Soil
How can humans prevent the cycle of life from snapping?
14 Jul 1992,·27 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
Timing Systems in Sport
Sporting events are timed to hundredths of a second
11 Sep 2000,·13 mins
Professor Colin Blakemore defends his research done on animals
26 Jun 1996,·4 mins
Series 9
Episode 6
Simon Cox with the latest news from the digital world.
14 Nov 2011,·30 mins
A look at the science of the dissection of human bodies
08 Feb 1995,·42 mins
Art
Martha Lane Fox explores how artists collaborate creatively online.
20 Apr 2015,·28 mins
Emily Knight explores the phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity, the 'final rally' before death.
26 Feb 2025,·28 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.
26 Dec 2019,·28 mins
Bear Baiting
Asiatic black bears are involved in bear baiting in rural areas in Pakistan
27 Mar 1997,·13 mins
Zidovudine (AZT)
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits
13 Mar 2001,·28 mins
Communication Technology and Influence
First broadcast in 2006. Looking at why communications technologies emerge
04 Sep 2006,·22 mins
Episode 5
Dorothy becomes the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964.
10 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Rattling Bones
Forensic archaeology with Lisa Marburg Goodman
25 Mar 2000,·14 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
Co-operation or Competition?
The growth and interest in biotechnology in the US, China and India
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
The 'Baltimore Affair'
The "Baltimore Affair" is example of what can go wrong in scientific research
20 Apr 2000,·24 mins
Listeners' Questions
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
05 Apr 2021,·28 mins
How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought
24 May 2000,·24 mins
Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
20 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,·13 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
14 Dec 2000,·24 mins
Farming
Computers at work in farming
03 Sep 1997,·13 mins
