Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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Unstoppable: Olga González-Sanabria
Olga González-Sanabria's work was instrumental for International Space Station
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Unstoppable: Asima Chatterjee
How Indian chemist Asima Chatterjee's work paved the way for modern-day chemotherapy
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Unstoppable: Florence Bell
How Florence Bell's work laid the foundation for a vital field of research - DNA
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Unstoppable: Nzambi Matee
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Unstoppable: Hedy Lamarr
Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.
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Obsessed with the Quest: Humpback Heat Run
Filming the humpback heat run and exploring the deepest points of our oceans.
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Obsessed with the Quest: Inside the Minds of Chimpanzees
What does it mean to be a chimpanzee? And following the monarch butterfly migration.
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Wild Inside: The sea lion
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion
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Wild Inside: The aphid
Insights into the anatomy and physiology of the tiny sap-sucking aphid
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Wild Inside: The Bearded Vulture
Explorations in the world of science.
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Wild Inside: The Red Kangaroo
Explorations in the world of science.
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Uncharted: Access denied
What happens when a system designed to help people harms them instead?
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Uncharted: The gossip mill
Gossip and rumour can affect morale but can the science of networks explain why?
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Uncharted: The happiness curve
Do orangutans, or humans, experience a midlife crisis? And, why happiness is U shaped
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Uncharted: The doctor will see you now
Two couples brought together by a tragedy and a tatty piece of paper with a serial number
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Uncharted: The returning soldier
Uncharted with Hannah Fry
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The Life Scientific: Michael Wooldridge
Michael Wooldridge, professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, talks AI
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The Life Scientific: Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Harry Bhadeshia
Sir Harry Bhadeshia on his work in metallurgy and choreographing crystalline structures.
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The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow
Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.
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The Life Scientific: Sir Michael Berry
Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry.
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The Life Scientific: Sarah Harper
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility
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The Life Scientific: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Jim al-Khalili discusses monkey infanticide and human parenting with Sarah Hrdy
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The Life Scientific: Edward Witten
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'
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What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
James Gallagher tries to understand what holds us back from exercise as we age.
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When does sitting become bad for health?
James Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?
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Tooth and Claw: Cheetahs
The fastest land animal in the world – Adam Hart investigates the cheetah!
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Tooth and Claw: Piranhas
Adam Hart investigates, do these South American fish deserve their frenzied reputation?
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Tooth and Claw: Great White Sharks
Adam Hart investigates the most famous and feared predator in all the ocean!
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Tooth and Claw: Wolverines
Adam Hart investigates, do wolverines deserve their reputation for gluttony and ferocity?