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Deforestation and Prevention
First broadcast in 1991. George Monbiot on the consequences of the loss of the Amazon
15 Nov 1991,·28 mins
Glue
History and science of glue from Ancient Egypt to the Post-it note
07 Feb 1996,·13 mins
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
14 Dec 2000,·24 mins
Civil War
Anxiety, dissolution and post-traumatic stress are mental health issues caused by conflict
11 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Get Me Out of Here, Brazil
Once you're in a slum can you ever get out?
28 Jun 2006,·22 mins
Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
20 Jul 2009,·30 mins
How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought
24 May 2000,·24 mins
'ECT saved my life' - Sally Marlow on who benefits from electroconvulsive therapy
21 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Spanish Sardines
Can science save the sardine in northern Spain?
19 Mar 1999,·13 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
Lesley Curwen investigates the hope, hype and potential harm of stem cell treatments
07 Jan 2020,·37 mins
Materials scientist Mark Miodownik asks whether we could live without cash.
01 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
02 Aug 2011,·30 mins
How could the latest science of placebo change the way we think about medicine?
18 Feb 2019,·28 mins
Meditations on the Metaverse
Olga Koch and Hussein Kesvani get their heads around the future of the internet.
08 Dec 2021,·24 mins
What should be in a Hippocratic Oath for scientists?
21 Dec 2011,·30 mins
A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.
02 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
Sex, Radio and the Truth
First broadcast in 2002. A Zambian radio show aims to get partners talking about sex
15 May 2002,·12 mins
How a natural disaster helped shape the modern world
11 May 2000,·24 mins
Co-operation or Competition?
The growth and interest in biotechnology in the US, China and India
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
Peter Lane Taylor
Peter Lane Taylor is an explorer, photographer, author, and documentary film producer
14 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Malaria in Malawi
As existing malaria medicines lose efficacy, what - if anything - is in development?
26 Jan 2000,·28 mins
Tom Chivers asks what football's search for truth tells us about uncertainty in our lives.
12 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Vanishing Tunes
Why have World Service signature tunes disappeared?
17 Dec 1999,·13 mins
Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.
06 Aug 2013,·38 mins
The Dome
'The focal point of so many great buildings around the world'
25 Aug 1999,·28 mins
Bird Song
A look at bird song, 'the most complicated sound in the animal world'.
19 Nov 1998,·13 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
