Competition entrants (and the winners), this video introduces you to some of the sights and sounds of the event. is that you in the background?
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Ian Holloway, manager of Football League champions Blackpool, joined us at The Big Bang in Manchester. Ian told us about the place of technology in sport and how great careers in sports are available to us all (not just world class football players).
Watch here as the Bang Goes the Theory crew use 'gloop' to demonstrate sound waves...and to conjure up an alien.
Play Bang Goes the Theory video.
BloodhoundSSC took their 'Engineering Adventure' to a wide variety of children and young people.
The Big Bang 2010 in photographs
Some of the real stars of The Big Bang are the competitors in the National Science & Engineering Competition. Here, you can marvel at some of their fantastic entries. See photos of the competitors here.
While BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory stretched and tested science, the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures introduced us to a very cute lemur called Curtis. Meanwhile, the Punk Scientists led a show looking like a stage invasion at Glastonbury and the Brainiac Live team took us on a breathless ride through the world of the weird and wonderful. See the theatre show images here.
From Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Williams to Lord Peter Mandleson, and from EngineeringUK patron HRH The Duke of Kent to Blackpool manager Ian Holloway, we were proud to welcome a number of VIPs to The Big Bang. See some photos of our visiting VIPs here.
You can view hundreds more photos from here.
