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Why Life In The Arctic Is Warming Up
First broadcast in 2003. How global warming is affecting the inhabitants of the Arctic
01 Oct 2003,·23 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,·13 mins
Deforestation and Prevention
First broadcast in 1991. George Monbiot on the consequences of the loss of the Amazon
15 Nov 1991,·28 mins
GPS
Aleks Krotoski tells the story of how GPS helped navigation in the first Gulf War.
24 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Get Me Out of Here, Brazil
Once you're in a slum can you ever get out?
28 Jun 2006,·22 mins
Farming
Computers at work in farming
03 Sep 1997,·13 mins
Can Technology Help the Environment?
First broadcast in 2001. Can technology and engineering clear up our environmental mess?
27 Mar 2001,·28 mins
5. Innovative Designers
Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world.
09 Sep 2013,·15 mins
Omnibus
Henry Ajder examines our synthetic future, starting with deepfake origins in pornography.
10 Jun 2022,·57 mins
Series 1
Episode 6: Good or Evil AI, Minecraft Karaoke & Dreamcast Revival
In the last of the series Chipzel meets HyperDuck Soundworks & our AI role play game ends.
09 Jul 2023,·30 mins
Communication Technology and Influence
First broadcast in 2006. Looking at why communications technologies emerge
04 Sep 2006,·22 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Game On - It's Cumbria, but not as we know it. And it's BAFTA time again!
06 Apr 2025,·53 mins
Space Travel
What are the effect on the human body when in space?
18 Feb 2000,·12 mins
Privacy on the Internet
You leave behind a trail of information companies can collect and exploit
19 May 1999,·13 mins
Microscopes
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five important inventions that were ahead of their time.
27 Feb 2011,·15 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
What would a documentary made by ChatGPT sound like? Lara Lewington explores AI territory.
06 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.
26 Dec 2019,·28 mins
2021 Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in artificial intelligence.
23 May 2023,·28 mins
Episode 2
Matthew Hill asks if the 14-day limit on research on human embryos should be extended.
24 Jan 2017,·28 mins
Access for All, HIV Drugs
The high price of medicine
17 Aug 2004,·22 mins
Soil
How can humans prevent the cycle of life from snapping?
14 Jul 1992,·27 mins
Towards Healthier Societies
How do we measure the health of a society? And how can we improve it?
06 Jul 2000,·24 mins
Professor Colin Blakemore defends his research done on animals
26 Jun 1996,·4 mins
A look at the science of the dissection of human bodies
08 Feb 1995,·42 mins
Emily Knight explores the phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity, the 'final rally' before death.
26 Feb 2025,·28 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
The Leatherback Sea Turtle
They are not domesticated, kept or farmed
23 Mar 2001,·13 mins
Is digital equality possible?
An action plan to help end the digital divide?
20 Mar 2006,·22 mins
