How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought
24 May 2000,·24 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
09 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Taming The Wild
The history of animal domestication, starting with the wild bull
22 Mar 1994,·13 mins
A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.
05 Apr 2011,·30 mins
An exciting and revelatory soundscape following life between the tides on a sandy coast.
05 Nov 2007,·30 mins
The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.
28 Jul 2014,·30 mins
Episode 2
Ben asks if modern medicine is making the most of this strange phenomenon.
25 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
23 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Five million pieces of Lego are washed overboard. Meet the beachcombers looking for them.
11 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
14 Dec 2000,·24 mins
David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about the bird impersonator.
04 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Food Technology
First broadcast in 1998. The technology at the cutting edge of the food industry
17 Jul 1998,·13 mins
Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.
16 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Documentary looking at the concept of growing plants in space and even on spacecraft.
04 Sep 2007,·30 mins
Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees.
17 Jun 2009,·30 mins
The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age.
27 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and Dr Brian May of Queen celebrate the Doppler effect.
15 Aug 2017,·30 mins
The Whale Hunt
Man's most controversial industry: whaling
10 Jul 1995,·43 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.
20 Mar 2007,·30 mins
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
26 Nov 2012,·28 mins
What makes people early or late risers?
24 Mar 2009,·30 mins
First broadcast in 1996. Examining a powerful weapon against infectious disease
01 Jan 1996,·13 mins
Mark Whitaker investigates the tarnished image of a flawed scientific process.
04 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Relativity
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains Einstein's theory of relativity
07 Feb 1996,·4 mins
Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.
15 Feb 2007,·30 mins
Cardiac
Paul Farley follows the path of a heart valve from its Milan manufacturers to a UK patient
14 Aug 2013,·28 mins
The Secret Life of Sound
Trevor explores some of the stranger places where acousticians carry out research.
31 Oct 2007,·30 mins
Professor Trevor Cox explores the world of sonic design applied to our outdoor spaces
27 Jun 2011,·30 mins
