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Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
Ingenious Omnibus II
Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes - with Dr Kat Arney.
31 Dec 2021,·1 min
A Wonderful Catastrophe
How can we cope with the challenges of digital communication?
12 Jul 2024,·14 mins
Omnibus Edition
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
22 Dec 2019,·60 mins
AIDS Clinics For Young Children
AIDS clinics for children, doctor and nurse shortage, DIY dumbbells, and beer baths
10 May 2006,·26 mins
Military Eyes in the Sky
How satellites are being used in warfare for target recognition
07 Oct 2002,·13 mins
Tech Life
How is technology changing our lives? Find out in Tech Life
05 May 2023,·1 min
The Tower of London
The greatest traitors were held and executed in The Tower of London
01 Jun 1998,·13 mins
28ish Days Later - Day One: Power
India Rakusen and guests introduce you to anatomy of the womb.
01 Apr 2022,·15 mins
Depression in Later Life
Exploring the grey area between dementia and depression
26 Apr 2002,·27 mins
Memory
Examination into the condition of Alzheimer's disease
15 May 2000,·24 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
The Spreading Use of Drugs
First broadcast in 1997. Examination into the social consequences of the misuse of drugs
08 May 1997,·27 mins
Nitrogen
First broadcast in 1998. Nitrogen forms approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere
01 Oct 1998,·14 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Bird Song
A look at bird song, 'the most complicated sound in the animal world'.
19 Nov 1998,·13 mins
Is my dentist scamming me?
Mona visits two different dentists, and they give her two wildly different diagnoses
30 Jun 2022,·24 mins
The World's Climate
Our planet is warming up, the ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising
05 Jul 1999,·13 mins
Medicines For Older People
A discussion of the medical problems older people face around the world
19 Jul 2000,·13 mins
Life after Life
First broadcast in 1999. Do you believe in life after death?
15 Jun 1999,·12 mins
Episode 2
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
08 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Training to become a Psychotherapist
First broadcast in 2002. What it takes to become a trained professional psychotherapist
24 May 2002,·27 mins
Relativity
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains Einstein's theory of relativity
07 Feb 1996,·4 mins
Beautiful bogs and precious peatlands
Pennie Latin explores the role of Scotland's bogs in the battle against climate change.
18 Mar 2020,·27 mins
Meditations on the Metaverse
Olga Koch and Hussein Kesvani get their heads around the future of the internet.
08 Dec 2021,·24 mins
The Tower of Babel
Aleks Krotoski explores how today's digital world is a reverse Tower of Babel.
10 Apr 2015,·15 mins
Space Travel
What are the effect on the human body when in space?
18 Feb 2000,·12 mins
Aliens on Film: Part Two
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
12 Mar 2017,·28 mins
Good Foods Guide 2: 12
First broadcast in 2001. A survey of foods used in celebrations around the world
09 Mar 2001,·13 mins
