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Table 1 Stimuli

From: Audience immersion: validating attentional and physiological measures against self-report

Clip

Length (s)

Series, episode

Timestamp

Genre

Description

Experiment 1

Blue planet II

174

1, 1

03:10–06:04

Nature

Wildlife documentary series, presented and narrated by David Attenborough, exploring the planet’s oceans

The dumping ground

144

1, 1

00:00–02:24

Children’s

Growing up in a care home brings all sorts of tough challenges, but the kids at Ashdene Ridge know that if they stick together, they can get through anything life throws at them

Killing eve

149

3, 1

00:32–03:03

Drama

When a spy tracks down a stylish assassin, the hunter becomes the hunted. A bloody, funny thriller about two women lethally obsessed with each other

Gardener’s world

173

2021, 17

02:23–05:16

Lifestyle

Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type

Mortimer & whitehouse: gone fishing

141

1, 1

03:03–05:24

Comedy

Two friends, beautiful places and a good natter. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse go on a life-affirming, funny journey, sharing their changed outlooks and trying to land a catch

Your home made perfect

160

1, 1

02:27–05:07

Lifestyle

Transforming problematic pads into heavenly homes. Cutting edge technology and innovative architects reveal the design dream ordinary houses could become

Line Of duty

184

1, 1

00:00–03:04

Drama

Bent coppers and the detectives sent to stop them. AC-12 isn’t here to make friends. Will their investigations land them deadly enemies?

Experiment 2

Crazy Rich Asians

160

–

00:00–02:40

Comedy (film)

New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore and discovers that Nick is one of the country’s wealthiest and most sought-after bachelors

Dolittle

222

–

00:00–03:42

Children’s (film)

A doctor with a special talent for talking to animals is called upon to embark on an important quest

The world’s most extraordinary homes

185

1, 1

00:00–03:05

Lifestyle

Award-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress and property enthusiast Caroline Quentin explore extraordinary homes built in mountain locations around the world

Saving lives at sea

191

6, 10

46:40–49:51

Documentary

At Saunton Sands, Devon, the Appledore crew respond to a 999 call from a man whose wife is being blown out to sea on her new paddleboard

Snooker 2022: UK seniors

160

Final

00:00–02:40

Sport

Coverage of the 2022 UK Seniors Snooker Championship

The outlaws

132

1, 1

00:00–02:12

Comedy

Seven very different strangers begin their community payback sentences, renovating a derelict building in Bristol. But can any of these ‘outlaws’ really reform?

The terror

252

1, 1

25:00–29:12

Drama

Autumn, 1846. Two ships seeking the fabled Northwest Passage around Canada get caught in the Arctic ice

The tourist

179

1, 1

03:02–06:01

Drama

When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him

Universe

154

1, 1

03:40–06:04

Science

Since the first star lit up the universe, they have been engines of creation. Professor Brian Cox reveals how, ultimately, stars brought life and meaning to the universe

The wild gardener

164

1, 1

16:30–19:14

Nature

Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson returns home to Ireland on a personal quest to transform his old childhood garden into a haven for native plants and animals

  1. Content is available to view on BBC iPlayer with a UK TV licence. Genre and descriptions were taken from BBC iPlayer; however, as subsets of each episode were selected the genre and description may not fully reflect the content of each clip