Nitrogen
First broadcast in 1998. Nitrogen forms approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere
01 Oct 1998,·14 mins
Water
First broadcast in 1998. The physics of water are explained by teachers and scientists
28 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Biodiversity
The dwindling variety of plants and animals on earth and how they could be saved
21 Feb 2003,·27 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Solar System
Understanding the solar system
28 Apr 1999,·13 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
Change Must Come
You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices.
22 May 2015,·12 mins
Programme 4
Explaining proprioception, the Gaia hypothesis and mapping as a process
24 Mar 1999,·28 mins
Chesowanja
John Gowlett describes artefacts such as burnt clay excavated from a site in Kenya
19 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Series 1
CRISPR
A story of the discovery of genetic scissors that accidentally enabled fast gene editing.
27 Jul 2018,·14 mins
Favourite Numbers
What's a mathematician's favourite number?
17 Jul 1998,·14 mins
Glue
History and science of glue from Ancient Egypt to the Post-it note
07 Feb 1996,·13 mins
Paper
An examination of the process of making paper
10 Jun 1999,·13 mins
Patterns of Disease
The shocking truth about patterns in global disease
23 Oct 1998,·13 mins
The Spreading Use of Drugs
First broadcast in 1997. Examination into the social consequences of the misuse of drugs
08 May 1997,·27 mins
Cloning – Science Fiction and Science Fact
First broadcast in 2004. From Dolly the Sheep to a human being – is it possible?
26 Mar 2004,·12 mins
Meditations on the Metaverse
Olga Koch and Hussein Kesvani get their heads around the future of the internet.
08 Dec 2021,·24 mins
The 'Baltimore Affair'
The "Baltimore Affair" is example of what can go wrong in scientific research
20 Apr 2000,·24 mins
Privacy on the Internet
You leave behind a trail of information companies can collect and exploit
19 May 1999,·13 mins
Episode 2
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
The Business of Being Seen
Emily, Alun and Danyah conclude the experiment — did they succeed in making a mark online?
22 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Omnibus
Henry Ajder examines our synthetic future, starting with deepfake origins in pornography.
10 Jun 2022,·57 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
The Church
The Church's role in the development of the calendar
29 Nov 1999,·13 mins
Fossilized Sunshine
First broadcast in 1999. What are oil and gas and where are they found?
27 Feb 1999,·13 mins
Graham Hughes
Dr Graham Hughes talks about the condition that bears his name
09 Sep 1999,·13 mins
Podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann trace the origins of on-demand radio.
11 Apr 2014,·28 mins
Zidovudine (AZT)
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
Findings of the AAAS 2002
From the first domesticated animal to giant telescopes
19 Feb 2002,·24 mins
Can Technology Help the Environment?
First broadcast in 2001. Can technology and engineering clear up our environmental mess?
27 Mar 2001,·28 mins
