Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force - electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now the lifeblood of the modern world and underpins every aspect of our technological advancements. Without electricity, we would be lost. This series tells of dazzling leaps of imagination and extraordinary experiments - a story of maverick geniuses who used electricity to light our cities, to communicate across the seas and through the air, to create modern industry and to give us the digital revolution.

Narrated by Dominic West and featuring music from Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Massive Attack's Robert del Naja, OFFSHORE INCORPORATED explores the highly charged issue of tax avoidance schemes found in the UK and around the world today.