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Detroit, The Resuscitated City, Part Four
First broadcast in 2006. How the city of automobiles turned into a dangerous wasteland
22 Jun 2006,·22 mins
Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.
07 Apr 2015,·28 mins
Ethiopia and Kenya
Villagers and herdsmen with different water problems highlight global concerns
12 May 2003,·22 mins
Swing Bridge for Suez Canal
First broadcast in 1997. The world’s largest swing bridge
12 Mar 1997,·18 mins
Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.
12 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Hosting your Website
How to actually put your site on the World Wide Web
10 Feb 2004,·24 mins
Gordon Corera asks if the West is losing the technological race with China.
19 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Change Must Come
You want to hear a few seconds after the Big Bang? You have to make some sacrifices.
22 May 2015,·12 mins
Tails
What are the functions of tails?
12 Jul 1998,·13 mins
Melvyn Bragg tells the story of the Nobel-winning physicists William and Lawrence Bragg.
13 Aug 2013,·28 mins
It's the key metaphor of the internet, ethereal and fluffy - but what is the cloud hiding?
13 Oct 2020,·28 mins
The true story of how a forgotten data company in '60s America invented the future.
17 May 2025,·75 mins
Story of the inspirational leader behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars - Colin Pillinger.
09 May 2018,·60 mins
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
12 Jun 2012,·28 mins
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
World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Sickle Cell Disease
When the red blood cells become disrupted the collective name used is Sickle Cell
02 May 2001,·24 mins
Schizophrenia
The voices are loud and nasty, is how Janie describes having schizophrenia
26 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 sparked discussions that continue today
19 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Did Douglas Adams predict the future in the year 2000?
14 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Genetic Engineering
Adding enzymes to washing powder and using micro-organisms in pollution control
07 Feb 1996,·9 mins
Malawi and HIV
One in five people in Malawi had HIV, it had massive social repercussions
21 Nov 2005,·22 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
5. Innovative Designers
Roger Law meets two innovative designers, shaking the organic and fashion world.
09 Sep 2013,·15 mins
