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A farming community recalls the UK's worst ever foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001.
27 Jul 2021,·37 mins
Discussion on the emergence of tetrapods, our early ancestors, and their move onto land
14 Dec 2000,·24 mins
Five million pieces of Lego are washed overboard. Meet the beachcombers looking for them.
11 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
23 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Fixing the Future
Mark Miodownik looks at how repair and repair-ability fits into our sustainable future.
11 May 2021,·28 mins
Malawi and HIV
One in five people in Malawi had HIV, it had massive social repercussions
21 Nov 2005,·22 mins
Ep 6 | Rùm
Coinneach agus Hamish a’ cuimhneachadh le toileachas air turas a ghabh iad gu ruige Rùm.
28 Oct 2021,·21 mins
Douglas Alexander's essential guide to COP26 from his home city of Glasgow.
19 Oct 2021,·28 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Poet Paul Farley considers how we warn future generations about our buried nuclear waste.
07 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Bear Baiting
Asiatic black bears are involved in bear baiting in rural areas in Pakistan
27 Mar 1997,·13 mins
Episode 2
Ben asks if modern medicine is making the most of this strange phenomenon.
25 Aug 2008,·30 mins
An intimate tale of bird-human interdependence.
08 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Arthur Stanley Eddington and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
The row that exploded between Eddington and Chandrasekhar over the death of stars.
29 Jul 2004,·15 mins
Nanotechnology
Professor Tony Ryan from Sheffield University talks to people about nanotechnology.
05 Dec 2008,·15 mins
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Beef
An examination of the worldwide beef industry
18 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Deep Sea Mining
Is mining the deep ocean the solution to the world's growing demand for valuable metals?
23 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
12 Jun 2012,·28 mins
The search for an elusive watery wonder in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's civil war.
28 Jul 2014,·30 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Reproductive Health in Mexico
First broadcast in 2001. Family planning in rural and urban areas of Mexico
29 Jan 2001,·13 mins
An exciting and revelatory soundscape following life between the tides on a sandy coast.
05 Nov 2007,·30 mins
A fascinating insight into one of Nature's greatest cheats.
05 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
09 Apr 2009,·30 mins
How a microbe pulled from an Arctic dump could help our fight against climate change.
12 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Quirky sound composition inspired by the songs of crickets.
14 Jul 2012,·15 mins
Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
20 Jul 2009,·30 mins
How DNA analysis reveals that chimpanzees are even closer to humans than we thought
24 May 2000,·24 mins
