Emily Knight explores the phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity, the 'final rally' before death.
26 Feb 2025,·28 mins
Upland sheep are under fire - Charlotte Smith investigates what the future holds.
25 Jul 2023,·28 mins
Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.
26 Dec 2019,·28 mins
The Rich Multilingual World
How learning and speaking another language enriches our lives
25 Mar 1995,·28 mins
Meteorologist Peter Gibbs returns to Antarctica where he spent two years in the 1980s.
06 Mar 2016,·30 mins
More Tribes of Science
Volcanologists
Peter Curran meets the scientists who are drawn to study volcanoes.
30 Aug 2011,·15 mins
How the fight against climate change can move beyond the political left/right agenda.
29 Dec 2020,·37 mins
Sugar
Three scientists each present their idea for how to reduce sugar intake.
05 Jan 2016,·28 mins
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
07 Jan 2026,·28 mins
The secret life of salmon
Shrinking salmon, insta cows and mushroom wars.
02 Jul 2023,·57 mins
Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits
13 Mar 2001,·28 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
How can we adapt and prepare our cities for extreme weather conditions?
09 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Episode 2
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the case of medical misconduct that led to the MMR scare.
24 Mar 2011,·30 mins
The Leatherback Sea Turtle
They are not domesticated, kept or farmed
23 Mar 2001,·13 mins
The Australian government's deal with an indigenous community to take their nuclear waste.
31 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Where and when will pollution hit the coast?
Marine experts and meteorologists assess the consequences of the collision.
12 Mar 2025,·4 mins
A year after the Copenhagen climate summit, Roger Harrabin explores what really happened.
28 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Hugh Levinson asks what sort of research Africa's scientists should conduct.
07 Apr 2008,·30 mins
The rate at which scientists and inventors discover new things is slowing. How to fix it?
28 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Farming
Computers at work in farming
03 Sep 1997,·13 mins
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
09 May 2011,·30 mins
Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN
10 Sep 2008,·45 mins
Episode 1
The ancient country estate of Scadbury lies on the edge of south London.
14 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?
07 Nov 2011,·28 mins
Yorkshire Farming - Two Years In Review
In the last Yorkshire Farming programme, Gareth Barlow opens up the archives.
09 Apr 2017,·15 mins
Peter Lane Taylor
Peter Lane Taylor is an explorer, photographer, author, and documentary film producer
14 Dec 2000,·13 mins
