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Lockdown 1.0 - Following the Science?
Scientists behind the scenes discuss what really happened in the run up to first lockdown.
ѿý Two
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Italy’s Sunken City
Amanda Ruggeri meets those developing new technologies to protect an ancient city.
ѿý News
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Italy's Sunken City
Amanda Ruggeri meets those developing new technologies to protect an ancient city.
ѿý News
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The Science(ish) of... Stranger Things
The gang dissect the science behind Stranger Things and ask: could that really happen?
ѿý Three
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Lipoedema – Sgeulachd Lorna / Lipoedema – Lorna’s Story
Lorna Taggart from Isle of Skye has spent a lifetime battling the condition lipoedema.
ѿý ALBA
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If Then by Jill Lepore
The true story of how a data company in '60s America invented the future we now live in.
ѿý Radio 4
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London and the Second Wave
How staff at the Royal London Hospital are coping with the second wave of Covid-19.
ѿý News
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Hardware, Software, Anywhere
Nick Baker reflects on how the impact of technology has changed. With Stephen Fry.
ѿý Radio 4 Extra
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The Secret Science of Sewage
The revolutionary science finding renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.
ѿý Two
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
The science and medical innovations that conquered some of the world’s deadliest diseases.
ѿý Four
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The Psychedelic Drug Trial
Can psychedelic drugs and psychological support help tackle depression?
ѿý Two
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What Are We Feeding Our Kids?
Is ultra-processed food causing obesity in children, and could it even be addictive?
ѿý One
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Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time
Brian Cox tackles some of the most challenging and intriguing questions facing science.
ѿý Two
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Building Britain's Biggest Nuclear Power Station
Going behind the scenes to capture the action at the construction site of Hinkley Point C.
ѿý Two
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Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker
Dr Hannah Fry hacks into the ѿý archive for the best in codes, ciphers and secrets.
ѿý Radio 4 Extra
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Vaxxers by Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green
The gripping inside story of the making of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
ѿý Radio 4
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Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares
The story of the controversial birth of genetic engineering in the early 1970s.
ѿý Radio 4
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Future of Tech
What are some exciting technological developments gearing up to change our lives?
ѿý News
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Measuring Mass: The Last Artefact
What are the consequences if the object against which we measure all other things changes?
ѿý Four
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Neutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle
The astonishing quest to detect and decode the most elusive particle in the universe.
ѿý Four
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Dementia & Us
Following four people with dementia and their families over the course of two whole years.
ѿý Two
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Universe
Professor Brian Cox reveals epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.
ѿý Two
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Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World
The story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world.
ѿý Scotland
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Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI
The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's ѿý Reith Lectures.
ѿý Radio 4
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The Hackers
Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world.
ѿý Radio 4
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Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker
Harry Parker on cutting edge advances in rehabilitating the body after injury and illness.
ѿý Radio 4
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The Future Will Be Synthesised
Henry Ajder examines the implications of the synthetic media seeping into our lives.
ѿý Radio 4
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from atoms to galaxies.
ѿý Four
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Our Place in Space
A series of short films bringing the wonders of space to ordinary people.
ѿý One Northern Ireland
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Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Brian Cox follows Nasa’s Perseverance rover mission as it hunts for signs of life on Mars.
ѿý Two
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Am I Normal? With Mona Chalabi
The answers might surprise you, and make you ask: does normal even exist?
ѿý Sounds