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Why were tens of thousands of people lobotomised in the 1940s and 50s in the UK and US?
07 Nov 2011,·28 mins
Episode 1
The ancient country estate of Scadbury lies on the edge of south London.
14 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Adam Hart-Davis follows the construction of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN
10 Sep 2008,·45 mins
Alex Bellos meets the supercalculators taking part in the Mental Calculation World Cup.
16 Oct 2018,·28 mins
What do astronauts like Tim Peake think about in space? Answer: home.
03 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
09 May 2011,·30 mins
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,·30 mins
Natural Symbols
A panel of experts choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature.
20 Jan 2015,·28 mins
The rate at which scientists and inventors discover new things is slowing. How to fix it?
28 Mar 2022,·28 mins
How can science can stop an upsurge in the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory?
05 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Episode 2
Hugh Levinson asks what sort of research Africa's scientists should conduct.
07 Apr 2008,·30 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Detroit, The Resuscitated City, Part Four
First broadcast in 2006. How the city of automobiles turned into a dangerous wasteland
22 Jun 2006,·22 mins
A year after the Copenhagen climate summit, Roger Harrabin explores what really happened.
28 Nov 2010,·30 mins
26/12/2008
Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas.
26 Dec 2008,·30 mins
Naturalist Brett Westwood considers migration in differing forms from the DRC to the UK.
30 Jun 2020,·28 mins
The Australian government's deal with an indigenous community to take their nuclear waste.
31 Mar 2009,·30 mins
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
17 Feb 2011,·30 mins
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
01 Sep 2015,·30 mins
The Spreading Use of Drugs
First broadcast in 1997. Examination into the social consequences of the misuse of drugs
08 May 1997,·27 mins
Episode 5
BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to Prof Stephen Hawking.
06 Jan 2012,·15 mins
Schizophrenia
The voices are loud and nasty, is how Janie describes having schizophrenia
26 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Co-operation or Competition?
The growth and interest in biotechnology in the US, China and India
03 Apr 2005,·22 mins
From Ken Saro-Wiwa to Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Reflections on the modern pioneers of the environmental movement.
24 Jan 2020,·57 mins
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the case of medical misconduct that led to the MMR scare.
24 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?
14 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 sparked discussions that continue today
19 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Good-bye with good news about DRM
First broadcast in 2001. The final programme has good news about Digital Radio Mondiale
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
Genetic Engineering
Adding enzymes to washing powder and using micro-organisms in pollution control
07 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Goal 17: Partnerships
Seventeen-year-old Houssam hopes Lebanese people can work together to solve its problems
19 May 2021,·26 mins
