Discovery Episodes Available now
The Colour Purple
How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London
Maurice Wilkins
The third man behind the unravelling of DNA's double helix Maurice Wilkins
James Watt and Steam Power
How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam
Sounds Of Space: Deep Space
Voyaging further into deep space, with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green.
Sounds of Space: The Solar System
Take a sonic journey through the Solar System with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green
Future of European Science
The European Research Council’s policy of backing high risk, high gain basic science
The Bone Wars
The tale of dinosaur hunters Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh and their legendary feud
Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer
Dame Stephanie Shirley made a fortune selling computer programmes to companies
Origins of War
Is war a uniquely human act or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?
What the Songbird Said
The science of birdsong and its relationship to human language
