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  1. Elements

    Chemical elements: where do we get them and how do they fit into our economy?

    BBC World Service

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  2. Mapping the Void

    Dr Kat Arney meets a new generation of virtual cartographers, making maps to save lives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. Tech Life

    How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays

    BBC World Service

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  4. Dinosaurs in the Drawing Room

    How the Natural History Museum packed its collections off to country houses during WWII.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. Wild Brazil

    An intimate portrait of animals raising families in a spectacular yet perilous country.

    BBC Two

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  6. Natalie Haynes' Brave New Algo-World

    Natalie Haynes attempts to find the algorithm to determine the perfect joke.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Brainwaves

    Pennie Latin explores the science behind the everyday.

    BBC Radio Scotland

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  8. The Science of Doctor Who

    Professor Brian Cox takes an audience on a journey into the universe of the Doctor.

    BBC Two

  9. Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

    Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.

    BBC Four

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  10. Scotland’s Animals

    Meet some of Scotland’s native species.

    BBC Scotland

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  11. Scotland’s Wildlife

    Find out about our native species and how they are being protected.

    BBC Scotland

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  12. Bragg on the Braggs

    Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Wow! How Did They Do That?

    Roger Law in search of the entrepreneurs behind Britain's best designs and inventions.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  14. Seven Ages of Science

    A history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. Science, Right or Left

    Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Techno Odyssey

    Poet Paul Farley reimagines technology we rely on but take for granted

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. BBC Inside Science

    A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Shared Planet

    Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

    BBC Radio 4

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  19. Sounds Natural

    Derek Jones meets celebrities who love the British countryside and wildlife.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  20. The Science of Music

    Prof Robert Winston looks at music with a scientist's eye

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. Tweet of the Day

    Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year

    BBC Radio 4

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  22. Solar Max

    Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Unexpected Elements

    The news you know, the science you don't

    BBC World Service

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  24. Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

    Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.

    BBC One

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    A Trip around Mars with Kevin Fong

    The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. What if Africa was the New Hub of Global Science?

    BBC World Service hosts an international science festival from the heart of Africa.

    BBC World Service

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  27. The Human Zoo

    Exploring the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species - us

    BBC Radio 4

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  28. Who's the Pest?

    Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  29. An Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

    The writer Tom Dyckhoff looks at the life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Wonders of Life

    Professor Brian Cox asks what is life and how did it begin?

    BBC Two

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  31. David Attenborough - The Early Years

    David Attenborough recalls key moments from his early career. (2013)

    BBC

  32. Sexual Nature: A Brief Natural History of Sex

    Adam Rutherford explores the deep history of sex

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Just So Science

    Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  34. A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds

    Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds

    BBC Radio 4

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  35. Africa

    Eye to eye with the unknown - the world's wildest continent.

    BBC One

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  36. The Secret Power of Trees

    Ian Marchant explores The Secret Power of Trees

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra

    Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Open Sesame: Science in the Desert

    David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

    Sir David Attenborough looks at the changes in natural history during his 60-year career.

    BBC Two

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  40. In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

    Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  41. Attenborough's Ark

    David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.

    BBC Two

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    The Flower Fields

    Michael Bird explores Cornwall's beautiful, tiny flower fields.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?

    Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. The Alien Birds Have Landed

    Alison Steadman on why so many birds in Britain are aliens from elsewhere

    BBC Radio 4

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  45. Darwin's Tunes

    Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?

    BBC Radio 4

  46. A Year in the Wild

    The breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of some of Britain's most iconic National Parks

    BBC Two

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  47. Does Science Need the People?

    Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Cricket Cabaret

    Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Hunt for the Gay Whale

    Can animals be gay? Hermione Cockburn investigates the biologists who say they can.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Sniffing Out Danger

    Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.

    BBC Radio 4

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