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Microwaves
Amit Katwala and Charlotte Stavrou power up the microwave and find out what's cooking.
21 Sep 2023,·24 mins
Aliens on Film: Part Two
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
12 Mar 2017,·28 mins
Relativity
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains Einstein's theory of relativity
07 Feb 1996,·4 mins
On the Origin of the Species
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Otto Hahn's Nuclear Power
First broadcast in 2000. Nuclear fission and the foundation for nuclear power
21 Jun 2000,·13 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,·13 mins
Mastering The Servant
First broadcast in 1989. Can we control the development and use of technology?
10 Aug 1989,·27 mins
Chesowanja
John Gowlett describes artefacts such as burnt clay excavated from a site in Kenya
19 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Series 1
Where is my mind?
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us.
21 Feb 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
Cyfres 2, Pennod 3: Gwenni Jenkins Jones
Mae Herbert a Heledd nôl, ac yn cael cwmni'r actifydd amgylcheddol, Gwenni Jenkins Jones!
04 Nov 2021,·36 mins
Episode 3
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests.
03 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Cloning – Science Fiction and Science Fact
First broadcast in 2004. From Dolly the Sheep to a human being – is it possible?
26 Mar 2004,·12 mins
Paper
An examination of the process of making paper
10 Jun 1999,·13 mins
Art
Martha Lane Fox explores how artists collaborate creatively online.
20 Apr 2015,·28 mins
Biological Weapons
New dangers that come with the development and use of biological weapons
01 May 2001,·28 mins
Programme 4
Explaining proprioception, the Gaia hypothesis and mapping as a process
24 Mar 1999,·28 mins
How can we make sport more inclusive?
How can sport protect equal competition whilst enabling all abilities to take part?
11 Jan 2024,·18 mins
Nitrogen
First broadcast in 1998. Nitrogen forms approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere
01 Oct 1998,·14 mins
Plants of the Future
First broadcast in 2001. A look at the possibilities for plants of the future
18 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Listeners' Questions
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
05 Apr 2021,·28 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
01/04/2022
Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world
01 Apr 2022,·57 mins
Is digital equality possible?
An action plan to help end the digital divide?
20 Mar 2006,·22 mins
Findings of the AAAS 2002
From the first domesticated animal to giant telescopes
19 Feb 2002,·24 mins
Wheat
How has wheat farming and production changed since ancient times?
30 Jul 2003,·12 mins
Neurosis
The essence of neurosis, is an irrational connection between cause and effect
22 Jun 1995,·4 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
Soil
How can humans prevent the cycle of life from snapping?
14 Jul 1992,·27 mins
CRISPR
A story of the discovery of genetic scissors that accidentally enabled fast gene editing.
27 Jul 2018,·14 mins
