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Who Killed the Cockney Sparrer?
Nature detective Tom Heap investigates who, or what, is killing the common sparrow.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Island of Secrets
Haunting sound portrait of Orford Ness in Suffolk, Europe's largest vegetated shingle spit
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Malaria: Return to Fever Road
Documentary about the harsh realities of malaria within a rural Kenyan village community.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Wasting Away in the Outback
The Australian government's deal with an indigenous community to take their nuclear waste.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hot Planet
Professors Iain Stewart and Kathy Sykes look at global warming and the planet's future.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Oil Spill - The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Documentary retracing the errors that led to the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Power Failure? The Story of the Battery
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Remembrance of Smells Past
Ian Peacock discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hacked to Pieces
Jolyon Jenkins investigates whether we have lost the war on cybercrime.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Kings of the Road
Billy Kay tracks down the men at the heart of the M8 motorway's construction.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Who Killed the Honey Bee?
How an affliction is wiping out bees worldwide, which may affect global food production.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Cloudspotting
Drawing on science, meteorology and mythology for a trip through the world of clouds.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Six Degrees of Separation
Documentary unfolding the science behind the idea of six degrees of separation.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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When Wales Shook the World
Documentary celebrating the beauty of some of Wales's iconic engineering achievements.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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Biomimicry: Inspired by Nature
Scientist and broadcaster Prof Trevor Cox explores a new wave of biomimicry.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Eye to the Telescope
KT Tunstall explores our fascination with space and its influence upon musicians.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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Dawn to Dusk Safari
Jonathan Scott follows the game trail in Botswana's Okavango Delta.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Horizon Guide to Pandemic
Virologist Mike Leahy uses 50 years of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive to explore the history of pandemics.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Horizon Guide to Mars
How the possibility of life on Mars has fuelled man's quest to visit the Red Planet.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Tempus Fugit
Why does time seem to speed up the older you get? Ian Peacock explores time perception.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Wallace v Darwin
Arbenigwyr yn trafod 'Y Cynllwyn Darwinaidd'. Experts discuss The Darwin Conspiracy.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cymru
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The Environment Debate
A panel discuss the issues surrounding The Age of Stupid, which explores climate change.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Legion of Swine
The story of the 2009 swine flu epidemic from the point of view of the virus itself.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Diet: A Horizon Guide
Dr Susan Jebb charts the shift from malnutrition of the past to today's obesity epidemic.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Moments of Genius
Geoff Watts and guests discuss some of the past week's Moments of Genius choices.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Secret Life of Chaos
How chaos theory can answer the question of where intelligent life originated from.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Aristotle's Lagoon
How Aristotle's fieldwork on the island of Lesvos helped found the science of biology.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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2010: Space Odyssey to Europa
Astronomer Paul Murdin asks if Jupiter's moon, Europa, might sustain biological life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Science on Trial
Allan Urry investigates what happens when writs meet scientific debate.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Moral Code
Is morality hard-wired in the brain or learnt? Adam Rutherford investigates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Inside the Brain of a Five-Year-Old
How neursocience is heading for the classroom.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Nuclear Waste
Richard Black asks how the UK is going to store its radioactive waste.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The End of God?: A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion
Thomas Dixon uses the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s archive to explore the conflict between religion and science.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Secret Science of Pee
Sally Magnusson provides an extraordinary insight into the scientific applications of pee.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Foreign Bodies
Why do foreign students come to study in Britain and is the dream different from reality?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Book Burners: Salman Rushdie
Mike Wooldridge hears from Muslims who protested against 'The Satanic Verses'.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
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Secrets of the Universe
Greg Foot uses everyday objects to explain the mysteries of the universe.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three
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Cumbria: After the Floods
After the Floods: following Cumbria's recovery from its disastrous floods.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Power to Persuade: The Story of NLP
The 'science of success'? William Little explores the history and techniques of NLP.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Joy of Ceps
Alan Bennell of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh praises the humble mushroom.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Schrodinger's Quantum Kittens
Robin Ince explores the legacy of Schrodinger's Cat - the paradox of quantum physics.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Stunning Controversy
An inquiry into why so many Americans die after being shot by 'safe' police stun guns.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Parrot Sketch
Tony Hawks hears from some talkative parrots and the people who choose to live with them
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Behind the Beat
An attempt to make sense of the pulses, throbs, ticks and beats measuring out life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Do We Really Need the Moon?
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores the Moon's relationship to our planet.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Scientists of the Subprime
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The End of the World? A Horizon Guide to Armageddon
Dallas Campbell asks if science will save us when Armageddon arrives.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four