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Johann Hari
Author Johann Hari offers a personal & surprisingly uplifting perspective on depression.
07 Aug 2019,·43 mins
Towards Healthier Societies
How do we measure the health of a society? And how can we improve it?
06 Jul 2000,·24 mins
Can Technology Help the Environment?
First broadcast in 2001. Can technology and engineering clear up our environmental mess?
27 Mar 2001,·28 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Cors Caron
Iolo Williams a'i westeion ar ymweliad â Chors Caron, wrth ymyl Tregaron.
05 Nov 2017,·60 mins
Episode 2
During the 1970s, CERN overtook rival institutions in Russia and the US.
09 Sep 2008,·30 mins
Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the case of medical misconduct that led to the MMR scare.
24 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Navigating the Anthropocene
Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home.
28 Mar 2024,·28 mins
11/09/2021
Elaine Mitchell takes a weekly look at farming, food and countryside issues.
11 Sep 2021,·15 mins
Can the heroic age of Antarctic exploration show the way back to the Moon and onto Mars?
20 Mar 2012,·28 mins
Paper
An examination of the process of making paper
10 Jun 1999,·13 mins
Brain Science and Behaviour Change
Matthew Taylor looks at the new political choices created by sophisticated brain science.
29 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 5
The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.
05 Sep 2014,·15 mins
5. One last lead
Caroline Steel and producer Florian Bohr end their quest in hidden lakes.
26 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Liver Cancer
Looking at liver cancer and the causes such as Hepatitis C
24 Apr 2000,·24 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
5. Ash dieback fungus
How do we protect our native wildlife from invisible invaders like the ash-dieback fungus.
02 Sep 2016,·15 mins
Programme 4
Explaining proprioception, the Gaia hypothesis and mapping as a process
24 Mar 1999,·28 mins
On the Origin of the Species
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Series 1
Where is my mind?
Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us.
21 Feb 2017,·28 mins
The Secret Life of Sound
Trevor explores some of the stranger places where acousticians carry out research.
31 Oct 2007,·30 mins
Episode 4
Richard Dawkins talks to Craig Venter about the creation of synthetic life.
14 Jul 2010,·30 mins
Fossilized Sunshine
First broadcast in 1999. What are oil and gas and where are they found?
27 Feb 1999,·13 mins
Bear Baiting
Asiatic black bears are involved in bear baiting in rural areas in Pakistan
27 Mar 1997,·13 mins
World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Cloning – Science Fiction and Science Fact
First broadcast in 2004. From Dolly the Sheep to a human being – is it possible?
26 Mar 2004,·12 mins
Medicines For Older People
A discussion of the medical problems older people face around the world
19 Jul 2000,·13 mins
The Rich Multilingual World
How learning and speaking another language enriches our lives
25 Mar 1995,·28 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
