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  1. Compression versus Art

    Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive

    Documentary about William Mulholland, responsible for building LA's water infrastructure.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  3. Brian and Robin's Infinite Inbox

    Brian Cox and Robin Ince sift through The Infinite Monkey Cage inbox.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  4. Floating In Space

    Samira Ahmed takes you on a radio space journey, with radio dramas, readings and comedies.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Chef v Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

    Scientist Mark Miodownik challenges chef Marcus Wareing to a cookery competition.

    BBC Four

  6. Chernobyl agus Fukushima: Na Leasanan/Chernobyl and Fukushima: The Lesson

    Thirty years on from the Chernobyl disaster, what lessons have been learned?

    BBC ALBA

  7. Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

    Dr Michael Mosley investigates the secretive and controversial military research base.

    BBC Four

  8. The Joy of Data

    Hannah Fry reveals what data is and how it is captured, stored, shared and made sense of.

    BBC Four

  9. Tim Peake: Spaceman

    Naga Munchetty meets British astronaut Tim Peake after his six-month mission on the ISS.

    BBC News

  10. The Flying Scotsman

    Tom Ingall tells the story of the restored Flying Scotsman's journey from London to York.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  11. Alex Jones - Fertility & Me

    Documentary in which One Show presenter Alex Jones explores the issue of fertility.

    BBC Two

  12. Britain's Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy

    Four British astronomers take a road trip through the US to revisit great observatories.

    BBC Four

  13. Britain's Best New Building: Riba Stirling Prize 2016

    David Sillito reports on shortlisted buildings and the winner of the Riba Stirling Prize.

    BBC News

  14. Ceann an Righ/The King's Head

    A' sealltainn aghaidh an righ Raibeart Brus. Revealing the face of Robert the Bruce.

    BBC ALBA

  15.

    Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb

    Film following the team racing to entomb the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

    BBC Four

  16. The Challenger

    The story of how Richard Feynman helped to discover the cause of the Challenger disaster.

    BBC Two

  17. The Fantastic Mr Feynman

    Family and friends contribute to a celebration of Richard Feynman.

    BBC Two

  18. Apollo 11: A Night to Remember

    Patrick Moore presents the story of man's first steps onto another world.

    BBC Four

  19.

    Man in Space

    Horizon reports from the spacecraft centre in Houston, Texas. (1966)

    BBC

  20. Make it Digital NI

    Jon Chase, Sarah McBride, Simon Watt and Matt Parker answer the questions.

    BBC

  21. Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

    How 19th-century countess Ada Lovelace helped give rise to the modern era of computing.

    BBC Four

  22.

    The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

    The hidden world of algorithms, which run everything from search engines to satnavs.

    BBC Four

  23.

    Changeable Weather

    How extreme weather affects people in marginal areas

    BBC World Service

  24.

    How A Volcano Shaped The World

    How a natural disaster helped shape the modern world

    BBC World Service

  25.

    Professor Colin Blakemore

    Professor Colin Blakemore defends his research done on animals

    BBC World Service

  26.

    Discovery of Pluto

    Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 sparked discussions that continue today

    BBC World Service

  27.

    Forecasting

    Meteorologists and forecasters explain the science behind their work

    BBC World Service

  28.

    Vaccines

    First broadcast in 1996. Examining a powerful weapon against infectious disease

    BBC World Service

  29.

    Material X

    Can you identify the substance in question from a series of clues?

    BBC World Service

  30.

    Life Story - Tetrapods

    Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land

    BBC World Service

  31.

    Lessons in Anatomy

    A look at the science of the dissection of human bodies

    BBC World Service

  32.

    The Environmental Impact of Travel and Tourism

    Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits

    BBC World Service

  33.

    The Master Minds

    Meet the engineers and scientists at MIT who are shaping our future

    BBC World Service

  34.

    Bugs that Rule the World

    Bad bacteria, how they spread and the diseases they can cause

    BBC World Service

  35.

    Being Human

    How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought

    BBC World Service

  36.

    Chicken Production

    A guide to raising chickens for food

    BBC World Service

  37. Revisiting the 14-Day Rule

    Matthew Hill presents a series exploring the 14-day limit for human embryo research.

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Wales in Space

    Can a Welsh coal mine really become an astronaut training centre?

    BBC Radio Wales

  39. Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain (Omnibus)

    How a shepherd’s son changed the world with his revolutionary engineering.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Rise of the Robots

    Adam Rutherford explores the role of robots in science and culture across the ages.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. The Secret Science of Pop

    Professor Armand Leroi uses science to try to find the secret to pop music success.

    BBC Four

  42. Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

    Dr Helen Czerski examines the world of sound waves.

    BBC Four

  43. The Monkey Lab

    Documentary exploring the issues surrounding medical research on monkeys.

    BBC Three

  44. The Tale of Two Welsh Cars

    Take a joyride with Gareth Jones to hear the untold tale of Welsh car makers old and new.

    BBC Radio Wales

  45. In Their Element

    Scientists tell stories of the elements, explaining how chemistry made the modern world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Britain's Nuclear Bomb: The Inside Story

    Documentary looking at how, in 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb.

    BBC Four

  47. Britain's Greatest Invention

    Seven celebrities to battle it out to reveal Britain's Greatest Invention live.

    BBC Two

  48. Tornado: The 100mph Steam Engine

    The A1 class steam engine Tornado tries to achieve 100mph on the main line.

    BBC One

  49. Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs

    Can new treatments save us from the antibiotic resistance crisis?

    BBC Four

  50. Secrets of the Super Elements

    Mark Miodownik reveals the weird materials that have built our high-tech world.

    BBC Four

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