Beef
An examination of the worldwide beef industry
18 Dec 2003,·22 mins
World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Schizophrenia
The voices are loud and nasty, is how Janie describes having schizophrenia
26 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Conflict
Why do governments shut down the internet?
16 Mar 2022,·26 mins
Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?
14 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 sparked discussions that continue today
19 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Northern Right Whales
Northern Right Whales in danger of extinction
11 Jan 1999,·13 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Genetic Engineering
Adding enzymes to washing powder and using micro-organisms in pollution control
07 Feb 1996,·9 mins
5. Innovative Designers
Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world.
09 Sep 2013,·15 mins
Omnibus
Henry Ajder examines our synthetic future, starting with deepfake origins in pornography.
10 Jun 2022,·57 mins
Where Half The Population Has A Mobile Phone
First broadcast in 2006. In Botswana, every other person has a mobile phone
18 Oct 2006,·26 mins
'ECT saved my life' - Sally Marlow on who benefits from electroconvulsive therapy
21 Feb 2023,·28 mins
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Zimbabwe
The effects of climate change and the increase of malaria parasite in Zimbabwe
25 Mar 1999,·28 mins
Meet the engineers and scientists at MIT who are shaping our future
10 Sep 2005,·22 mins
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
How a natural disaster helped shape the modern world
11 May 2000,·24 mins
Global Telecoms
What can we expect from the next generation of mobile phones?
23 Jan 2003,·27 mins
Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?
14 May 2009,·30 mins
What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?
10 Sep 2025,·28 mins
2021 Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in artificial intelligence.
23 May 2023,·28 mins
Episode 2
Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.
03 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Co-operation or Competition?
The growth and interest in biotechnology in the US, China and India
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
Matthew Hill asks if the 14-day limit on research on human embryos should be extended.
24 Jan 2017,·28 mins
The Dome
'The focal point of so many great buildings around the world'
25 Aug 1999,·28 mins
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
04 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the science of erasing memories.
20 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Can you identify the substance in question from a series of clues?
27 Jul 1999,·13 mins
Rattling Bones
Forensic archaeology with Lisa Marburg Goodman
25 Mar 2000,·14 mins
