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What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Change Must Come
You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices.
22 May 2015,·12 mins
Farming
Computers at work in farming
03 Sep 1997,·13 mins
Water in Space
First broadcast in 2003. A look at the search for liquid water on Mars
22 Apr 2003,·12 mins
Navigating the Anthropocene
Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home.
28 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Radio 4 explores just what is involved in dismantling a nuclear power plant.
07 Jan 2015,·28 mins
Nature detective Tom Heap investigates who, or what, is killing the common sparrow.
18 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Gordon Corera asks if the West is losing the technological race with China.
19 Jun 2020,·28 mins
You can now clone your pet in the UK, but should you?
21 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Hosting your Website
How to actually put your site on the World Wide Web
10 Feb 2004,·24 mins
How does scientific advice lead to government policy at the best of times, and the worst?
11 Aug 2020,·37 mins
Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.
13 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Medicines For Older People
A discussion of the medical problems older people face around the world
19 Jul 2000,·13 mins
It's the key metaphor of the internet, ethereal and fluffy - but what is the cloud hiding?
13 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Future
What can governments realistically do to provide decent health services?
19 Dec 2001,·13 mins
The Leatherback Sea Turtle
They are not domesticated, kept or farmed
23 Mar 2001,·13 mins
The Search for Neanderthal Genes
How much of a Neanderthal are you? Svante Paabo reveals the secrets of our genes
12 Mar 2016,·49 mins
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
14 Dec 2000,·24 mins
Landscape architect James Corner on Covid, urban green space and mental health.
27 Sep 2021,·28 mins
How do you stop the spread of a plant killer?
11 Dec 2024,·28 mins
Story of the inspirational leader behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars - Colin Pillinger.
09 May 2018,·60 mins
Students talk about the state of science in Africa
Reports on the state of science in Africa today.
29 Mar 2013,·55 mins
Five million pieces of Lego are washed overboard. Meet the beachcombers looking for them.
11 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Armando Iannucci explores why time appears to speed up alarmingly as we age.
25 May 2021,·28 mins
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
23 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Writer Chris Yates explores the spirit of carp fishing at a Wiltshire lake in midsummer.
15 Oct 2020,·28 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Episode 2
Ben asks if modern medicine is making the most of this strange phenomenon.
25 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.
06 May 2011,·28 mins
The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.
28 Jul 2014,·30 mins
