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  1. Bragg on the Braggs

    Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.

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  2. Wow! How Did They Do That?

    Roger Law in search of the entrepreneurs behind Britain's best designs and inventions.

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  3. Seven Ages of Science

    A history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day

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  4. Science, Right or Left

    Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.

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  5. Techno Odyssey

    Poet Paul Farley reimagines technology we rely on but take for granted

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  6. BBC Inside Science

    A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.

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  7. Shared Planet

    Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

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  8. Wild Cameramen at Work

    The amazing careers of five of the world's best nature cameramen, who call Scotland home.

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  9. Sounds Natural

    Derek Jones meets celebrities who love the British countryside and wildlife.

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  10. The Science of Music

    Prof Robert Winston looks at music with a scientist's eye

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  11. Tweet of the Day

    Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year

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  12. Great Bear Stakeout

    In Alaska an expert team of film-makers follow the astonishing lives of grizzly bears.

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  13. Solar Max

    Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.

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  14. Unexpected Elements

    The news you know, the science you don't

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  15. Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

    Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.

    BBC One

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    A Trip around Mars with Kevin Fong

    The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars

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  17. What if Africa was the New Hub of Global Science?

    BBC World Service hosts an international science festival from the heart of Africa.

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  18. Insect Worlds

    Steve Backshall explores insects and their relatives, the arachnids and crustaceans.

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  19. The Human Zoo

    Exploring the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species - us

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  20. Who's the Pest?

    Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world

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  21. An Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

    The writer Tom Dyckhoff looks at the life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller.

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  22. Wonders of Life

    Professor Brian Cox asks what is life and how did it begin?

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  23. David Attenborough - The Early Years

    David Attenborough recalls key moments from his early career. (2013)

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  24. Sexual Nature: A Brief Natural History of Sex

    Adam Rutherford explores the deep history of sex

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  25. Just So Science

    Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories

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  26. A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds

    Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds

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  27. Africa

    Eye to eye with the unknown - the world's wildest continent.

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  28. The Secret Power of Trees

    Ian Marchant explores The Secret Power of Trees

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    The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra

    Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound

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    Open Sesame: Science in the Desert

    David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.

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  31. Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

    Sir David Attenborough looks at the changes in natural history during his 60-year career.

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  32. In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

    Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits

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  33. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

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    Space Dive

    The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.

    BBC Two

  35. Jamie Owen's Wales

    Jamie Owen explores the people and places of our historic nation.

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  36. The Flower Fields

    Michael Bird explores Cornwall's beautiful, tiny flower fields.

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    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

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  38. The Alien Birds Have Landed

    Alison Steadman on why so many birds in Britain are aliens from elsewhere

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  39. Darwin's Tunes

    Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?

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  40. Does Science Need the People?

    Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research

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  41. Cricket Cabaret

    Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

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    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Turing Solution

    Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Extinct!

    Adam Rutherford presents a three-part series on extinction

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  46. Hurricane Rash

    Dr Kevin Fong looks at the birth of modern plastic surgery during World War II.

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  47. The Digital Human

    Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world

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  48. Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

    Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.

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  49. Scott's Legacy

    Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but Science was the real winner.

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  50. Japan: Coping With Disaster

    What does the response to last year's tsunami and meltdown tell us about modern Japan?

    BBC Radio 4

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