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Wealth
Would you consider yourself to be wealthy?
18 Dec 1998,·13 mins
Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day.
15 Apr 2009,·30 mins
The Large Binocular Telescope
Andrew Luck-Baker meets the scientists behind the Large Binocular Telescope.
07 May 2009,·30 mins
Lesley Curwen investigates the hope, hype and potential harm of stem cell treatments
07 Jan 2020,·37 mins
Chandy Nath visits India to explore the extraordinary Jatropha plant.
09 Jul 2007,·30 mins
Materials scientist Mark Miodownik asks whether we could live without cash.
01 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Why are orchids so popular? Jim Endersby offers a new scientific history of their allure.
26 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Dr Ben Goldacre explores what happens when science takes the long view.
02 Aug 2011,·30 mins
David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.
02 Jan 2007,·30 mins
Ian Sansom meets the people daring to dream beyond their own lifespans.
24 Mar 2020,·28 mins
Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
What makes people early or late risers?
24 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?
08 Aug 2012,·28 mins
First broadcast in 1996. Examining a powerful weapon against infectious disease
01 Jan 1996,·13 mins
Marc Riley, Damon Albarn and Ceri Levy travel to Mull to swim with seals and sharks.
25 Oct 2014,·30 mins
Lithium
Why using more Lithium might be the key to solving the climate crisis.
01 Feb 2019,·15 mins
Favourite Numbers
What's a mathematician's favourite number?
17 Jul 1998,·14 mins
Food shopping: Do you prioritise price or the planet?
5 Live's Rachel Burden asks callers what matters more - affordability or buying green.
28 Jan 2020,·41 mins
Relativity
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains Einstein's theory of relativity
07 Feb 1996,·4 mins
How could the latest science of placebo change the way we think about medicine?
18 Feb 2019,·28 mins
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
26 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.
20 Mar 2007,·30 mins
Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.
16 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change - why aren't we more worried?
10 Feb 2011,·30 mins
What should be in a Hippocratic Oath for scientists?
21 Dec 2011,·30 mins
A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.
02 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Germline Gene Therapy
Would you like to remove disease in your descendants?
05 Dec 2001,·13 mins
Sex, Radio and the Truth
First broadcast in 2002. A Zambian radio show aims to get partners talking about sex
15 May 2002,·12 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
4: Plants and Insects
How are the world’s musicians, sound artists and poets responding to the loss of species?
14 Jul 2020,·28 mins
