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  1. Farm Gate

    A weekly look at farming, food and countryside issues.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  2. Tulips on the Moon

    Documentary looking at the concept of growing plants in space and even on spacecraft.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Eureka Years

    Series exploring spectacular years in the history of science

    BBC Radio 4

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  4. City Limits

    Two-part series looking at the fringes where suburbia meets the countryside

    BBC Radio 4

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  5. Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater

    Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Jatropha: The Wonder Plant

    Chandy Nath visits India to explore the extraordinary Jatropha plant.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Pleistocene Park

    Adam Fowler investigates an extraordinary scientific experiment in Siberia.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds

    Bill Oddie counts down the UK's ten most beloved and most villainous birds.

    BBC Four

  9. Costing the Earth

    Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet

    BBC Radio 4

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  10. Swinging for Survival

    Sue Broom explores new scientific research on female promiscuity across the animal kingdom

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The New Two Cultures

    Scientist and arts lover Dr Mark Lythgoe looks at the divide between the disciplines

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. The Defeat of Sleep

    Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Open Source

    Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Linnaeus and the Immorality of Bluebells

    Anna Pavord explores the life and legacy of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Squeezing Victoria's Curves

    Ayisha Yahya investigates the cause of the falling water levels in Lake Victoria.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sun, Spoor and Spots: Counting Namibia's Cheetahs

    Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Jonathan Edwards Looks Into...

    Jonathan Edwards presents a series exploring how science shapes and explains our world

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Living World

    Getting up close and personal with wild nature in Britain and beyond.

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes

    Documentary recalling the life of eccentric Lancastrian Alfred Wainwright.

    BBC Four

  20. Leading Edge

    Geoff Watts explores the world of science and the people, passions and policies behind it

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Scientists Advise, Ministers Decide

    Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. Home Planet

    Programme answering listeners' questions about planet Earth and our impact upon it

    BBC Radio 4

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  23. The Making of Modern Medicine

    Narrative history series exploring over 2,000 years of western medicine

    BBC Radio 4

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  24. On Your Farm

    Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours

    BBC Radio 4

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  25. Click On

    Simon Cox with the latest developments and issues from the world of IT.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Thinking Allowed

    New research on how society works

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Nature

    Natural history programme offering a unique insight into the natural world

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Out of Doors

    Exploring the great Scottish outdoors

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  29. Farming Today

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

    BBC Radio 4

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  30. The Advance of the Giant Crabs

    David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Planet Earth Under Threat

    Gabrielle Walker finds out how global warming is changing the natural world

    BBC Radio 4

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  32. From Sputnik to Satnav

    The history of the man-made satellite, from Sputnik's Cold War launch to the present day.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Equator

    Simon Reeve takes a 25,000 mile journey around the Equator

    BBC Two

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  34. Coast

    A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom uncovering different stories.

    BBC Two

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  35. Landward

    Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

    BBC Scotland

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  36. Planet Earth

    An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.

    BBC One

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  37. Open Country

    Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain

    BBC Radio 4

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  38. Life in the Undergrowth

    David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates.

    BBC One

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  39. Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes

    Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy finds his favourite forms in some highly unlikely places.

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Material World

    Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Creative Genius

    Ian Peacock unravels the myth, science and psychology behind creativity.

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Springwatch

    The season bursts into life with daily wildlife dramas all across the UK.

    BBC Two

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  43. Countryfile

    The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside

    BBC One

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  44. In Einstein's Shadow

    Dr Brian Cox explores the consequences of physics' annus mirabilis - 1905.

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Tribe (2005)

    Documentary series from 2005 looking at the lives of indigenous communities.

    BBC Two

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  46. Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope in Motion

    Film following Christopher Reeve's fight to regain his ability to breathe on his own.

    BBC One

  47. Test Tubes and Tantrums

    William Hartson examines some of the great arguments in the history of science.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Mind Changers

    Series exploring the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. The Life of Mammals

    David Attenborough looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

    BBC One

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  50. Ramblings

    Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors

    BBC Radio 4

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