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Discovery Episodes

  3. Biofuels

    Sue Nelson chairs a discussion about biofuels.

  5. Wine Glass

    .Katy Brand toasts the wine glass, learning why it became the gargantuan glass it is today

  6. Why develop 'nano' foods?

    Multi-flavoured drinks and diet foods – what nanotechnology might bring to the table

  7. Why can’t we remember being a baby?

    Plus, could a party balloon reach space?

  8. Whatever happened to…those Covid-19 stories

    Claudia Hammond and panel study ideas that have disappeared

  9. Well Met In Antarctica

    Following Swedish Antarctic explorer Otto Nordenskjöld's amazing journey

  10. Unstoppable: Hedy Lamarr

    Discover the unsung heroines of science and their world changing inventions.

  11. Truth about Cancer: Dying in Comfort in Mongolia

    Anu Anand travels the globe to investigate how different countries are tackling cancer.

  12. Tooth and claw: Spotted hyena

    Adam Hart resurrects the spotted hyena - from cowardly scavenger to ferocious hunter

  13. The venomous vendetta

    Will a venomous snake die if it bites itself? asks Janni in Amsterdam

  14. The USA’s Deadly Racial Divide: Black Women & Breast Cancer

    Anu Anand explores why more black women are more likely to die of breast cancer in the US

  16. The Thirst for Water

    How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?

  19. The Origins Of Childhood

    Andrew Luck-Baker investigates when in evolution we slowed down our growth and development and why it happened.

  20. The new Architecture of Sound

    How aural architecture is a fusion between acoustics, architecture and psychology

  21. The Need for Speed – Transport

    Where did our love affair with speed come from?

  22. The Need for Speed – How fast can we go?

    Running – do human's have a natural speed limit?

  23. The mysterious particles of physics, part 3

    Explorations in the world of science.

  24. The Moral Code

    Adam Rutherford investigates the science of morality, and talks to researchers tackling an age-old problem with new techniques.

  25. The Moon – Unanswered questions

    What are the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon?

  26. The Moon – Mysterious events

    Are transient lunar phenomena signs of events below the surface or optical illusions?

  27. The Moon

    Andrew Luck-Baker looks at the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon four decades after man first walked on it.

  28. The Moon

    'Discovery' investigates the controversy of transient lunar phenonema - the fleeting patches of light seen at lunar craters.

  29. The Life Scientific: Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals

    How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili

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