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Elements
Chemical elements: where do we get them and how do they fit into our economy?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Mapping the Void
Dr Kat Arney meets a new generation of virtual cartographers, making maps to save lives.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Dinosaurs in the Drawing Room
How the Natural History Museum packed its collections off to country houses during WWII.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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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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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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Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
Michael Mosley tells the story of the creation of our most useful and valuable drugs.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Scotland’s Wildlife
Find out about our native species and how they are being protected.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland
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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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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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Wow! How Did They Do That?
Roger Law in search of the entrepreneurs behind Britain's best designs and inventions.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Seven Ages of Science
A history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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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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Techno Odyssey
Poet Paul Farley reimagines technology we rely on but take for granted
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Shared Planet
Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Tweet of the Day
Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Solar Max
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Flying Archaeologist
Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over ancient sites in the UK.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One
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A Trip around Mars with Kevin Fong
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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What if Africa was the New Hub of Global Science?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service hosts an international science festival from the heart of Africa.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Insect Worlds
Steve Backshall explores insects and their relatives, the arachnids and crustaceans.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four
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The Human Zoo
Exploring the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species - us
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Who's the Pest?
Entomologist Erica McAlister takes listeners on an adventure in insect world
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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An Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
The writer Tom Dyckhoff looks at the life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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David Attenborough - The Early Years
David Attenborough recalls key moments from his early career. (2013)
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Sexual Nature: A Brief Natural History of Sex
Adam Rutherford explores the deep history of sex
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds
Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Physicist's Guide to the Orchestra
Trevor Cox on the physics behind the way orchestral instruments make their unique sound
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Open Sesame: Science in the Desert
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Sir David Attenborough looks at the changes in natural history during his 60-year career.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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In Pursuit of the Ridiculous
Matthew Oates presents a series about naturalists and their pursuits
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Attenborough's Ark
David Attenborough picks ten animals that he would most like to save from extinction.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two
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Jamie Owen's Wales
Jamie Owen explores the people and places of our historic nation.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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The Flower Fields
Michael Bird explores Cornwall's beautiful, tiny flower fields.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Helping Hamlet: Can Science Cure Procrastination?
Rowan Pelling searches for a cure for the problem which blights her life, procrastination.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Alien Birds Have Landed
Alison Steadman on why so many birds in Britain are aliens from elsewhere
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Darwin's Tunes
Can you apply Darwin's theory of natural selection to music and create the perfect song?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Does Science Need the People?
Geoff Watts explores the value of public engagement in research
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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