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Flight of the Ospreys
Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys on their epic autumn flight to West Africa.
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Life's Big Questions
Ever wondered how big the Universe is or if zoos should exist? This playlist is for you.
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Why Do We Do That?
Ella Al-Shamahi investigates the origins of everyday human habits and behaviour.
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Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot
This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.
ѿý Radio Wales
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Saidheans agus Spòrs
The science, engineering and technology helping athletes maximise their performance.
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Falling Stars
Poet Dr Sam Illingworth looks at our shifting relationship with scientific language.
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Is Psychiatry Working?
What do we know about the treatments for mental health disorders currently on offer?
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Ella’s Fight: Clean Air For All
Ten years after the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah her family continue to fight for clean air
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Troubled Water
How clean is the water we drink? This series follows the UK water cycle from coast to tap.
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Tuaman Na h-Èipheit/Tombs of Egypt
A three-month excavation project to unravel remaining mysteries in Saqqara.
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The Truth Police
Meet the outsiders detecting fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science.
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Saving Venice
The radical engineering and knowledge from the past that Venetians hope will save Venice.
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Pathogenesis: How Germs Made History by Jonathan Kennedy
A study of the role plagues have played in shaping human history. Read by Gunnar Cauthery.
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The Sky's the Limit?
Jonathan Glancey on the future of aviation with top architect of airports, Lord Foster.
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Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
Cover-ups, coincidences, and conspiracy theories: where did Covid come from?
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Year of the Owl
"Through the dark shadows comes the melancholy cry of night”. Year in the life of an owl.
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Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye
A look at how Nasa astronauts are prepared for the mental demands of a lengthy mission.
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Seek the Light
Stories of science, history and the natural world woven together around a theme of light.
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Wally, the Reluctant Nuclear Hero
The story of Wally, the physicist that prevented nuclear disaster during the Vietnam war.
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Fed with Chris van Tulleken
How chicken got big. Chris van Tulleken unwraps the forces that shape what we eat.
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Seven Deadly Psychologies
The science and psychology behind each of the seven deadly sins.
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Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta
Cosmologist Roberto Trotta reveals hidden connections between astronomy and civilization.
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Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth.
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Child
A new telling of the extraordinary story of where we all begin. Presented by India Rakusen
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Rare Earth
Tom Heap and Helen Czerski dig deeper into the biggest environmental issues on the planet.
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Food for Life by Tim Spector
Professor Tim Spector's guide to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet.
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Anne-Marie Imafidon: From Child Genius to Tech Leader
Trailblazing computer scientist Anne-Marie Imafidon on breaking down stereotypes in STEM.
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Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant's compelling account of the Luddite rebellion. Read by Hugo Speer.
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The Immune Mind by Monty Lyman
Dr Monty Lyman explores a new way of thinking about disease. Read by Gunnar Cauthery.
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Writing the Universe
Robin Ince looks at how authors and astronomers have conveyed the wonders of the cosmos.
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Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Omnibus)
An autistic teenager documents the passing of a year in both nature and his life.
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