Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Life Scientific : Lloyd Peck - Antarctic Scientist
Mon 3 Sep 2012
Jim Al-Khalili meets Antarctic scientist Lloyd Peck and discovers giant sea spiders.
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Episode 2—Scott's Legacy
Sat 1 Sep 2012
2/2 Can the heroic age of Antarctic exploration show the way back to the moon?
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The Life Scientific : Barbara Sahakian - Neuroscientist
Mon 27 Aug 2012
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian about her Life Scientific.
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Episode 1—Scott's Legacy
Fri 17 Aug 2012
1/2 Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner
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Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
Mon 13 Aug 2012
On the Brahmaputra, counting and saving the Ganges River Dolphin.
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Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars
Mon 6 Aug 2012
Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars – the search for extraterrestrial life steps up.
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Future Flight: Prog 2 of 2
Mon 30 Jul 2012
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who are designing flying cars and green aircraft.
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Future Flight: Prog 1 of 2
Mon 23 Jul 2012
Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way we fly around the world.
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Artificial Photosynthesis
Mon 16 Jul 2012
Prof Andrea Sella reports on the race to better nature at harnessing the sun's energy.
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Legacy Of Alan Turing - Episode Two
Mon 25 Jun 2012
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
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Legacy Of Alan Turing - Episode One
Mon 18 Jun 2012
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer
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Flu
Mon 11 Jun 2012
Suppressed research into how bird flu could become more infectious has now been released.
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Transit of Venus 2012
Mon 4 Jun 2012
Marek Kukula explores the science behind the Transit of Venus 2012.
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28/05/2012 GMT
Mon 28 May 2012
Physicist Tejinder Virdee on the search for the elusive Higgs boson at Cern.
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Hurricane Rash
Mon 21 May 2012
Kevin Fong looks at the birth of plastic surgery and its links to the air battles of WWII.
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The Science of Morality
Mon 14 May 2012
Carinne Piekema explores the science of moral behaviour and the ethical issues this raises
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1000 Days: A Legacy of Life
Mon 7 May 2012
Could health depend on what happens in the womb? Mark Porter reports on this new idea.
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Scott's Legacy: Programme 3 - Mars
Mon 30 Apr 2012
Why do we need to send people to explore Mars – and who is likely to take them there?
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Scott's Legacy: Programme 2 - Moon
Mon 23 Apr 2012
Can the heroic age of Antarctic exploration show the way back to the Moon?
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Scott's Legacy: Programme 1 - Antarctica
Mon 16 Apr 2012
Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner.
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Titanic - In Her Own Words
Mon 9 Apr 2012
Extended Special re-creating the Titanic Morse code conversation 100 years later.
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The Human Race: Global Body - Sydney
Mon 2 Apr 2012
Lynne Malcolm discusses what the future holds for the health of the human body.
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The Human Race: Global Body - Los Angeles
Mon 26 Mar 2012
Lynne Malcolm discovers if the Hollywood dream is true for the million of LA immigrants.
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The Human Race: The Global Body - Manila—Beyond The Abyss
Mon 19 Mar 2012
2/4 In Global Body, Lynne Malcolm explores moving to the big city.
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The Human Race: The Global Body - Sri Lanka—Beyond The Abyss
Mon 12 Mar 2012
1/4 Lynne Malcolm looks into how the modern world is affecting our biology in Sri Lanka.
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Episode 2—Beyond The Abyss
Mon 27 Feb 2012
2/4 Rebecca Morelle reports on scientists' discoveries in the deepest parts of the oceans.
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Episode 1—Beyond The Abyss
Mon 20 Feb 2012
1/4 Rebecca Morelle reports on submersibles to travel to the deepest point of the ocean.
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
