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Water
First broadcast in 1998. The physics of water are explained by teachers and scientists
28 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Art
Martha Lane Fox explores how artists collaborate creatively online.
20 Apr 2015,·28 mins
01/04/2022
Gabriella Coleman investigates one of the most misunderstood cultures of the modern world
01 Apr 2022,·57 mins
Wealth
Would you consider yourself to be wealthy?
18 Dec 1998,·13 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
Omnibus Edition
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
22 Dec 2019,·60 mins
AIDS Clinics For Young Children
AIDS clinics for children, doctor and nurse shortage, DIY dumbbells, and beer baths
10 May 2006,·26 mins
Can you Sleep with your Eyes Open?
Why don't we sleep with our eyes open? Does the universe have a final frontier?
20 Dec 1995,·29 mins
The Rich Multilingual World
How learning and speaking another language enriches our lives
25 Mar 1995,·28 mins
Episode 2
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Update from the Digital Human Team
The Digital Human is pausing to focus on what everyone's talking about - AI
19 Feb 2024,·1 min
Cloning – Science Fiction and Science Fact
First broadcast in 2004. From Dolly the Sheep to a human being – is it possible?
26 Mar 2004,·12 mins
Microwaves
Amit Katwala and Charlotte Stavrou power up the microwave and find out what's cooking.
21 Sep 2023,·24 mins
Shopping online
Online shopping trends and real-life experiences
24 Jan 2004,·12 mins
The Aurora
First broadcast in 2000. The Aurora is caused by solar activity
07 Apr 2000,·13 mins
Humpback Whale Migration
First broadcast in 2001. The whales travel from the Atlantic to Caribbean breeding waters
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
The Tower of Babel
Aleks Krotoski explores how today's digital world is a reverse Tower of Babel.
10 Apr 2015,·15 mins
Power and Prejudice
From middle to old age - from power and prejudice to the age of reminiscence
21 May 1998,·26 mins
Tech Life
How is technology changing our lives? Find out in Tech Life
05 May 2023,·1 min
Episode 4
Prof Robert Winston on what happens when we perform music - does it change our brains?
06 Jun 2013,·30 mins
Paper
An examination of the process of making paper
10 Jun 1999,·13 mins
Leaving Africa
How we overcame oceans and icy landscapes as we migrated
28 Oct 1999,·14 mins
Can Technology Help the Environment?
First broadcast in 2001. Can technology and engineering clear up our environmental mess?
27 Mar 2001,·28 mins
AIDS/HIV Phone-in
An introduction to AIDS/HIV crisis from 1987, followed by a phone in
13 Sep 1987,·44 mins
Born Different
Adam Rutherford asks what the genetics of intelligence could mean for education.
13 May 2014,·28 mins
Patterns of Disease
The shocking truth about patterns in global disease
23 Oct 1998,·13 mins
Good Foods Guide 2: 12
First broadcast in 2001. A survey of foods used in celebrations around the world
09 Mar 2001,·13 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,·13 mins
The burning problem in women's health
Why do we know so little about one of the most common health complaints?
18 Jan 2025,·49 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
