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World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Neurosis
The essence of neurosis, is an irrational connection between cause and effect
22 Jun 1995,·4 mins
Wealth
Would you consider yourself to be wealthy?
18 Dec 1998,·13 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
Nanotechnology
Medicine through miniaturisation at MIT
19 Oct 1995,·28 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Training to become a Psychotherapist
First broadcast in 2002. What it takes to become a trained professional psychotherapist
24 May 2002,·27 mins
Can Machines Think?
First broadcast in 1994. A look at artificial intelligence and 'thinking machines'
31 Aug 1994,·28 mins
Taming The Wild
The history of animal domestication, starting with the wild bull
22 Mar 1994,·13 mins
Nitrogen
First broadcast in 1998. Nitrogen forms approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere
01 Oct 1998,·14 mins
Can Technology Help the Environment?
First broadcast in 2001. Can technology and engineering clear up our environmental mess?
27 Mar 2001,·28 mins
5. Innovative Designers
Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world.
09 Sep 2013,·15 mins
Good-bye with good news about DRM
First broadcast in 2001. The final programme has good news about Digital Radio Mondiale
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
On the Origin of the Species
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Beef
An examination of the worldwide beef industry
18 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Series 1
Episode 6: Good or Evil AI, Minecraft Karaoke & Dreamcast Revival
In the last of the series Chipzel meets HyperDuck Soundworks & our AI role play game ends.
09 Jul 2023,·30 mins
Reproductive Health in Mexico
First broadcast in 2001. Family planning in rural and urban areas of Mexico
29 Jan 2001,·13 mins
Medicines For Older People
A discussion of the medical problems older people face around the world
19 Jul 2000,·13 mins
Programme 4
Explaining proprioception, the Gaia hypothesis and mapping as a process
24 Mar 1999,·28 mins
Episode 2
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Ethiopia and Kenya
Villagers and herdsmen with different water problems highlight global concerns
12 May 2003,·22 mins
Cardiac
Paul Farley follows the path of a heart valve from its Milan manufacturers to a UK patient
14 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Favourite Numbers
What's a mathematician's favourite number?
17 Jul 1998,·14 mins
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the divide between scientists and artists.
25 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Privacy on the Internet
You leave behind a trail of information companies can collect and exploit
19 May 1999,·13 mins
How can we make sport more inclusive?
How can sport protect equal competition whilst enabling all abilities to take part?
11 Jan 2024,·18 mins
Military Eyes in the Sky
How satellites are being used in warfare for target recognition
07 Oct 2002,·13 mins
The World's Climate
Our planet is warming up, the ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising
05 Jul 1999,·13 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
