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Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
David Attenborough recounts his personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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City Limits
Two-part series looking at the fringes where suburbia meets the countryside
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater
Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jatropha: The Wonder Plant
Chandy Nath visits India to explore the extraordinary Jatropha plant.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Pleistocene Park
Adam Fowler investigates an extraordinary scientific experiment in Siberia.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Costing the Earth
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Swinging for Survival
Sue Broom explores new scientific research on female promiscuity across the animal kingdom
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The New Two Cultures
Scientist and arts lover Dr Mark Lythgoe looks at the divide between the disciplines
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Defeat of Sleep
Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Open Source
Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Linnaeus and the Immorality of Bluebells
Anna Pavord explores the life and legacy of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Squeezing Victoria's Curves
Ayisha Yahya investigates the cause of the falling water levels in Lake Victoria.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sun, Spoor and Spots: Counting Namibia's Cheetahs
Frauke Jensen reports on a research project set up to count Namibia's cheetah population.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jonathan Edwards Looks Into...
Jonathan Edwards presents a series exploring how science shapes and explains our world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes
Documentary recalling the life of eccentric Lancastrian Alfred Wainwright.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Leading Edge
Geoff Watts explores the world of science and the people, passions and policies behind it
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Scientists Advise, Ministers Decide
Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Planet
Programme answering listeners' questions about planet Earth and our impact upon it
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Making of Modern Medicine
Narrative history series exploring over 2,000 years of western medicine
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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On Your Farm
Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Advance of the Giant Crabs
David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Planet Earth Under Threat
Gabrielle Walker finds out how global warming is changing the natural world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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From Sputnik to Satnav
The history of the man-made satellite, from Sputnik's Cold War launch to the present day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Open Country
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Life in the Undergrowth
David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Marcus du Sautoy's Five Shapes
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy finds his favourite forms in some highly unlikely places.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Creative Genius
Ian Peacock unravels the myth, science and psychology behind creativity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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In Einstein's Shadow
Dr Brian Cox explores the consequences of physics' annus mirabilis - 1905.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tribe (2005)
Documentary series from 2005 looking at the lives of indigenous communities.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Test Tubes and Tantrums
William Hartson examines some of the great arguments in the history of science.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Mind Changers
Series exploring the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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David Attenborough: A Life on Air
Profiling the television career of David Attenborough, from executive to explorer.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Life of Mammals
David Attenborough looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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Ramblings
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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D-Day: The Untold Story - Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea
Film exploring how things went badly wrong on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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The Century of the Self
Adam Curtis examines how Freudian theory influenced twentieth century society.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Simon Singh's Numbers
Simon Singh takes a quirky look at some of the most important numbers in mathematics.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4