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Ingenious Omnibus II
Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes - with Dr Kat Arney.
31 Dec 2021,·1 min
Episode 4
Gabrielle examines the intimate relationship between the oceans and our climate.
02 Apr 2009,·30 mins
The Tower of London
The greatest traitors were held and executed in The Tower of London
01 Jun 1998,·13 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
Satish Kumar 2
Satish Kumar shares how he views birds as part of the world that we are all part of.
06 Apr 2019,·25 mins
Ever Changing Labels
How a diagnosis of depression could be broken down into lots of different conditions
26 Jul 2019,·28 mins
Solar System
Understanding the solar system
28 Apr 1999,·13 mins
Neurology
What happens in the brain during religious experiences?
31 Mar 2010,·30 mins
The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
08 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Morocco to Guinea
Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys on their epic Autumn flight to West Africa.
24 Feb 2023,·57 mins
A Further Five Numbers
1729 - The first taxicab number
1729 is the smallest number you can write as the sum of two cubes, in two different ways.
20 Sep 2005,·14 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
01/04/2022
Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world
01 Apr 2022,·57 mins
Microscopes
Tony Hill looks at the genesis of five important inventions that were ahead of their time.
27 Feb 2011,·15 mins
Episode 2
Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Ancient horses; Uncertainty; How cutlery affects taste
How 700,000-year-old horse DNA could change the way scientists study evolution.
27 Jun 2013,·30 mins
Series 1
5. The Cat That Walked by Himself
More of the science behind Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, including cats.
18 Jan 2013,·15 mins
Training to become a Psychotherapist
First broadcast in 2002. What it takes to become a trained professional psychotherapist
24 May 2002,·27 mins
Fixing the Future
Mark Miodownik looks at how repair and repair-ability fits into our sustainable future.
11 May 2021,·28 mins
Zidovudine (AZT)
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
Bring back the Lynx?
Euan McIlwraith investigates the case for reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to Scotland.
01 Oct 2015,·20 mins
High Mountain Tops
Brett Westwood presents an engaging guide to the birds of Britain's high mountain tops.
11 Jan 2013,·15 mins
Deep Sea Mining
Is mining the deep ocean the solution to the world's growing demand for valuable metals?
23 Jul 2014,·28 mins
A Lungful
Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade the human body, with help from the animal kingdom.
17 Aug 2021,·14 mins
Omnibus 2
Alice Roberts with her time travelling tour of anatomical knowledge of the human body.
29 Jan 2021,·57 mins
Our Interconnected Planet
Tim Hayward examines the earth’s past, present and future through microbial goggles.
01 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Canal
Brett Westwood reflects on wildlife changes in his local patch over 40 years.
16 Jan 2015,·15 mins
Hydrogen to the rescue?
Science news plus a look at hydrogen - could it help us tackle climate change?
13 Aug 2023,·53 mins
Living World : My Living World : Woodcock
Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies review ‘Woodcock’ from the Living World archive
22 Mar 2020,·21 mins
On the Origin of the Species
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
