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Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
Episode 2
Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Omnibus 4
Ian Blatchford and Tilly Blyth on how art and science have inspired each other.
18 Oct 2019,·57 mins
Solar System
Understanding the solar system
28 Apr 1999,·13 mins
Biological Weapons
New dangers that come with the development and use of biological weapons
01 May 2001,·28 mins
Germline Gene Therapy
Would you like to remove disease in your descendants?
05 Dec 2001,·13 mins
Highlights
The dawn chorus from across the globe distilled into half an hour of listening pleasure.
07 May 2017,·30 mins
Water
First broadcast in 1998. The physics of water are explained by teachers and scientists
28 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Series 1
CRISPR
A story of the discovery of genetic scissors that accidentally enabled fast gene editing.
27 Jul 2018,·14 mins
Episode 4
Prof Robert Winston on what happens when we perform music - does it change our brains?
06 Jun 2013,·30 mins
Future Proofing
Matt Winning looks at what lies ahead if Britain is to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
07 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Otto Hahn's Nuclear Power
First broadcast in 2000. Nuclear fission and the foundation for nuclear power
21 Jun 2000,·13 mins
28ish Days Later - Day One: Power
India Rakusen and guests introduce you to anatomy of the womb.
01 Apr 2022,·15 mins
6. The Last Cry of the Whale
Scientists and ground workers attempt to unearth the delicate Fin whale skull.
18 Nov 2025,·25 mins
Virtual Therapy
Quentin Cooper looks at the therapeutic possibilites of virtual reality.
24 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Episode 5
With Chris Watson, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss identify birds in farmyards.
19 Aug 2011,·15 mins
The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.
05 Sep 2014,·15 mins
Leaving
Listeners say a bittersweet goodbye to swallows as they leave our shore.
07 Oct 2021,·10 mins
The Nerve of a Cockroach
Erica McAlister explores the extraordinary nervous system of cockroaches.
27 May 2022,·14 mins
Aliens on Film: Part Two
Francine Stock and Adam Rutherford explore the potential for life across the universe.
12 Mar 2017,·28 mins
5. GPS
How GPS transformed navigation in the 1991Gulf War.
24 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Series 3
Shearwater Hurricane
John Aitchison films humpback whales in one of Nature's greatest feeding spectacles.
30 Sep 2011,·15 mins
The Spreading Use of Drugs
First broadcast in 1997. Examination into the social consequences of the misuse of drugs
08 May 1997,·27 mins
The Politics
Roger Harrabin asks what chance for a deal on climate change in Paris
30 Nov 2015,·28 mins
AIDS Clinics For Young Children
AIDS clinics for children, doctor and nurse shortage, DIY dumbbells, and beer baths
10 May 2006,·26 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
Mark Stephen charts a unique swap involving two gamekeepers.
08 Oct 2010,·28 mins
Satish Kumar 2
Satish Kumar shares how he views birds as part of the world that we are all part of.
06 Apr 2019,·25 mins
The Water Wars?
Last in the series; how a worldwide water shortage could bring about conflict
19 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Plants of the Future
First broadcast in 2001. A look at the possibilities for plants of the future
18 Sep 2001,·13 mins
