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Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?
08 Aug 2012,·28 mins
An exciting and revelatory soundscape following life between the tides on a sandy coast.
05 Nov 2007,·30 mins
A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.
05 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Food shopping: Do you prioritise price or the planet?
5 Live's Rachel Burden asks callers what matters more - affordability or buying green.
28 Jan 2020,·41 mins
Archers actress Felicity Finch accompanies cave artists as they seek to paint underground
30 Mar 2002,·30 mins
How could the latest science of placebo change the way we think about medicine?
18 Feb 2019,·28 mins
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
09 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Chesowanja
John Gowlett describes artefacts such as burnt clay excavated from a site in Kenya
19 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.
16 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change - why aren't we more worried?
10 Feb 2011,·30 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
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·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
Navigating the Anthropocene
Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home.
28 Mar 2024,·28 mins
4: Plants and Insects
How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
14 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Wheat
How has wheat farming and production changed since ancient times?
30 Jul 2003,·12 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
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
Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.
06 May 2011,·28 mins
Episode 3
New Series. 3/3. Chris Bowlby recounts the history of the satellite revolution.
07 Dec 2006,·30 mins
The Earth and the Irascible Ape
Gabrielle Walker discovers how the Earth has warmed before and how that affected the world
01 Jan 2007,·30 mins
The Dome
'The focal point of so many great buildings around the world'
25 Aug 1999,·28 mins
