HIV/AIDS The Facts
A series of programmes about the spread, symptoms and treatment of HIV/AIDS
31 Dec 2003,·50 mins
Meteorologists and forecasters explain the science behind their work
01 Jan 1988,·28 mins
Bad bacteria, how they spread and the diseases they can cause
24 Jan 2003,·13 mins
Omnibus
Geoff Watts and guests discuss the past week's Moments of Genius.
12 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.
11 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.
10 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event.
28 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Why Life In The Arctic Is Warming Up
First broadcast in 2003. How global warming is affecting the inhabitants of the Arctic
01 Oct 2003,·23 mins
Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.
29 Oct 2018,·28 mins
The Tower of London
The greatest traitors were held and executed in The Tower of London
01 Jun 1998,·13 mins
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
27 Mar 2013,·30 mins
Natalie Haynes attempts to find the algorithm to determine the perfect joke.
08 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Episode 2
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the divide between scientists and artists.
25 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Can you Sleep with your Eyes Open?
Why don't we sleep with our eyes open? Does the universe have a final frontier?
20 Dec 1995,·29 mins
AIDS/HIV Phone-in
An introduction to AIDS/HIV crisis from 1987, followed by a phone in
13 Sep 1987,·44 mins
Mastering The Servant
First broadcast in 1989. Can we control the development and use of technology?
10 Aug 1989,·27 mins
Nanotechnology
Medicine through miniaturisation at MIT
19 Oct 1995,·28 mins
Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.
19 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.
05 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets
03 Jan 2012,·30 mins
X-Rays
The oldest surviving X-ray equipment was made in 1896 by Dr John Reynolds
13 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.
30 Aug 2010,·30 mins
Information technology is Not a Luxury
Information technology is an essential tool for the developing world
23 Dec 2002,·27 mins
Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.
01 Jun 2009,·30 mins
Are close ties to industry distorting priorities of scientific research in universities?
15 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.
30 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Civil War
Anxiety, dissolution and post-traumatic stress are mental health issues caused by conflict
11 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Get Me Out of Here, Brazil
Once you're in a slum can you ever get out?
28 Jun 2006,·22 mins
