Discovery Episodes Available now
Marathon Man - on your marks
The first in three programmes on preparing for the London Marathon
Good Vibrations - electromagnetism
How we use electromagnetism in modern life
Good Vibrations - acoustic energy
The power of sound and how we use acoustic energy
Living Together - gannets
Gannet colonies bear similarities to human congregations, so can they teach us anything?
Living Together - ants
How ants live together - the social skills of leaf cutter ants
Climate Wars - part one
Why the science of climate change is subject to enormous political pressure
Climate Wars - part two
The UN framework convention on climate change, and the consensus needed to enforce it
Astronomy and Myths - part two
The astrological traditions and myths from India and China
Astronomy and Myths - part one
Throughout history different societies have found different truths in the stars
Cancer - part four
New anti-tumour biological agents being researched around the world