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The Tube: An Underground History
Documentary revealing the tube's hidden history as it celebrates being 150 years old.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Radium Days
Precious. Exciting. Dangerous? The early days of radium and isotopes in Scotland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams
The story of automata, ancient clockwork machines designed to mimic and recreate life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Science, Right or Left
Ehsan Masood explores whether science is becoming politicised on controversial issues.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How to Put a Human on Mars
A team of scientists designs the crafts which would be needed to get a crew to Mars.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News
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Bragg on the Braggs
Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Patently Absurd
Rory Cellan-Jones investigates whether patents are harming innovation more than they help.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Raising Allosaurus: The Dream of Jurassic Park
Adam Hart investigates whether scientists can bring extinct animals back from the dead.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Crash Test Dummies: A Smashing History
Jem Stansfield investigates how the crash test dummy has become an icon for safety.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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A Pixelated Ulster
As traditional industry struggles, could technology be the future for Northern Ireland?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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Impact! A Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes
Charting the deadly disasters that have helped make air travel safer.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Impact! A Horizon Guide to Car Crashes
Dallas Campbell charts the key scientific breakthroughs that have transformed road safety.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Invalid Password - The Password, A History Of Failure
Tim Samuels presents a social history of the password as we prepare for its demise.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra at Bletchley Park
Maggie Philbin traces the remarkable history of IT through the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ sound archives.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Science of Doctor Who
Professor Brian Cox takes an audience on a journey into the universe of the Doctor.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Riding the Graphene Wave
Can graphene developed in Manchester give the UK an edge in a new global market?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Signs Taken for Wonders
Vivienne Parry explores how literary vision has been shaped by scientific discovery.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Code of Life: Great Scientists in their Own Words
The story of some of the most important genetic scientists of the modern age.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Natalie Haynes' Brave New Algo-World
Natalie Haynes attempts to find the algorithm to determine the perfect joke.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan
Sir Terry Wogan discovers why timing is everything as he explores the human body clock.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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TB: Return of the Plague
Film about victims of multi drug resistant mutations of tuberculosis in Swaziland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Belfast City: Mud, Sweat and 400 Years
Dick Strawbridge charts Belfast's journey from humble sandbank to industrial powerhouse.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
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All You Need Is Lab - How Science And Technology Inspired Innovation In Music
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Infested! Living with Parasites
Michael Mosley explores the world of parasites by infesting himself with them.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Fantastical World of Hormones with Professor John Wass
John Wass presents a documentary telling the story of how hormones were discovered.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Jumbo: The Plane that Changed the World
The billion-dollar gamble that pushed 1960s technology to create the Boeing 747.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Rockets in the Desert
Richard Hollingham meets the pioneers building spacecraft in the Mojave Desert.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Can a Computer Write Shakespeare?
Trevor Cox asks whether computers can ever be truly creative.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Battle to Beat Polio
Stephanie Flanders explores the history of the search for a vaccine for poliomyelitis.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Science of D-Day
Engineer Rob Bell explores the new inventions that made the Normandy invasion possible.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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The Choice
Edi Stark finds out about the psychology of decision-making ahead of the referendum.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
Brian Cox talks about his TV idols from both science fiction and science fact.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Spaceman of Afghanistan
The story of Ahad Momand, who became the first and only Afghan astronaut in 1988.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
The story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Live Decision Making in a Digital Society Debate
Live coverage of an intergenerational debate on decision making in a digital society.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Parliament
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Wittgenstein's Jet
A jet engine built by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Manchester is investigated by Cassie Newland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Decision Making in a Digital Society Debate
Coverage of an intergenerational debate on decision making in a digital society.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Parliament
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Gaming: The Rise of the Cyber Athletes
OJ Borg explores the debate on whether gaming could be considered as a true sport.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport
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Did Douglas Get It Right?
Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Polio Story: The Vaccine That Changed the World
How Dr Jonas Salk and the 'march of dimes' came together to help conquer polio.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Ways Of Thinking
Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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3D Bioprinting
Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Drawing the Line: When IVF Doesn't Work
Charlotte Smith asks, when do you choose to stop trying with IVF?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Mad Science
Susan Morrison tells the story of sex guru and electricity experimenter Dr James Graham.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
Documentary film about professor Stephen Hawking, the world's most celebrated scientist.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Carol Vorderman: Flying Engineer
Carol Vorderman gets hands-on experience with the Airbus workforce at Broughton.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales
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Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of the Sellafield nuclear facility.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Race for the World's First Atomic Bomb: A Thousand Days of Fear
The inside story of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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From Enlightenment to Entanglement
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4