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  1. Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

    Powerful currents, fierce hurricanes and undersea volcanoes make the Atlantic rich in life

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  2. Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

    Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science.

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  3. Science Stories

    Surprising stories from the history of science told by Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball.

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  4. Natural Histories

    Nature that has had a profound impact on human culture and society across history.

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  5. Drawing the Line: When IVF Doesn't Work

    Charlotte Smith asks, when do you choose to stop trying with IVF?

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  6. Welcome to the Quiet Zone

    Emile Holba explores the National Quiet Zone, 13,000 square miles of radio silence.

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  7. Inside the Factory

    A look at some of the largest factories in Britain.

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  8. Dawn Chorus: The Sounds of Spring

    Uninterrupted and unspoiled, the birdsong of sunrise in all its glory.

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  9. Forensics in Crisis

    Science journalist Linda Geddes investigates why forensic science has fallen into crisis.

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  10. Arts Technologica

    Series exploring how technology is changing the arts.

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  11. 3D Bioprinting

    Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Codes that Changed the World

    Aleks Krotoski tells the story of the languages that have been used to talk to machines.

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  13. Ways Of Thinking

    Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.

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    The Clocks Go Forward Tonight

    Stephen Fry takes a look at the history of daylight saving time.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Soundstage

    Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a series of audio postcards.

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  16. Did Douglas Get It Right?

    Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Sound of Space

    Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of space.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Attenborough's Paradise Birds

    Documentary tracing David Attenborough's lifelong passion for birds of paradise.

    BBC Two

  19. The Mountain

    Series charting life around Cairngorm.

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  20. How to Dismantle a Nuclear Power Station

    Radio 4 explores just what is involved in dismantling a nuclear power plant.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Yorkshire Farming

    BBC Radio York look at issues affecting farming and the North Yorkshire countryside.

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  22. Gwarchod y Gwyllt

    Iolo Williams yn crwydro nifer o gynefinoedd gwyllt Cymru.

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  23. Wittgenstein's Jet

    A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Cells and Celluloid: A Science and Cinema Special

    Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore the relationship between film and science.

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  25. In Search Of The Holy Tail

    Marc Riley, Damon Albarn and Ceri Levy travel to Mull to swim with seals and sharks.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Life Story

    Life Story takes us on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life.

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  27. Hidden Histories of the Information Age

    Technological innovations and cultural events from the age of communication

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  28. Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

    Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.

    BBC Four

  29. Cefn Gwlad

    Crwydro cefn gwlad Cymru gydag amryw gyflwynwyr a chymeriadau. We visit people and loca...

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  30. Human Universe

    Prof Brian Cox explores the most precious, most wonderful thing in the universe, us.

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  31. An Eye for Pattern: The Letters of Dorothy Hodgkin

    A portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, the only female British scientist to win a Nobel Prize.

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  32. My Family and Other Ibex

    Andrea Sella returns to the Italian landscape of his childhood to explore how it's changed

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath

    Two-part documentary following a team of scientists hoping to reveal Stonehenge's secrets.

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  34. The Mother of the Sea

    Quentin Cooper tells the story of a British scientist hailed as a god in Japan.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Life Sub-Aquatic

    Whatever happened to the dream of living under the sea? Helen Scales investigates

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Penguin Post Office

    The adventures of a film crew who travel to Antarctica to film a colony of Gentoo penguins

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  37. The Wonder of Animals

    Chris Packham discovers the unique features that make certain animal groups successful.

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  38. The Singing Fish of Batticaloa

    The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Plants: From Roots to Riches

    Our relationship with plants: a major new history by Kew's science director Kathy Willis.

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  40. Into the Abyss

    Series taking listeners down to the deepest parts of the ocean.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Gone to Earth

    Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape.

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  42. Cold Water California

    How surfing is shaping Ireland's coastal communities, north and south of the border.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?

    Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Intelligence: Born Smart, Born Equal, Born Different

    Adam Rutherford charts the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence

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  45. The Magic of Mushrooms

    Mushroom enthusiast Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi.

    BBC Four

  46. Podcasting - The First Ten Years

    Podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann trace the origins of on-demand radio.

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  47. The Great Space Hunt

    Jolyon Jenkins speaks to the unsung enthusiasts on a mission to protect us from asteroids

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. My Teacher Is an App

    Sarah Montague presents a series looking at how technology has changed education

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

    Pre-school dinosaur history series. Andy goes on prehistoric adventures.

    CBeebies

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  50. All You Need Is Lab - How Science And Technology Inspired Innovation In Music

    Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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