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How extreme weather affects people in marginal areas
20 Jan 2000,·28 mins
An Education Revolution?
Sarah Montague and guests debate whether the UK should follow America's lead.
10 Mar 2014,·58 mins
Graham Hughes
Dr Graham Hughes talks about the condition that bears his name
09 Sep 1999,·13 mins
Professor Colin Blakemore defends his research done on animals
26 Jun 1996,·4 mins
Paper
An examination of the process of making paper
10 Jun 1999,·13 mins
Global Impact
What can we do about human impact on our planet?
21 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Ricky Ross discovers how one Scottish company is giving back the freedom of speech.
09 Aug 2011,·28 mins
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
26 Nov 2012,·28 mins
What are the hidden consequences of having so few women in the tech industry?
01 Apr 2019,·28 mins
Are close ties to industry distorting priorities of scientific research in universities?
15 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.
30 Jun 2020,·28 mins
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera goes inside Britain's secret listening station.
30 Mar 2010,·40 mins
Soil
How can humans prevent the cycle of life from snapping?
14 Jul 1992,·27 mins
Favourite Numbers
What's a mathematician's favourite number?
17 Jul 1998,·14 mins
Get Me Out of Here, Brazil
Once you're in a slum can you ever get out?
28 Jun 2006,·22 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits
13 Mar 2001,·28 mins
Charlotte Smith asks, when do you choose to stop trying with IVF?
29 May 2015,·28 mins
Can a Welsh coal mine really become an astronaut training centre?
04 Feb 2017,·28 mins
Asian Tigers
An interview with economist Fu Wai Fong about Chinese and Asian growth
23 Mar 1998,·13 mins
Spanish Sardines
Can science save the sardine in northern Spain?
19 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Access for All, HIV Drugs
The high price of medicine
17 Aug 2004,·22 mins
Lesley Curwen investigates the hope, hype and potential harm of stem cell treatments
07 Jan 2020,·37 mins
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
02 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Materials scientist Mark Miodownik asks whether we could live without cash.
01 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Co-operation or Competition?
The growth and interest in biotechnology in the US, China and India
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
04 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Aliens on Film: Part Two
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
12 Mar 2017,·28 mins
Genetically Modified Farm Animals
Advances in animal husbandry including genetic engineering in farming
01 Sep 2003,·12 mins
