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Episode 5
With Chris Watson, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss identify birds in farmyards.
19 Aug 2011,·15 mins
Fossilized Sunshine
First broadcast in 1999. What are oil and gas and where are they found?
27 Feb 1999,·13 mins
Reproductive Health in Mexico
First broadcast in 2001. Family planning in rural and urban areas of Mexico
29 Jan 2001,·13 mins
High Mountain Tops
Brett Westwood presents an engaging guide to the birds of Britain's high mountain tops.
11 Jan 2013,·15 mins
Swing Bridge for Suez Canal
First broadcast in 1997. The world’s largest swing bridge
12 Mar 1997,·18 mins
Episode 3
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests.
03 Aug 2021,·28 mins
5. A Lungful
Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
17 Aug 2021,·14 mins
Synaesthesia: when senses merge
Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt
13 Jan 2021,·1 min
Leaving
Listeners say a bittersweet goodbye to swallows as they leave our shore.
07 Oct 2021,·10 mins
How can we make sport more inclusive?
How can sport protect equal competition whilst enabling all abilities to take part?
11 Jan 2024,·18 mins
Episode 2
Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the divide between scientists and artists.
25 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Military Eyes in the Sky
How satellites are being used in warfare for target recognition
07 Oct 2002,·13 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
The Pyramids
Exploring the construction of the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt
17 May 1998,·13 mins
Becoming Invisible
Writer Philip Ball meets the physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks.
10 Jun 2016,·12 mins
Can Machines Think?
First broadcast in 1994. A look at artificial intelligence and 'thinking machines'
31 Aug 1994,·28 mins
Episode 1
The ancient country estate of Scadbury lies on the edge of south London.
14 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Findings of the AAAS 2002
From the first domesticated animal to giant telescopes
19 Feb 2002,·24 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Beautiful bogs and precious peatlands
Pennie Latin explores the role of Scotland's bogs in the battle against climate change.
18 Mar 2020,·27 mins
Natural Symbols
A panel of experts choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature.
20 Jan 2015,·28 mins
5. Society
Justin Rowlatt asks if human society could itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point?
10 Jun 2022,·14 mins
2. The Mentors and the Legacy
We explore the role of the adults who dedicate time to youth environmental initiatives.
10 Aug 2026,·29 mins
Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)
Deborah's barefoot walk, The Wildlife Trusts and one of the country's biggest landlords
14 Apr 2023,·46 mins
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Neurosis
The essence of neurosis, is an irrational connection between cause and effect
22 Jun 1995,·4 mins
West
Author Jerry Brotton explores the story of the four cardinal directions.
17 May 2022,·14 mins
The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
08 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Professor Steve Jones challenges the controversial science of evolutionary psychology.
09 Nov 2009,·30 mins
