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Lord John Krebs
Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.
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Sanjeev Gupta
What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.
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Nancy Rothwell
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with the neuroscientist Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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Sue Ion
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
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Alan Watson
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
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Valerie Beral
Jim Al-Khalili talks to breast cancer pioneer Valerie Beral.
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Noel Sharkey
Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey.
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Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
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Prof Robert Mair
Robert Mair talks about tunnelling under Big Ben, Crossrail and engineering for the future
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Amoret Whitaker
Amoret Whitaker talks about insects and their role in helping solve crimes.
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John Gurdon
2012 Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep.
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Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond on gall bladders, global history and the birds of Papua New Guinea.
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Monica Grady
Jim Al-Khalili and Prof Monica Grady weigh up the evidence for life on Mars.
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Hugh Montgomery
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Professor Hugh Montgomery about the gene for fitness.
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Sir Mark Walport
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the next government chief scientific advisor, Sir Mark Walport.
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Sunetra Gupta
Jim Al-Khalili meets Prof Sunetra Gupta, a scientist and novelist.
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David Nutt
Jim Al-Khalili interviews Prof David Nutt about research into drugs and the brain.
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Andrea Sella
Jim Al-Khalili discovers why Andrea Sella's chemistry demonstrations are filling theatres.
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Richard Dawkins
Jim Al-Khalili meets evolutionary biologist and author Prof Richard Dawkins.
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Dame Ann Dowling
Jim Al-Khalili discusses silent aircraft with Cambridge engineer, Dame Ann Dowling.
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Martin Siegert
Jim Al-Khalili goes under the Antarctic ice with glaciologist Martin Siegert.
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Pat Wolseley
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Pat Wolseley talks about her obsession with lichen.
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Steve Jones
Geneticist Steve Jones lives life in the slow lane, studying snails.
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John Pickett
Jim Al-Khalili meets John Pickett, whose recent work on GM wheat caused a public debate.
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Robert May
Jim al-Khalili talks to the former chief scientific advisor Robert May about public trust.
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Barbara Sahakian
Jim meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian to discuss her work with Alzheimer's disease.
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Lloyd Peck
Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
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Frances Ashcroft
Frances Ashcroft on a lifetime spent studying the link between blood sugar and insulin.
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James Lovelock
James Lovelock on elocution lessons, defrosting hamsters and Gaia.
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Angela Gallop
Jim Al-Khalili talks to the forensic scientist Angela Gallop.