Beef
An examination of the worldwide beef industry
18 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Zimbabwe
The effects of climate change and the increase of malaria parasite in Zimbabwe
25 Mar 1999,·28 mins
Reproductive Health in Mexico
First broadcast in 2001. Family planning in rural and urban areas of Mexico
29 Jan 2001,·13 mins
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
14 Jul 2012,·15 mins
Peter Lane Taylor
Peter Lane Taylor is an explorer, photographer, author, and documentary film producer
14 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?
07 Nov 2011,·28 mins
Episode 1
The ancient country estate of Scadbury lies on the edge of south London.
14 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN
10 Sep 2008,·45 mins
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
09 May 2011,·30 mins
Cloning – Science Fiction and Science Fact
First broadcast in 2004. From Dolly the Sheep to a human being – is it possible?
26 Mar 2004,·12 mins
Alex Bellos meets the supercalculators taking part in the Mental Calculation World Cup.
16 Oct 2018,·28 mins
World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Farming
Computers at work in farming
03 Sep 1997,·13 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?
05 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
The rate at which scientists and inventors discover new things is slowing. How to fix it?
28 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Episode 2
Hugh Levinson asks what sort of research Africa's scientists should conduct.
07 Apr 2008,·30 mins
26/12/2008
Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas.
26 Dec 2008,·30 mins
Naturalist Brett Westwood considers migration in differing forms from the DRC to the UK.
30 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Sickle Cell Disease
When the red blood cells become disrupted the collective name used is Sickle Cell
02 May 2001,·24 mins
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
17 Feb 2011,·30 mins
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
01 Sep 2015,·30 mins
A year after the Copenhagen climate summit, Roger Harrabin explores what really happened.
28 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Episode 5
BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
06 Jan 2012,·15 mins
What do astronauts like Tim Peake think about in space? Answer: home.
03 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Where and when will pollution hit the coast?
Marine experts and meteorologists assess the consequences of the collision.
12 Mar 2025,·4 mins
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Conflict
Why do governments shut down the internet?
16 Mar 2022,·26 mins
