Periodic Videos

Periodic Videos
Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a recurring presenter on the channel
YouTube information
Channel
Created byBrady Haran
Presented by
  • Martyn Poliakoff
  • Pete Licence
  • Stephen Liddle
  • Debbie Kays
  • Neil Barnes
  • Samantha Tang
  • Darren Walsh
  • Rob Stockman
  • John Moses
  • Brady Haran
LocationUniversity of Nottingham
Years active2008–present
GenreEducational entertainment
Subscribers1.62 million[1]
Views292.83 million[1]
Associated acts
  • Numberphile
  • Sixty Symbols
WebsiteOfficial website
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2017[2]

Last updated: 19 July 2025

Periodic Videos (also known as The Periodic Table of Videos) is a video project and YouTube channel on chemistry. It consists of a series of videos about chemical elements and the periodic table, with additional videos on other topics in chemistry and related fields. They are published on YouTube and produced by Brady Haran, a former BBC video journalist, mainly featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff, Peter Licence, Stephen Liddle, Debbie Kays, Neil Barnes, Sam Tang, and other scientists at the University of Nottingham.[3]

  1. ^ a b "About periodicvideos". YouTube.
  2. ^ @periodicvideos (2 December 2017). "A million subscribers on YouTube – thanks everyone… Plenty more good stuff to come. https://youtube.com/user/periodicvideos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Jonathan M. Gitlin (16 July 2008). "Periodic Table brought to life". Ars Technica. Retrieved 17 July 2010.