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Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 sparked discussions that continue today
19 Feb 1996,·9 mins
The Church
The Church's role in the development of the calendar
29 Nov 1999,·13 mins
Genetic Engineering
Adding enzymes to washing powder and using micro-organisms in pollution control
07 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
04 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Episode 3
Professor Devi Sridhar investigates the impact of Covid on the practice of science.
22 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Northern Right Whales
Northern Right Whales in danger of extinction
11 Jan 1999,·13 mins
10 - Making It Right
How cruel do you have to be - in order to be kind?
28 Jun 2019,·36 mins
Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.
30 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Andrea Sella returns to the Italian landscape of his childhood to explore how it's changed
19 Sep 2014,·30 mins
The National Nuclear Laboratory
Professor Iain Stewart visits the UK's home of nuclear science in Cumbria.
04 Jun 2010,·15 mins
Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.
20 Mar 2007,·30 mins
Swing Bridge for Suez Canal
First broadcast in 1997. The world’s largest swing bridge
12 Mar 1997,·18 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and Dr Brian May of Queen celebrate the Doppler effect.
15 Aug 2017,·30 mins
Programme 3
Can anyone be a creative genius? Ian Peacock investigates.
06 Sep 2005,·30 mins
Is digital equality possible?
An action plan to help end the digital divide?
20 Mar 2006,·22 mins
The most recent knowledge of what the land around Britain was like before the Ice Age.
27 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Globalisation
What lies behind globalisation?
25 Sep 2000,·23 mins
5. Ash dieback fungus
How do we protect our native wildlife from invisible invaders like the ash-dieback fungus.
02 Sep 2016,·15 mins
Episode 2
Matthew Hill asks if the 14-day limit on research on human embryos should be extended.
24 Jan 2017,·28 mins
Power and Prejudice
From middle to old age - from power and prejudice to the age of reminiscence
21 May 1998,·26 mins
Food Technology
First broadcast in 1998. The technology at the cutting edge of the food industry
17 Jul 1998,·13 mins
Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees.
17 Jun 2009,·30 mins
Documentary looking at the concept of growing plants in space and even on spacecraft.
04 Sep 2007,·30 mins
Could a strange dog from remote New Guinea have been man's first best friend?
07 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Science broadcaster Professor Trevor Cox explores the science of aural architecture.
16 Mar 2009,·30 mins
The White-Tailed Eagle
Rob Newman's tale of a bird of prey's triumphant come back.
08 Nov 2019,·14 mins
11/09/2021
Elaine Mitchell takes a weekly look at farming, food and countryside issues.
11 Sep 2021,·15 mins
Deforestation and Prevention
First broadcast in 1991. George Monbiot on the consequences of the loss of the Amazon
15 Nov 1991,·28 mins
