Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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Water Works - the Mississippi River
An exploration into the complex and enormous structures used in flood control in the US
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Water - the wonderful weirdness of water
Investigating the science of water
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Water - the giver of life
Voyage through the science of water around our planetary system
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A Twist To Life - after DNA
The story of the discovery of DNA
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A Twist To Life - DNA
A report on the discovery of DNA
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An earth made for fife - part four
The evolution of the air we breathe, examining ways in which the Earth was made for life
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Climate 'Crime'
Can courts and laws reduce the threat of global warming?
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An earth made for life - part two
Report from Greenland to find out what the first environment on Earth was like
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An earth made for life - part three
An exploration into earth science and the beginnings of life on the planet
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An earth made for life - part one
Report from Greenland on the evidence of the origins of life left behind by ancient rocks
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Science in Brazil - pollution
Could rainforest plants help save the planet?
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Science in Brazil - malaria
How technology is helping Brazil deal with malaria
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Science in Brazil - cancer
Report on cancer research being carried out in Brazil
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What remains to be discovered - secrets of life
Fourth in a series investigating the secrets of life
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What remains to be discovered - physics
In programme three we go back to basics and investigate the nature of matter
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What remains to be discovered - the human brain
A series of programmes looking at the unanswered questions about the world around us
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What remains to be discovered - cosmology
The first programme looks outward into space and looks at what we know about the universe
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Impossible Visions - exploring the atom
Exploring the world of the atom and the history behind its discovery
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Mobile Phones
The rise of the mobile phone and its role in the revolution of personal communication
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Household Chemistry - bleach and detergents
The chemical ingredients included in household bleaches and detergents
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Impossible Visions - inside the human brain
The technology that makes the study of the unseen possible
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Impossible Visions - the early universe
The technology that makes the study of the unseen possible
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Household Chemistry - toothpaste
A look at the ingredients of toothpaste and how they encourage good oral hygiene
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Household Chemistry - face creams
The chemical ingredients of face and skin creams, how do they work?
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Household Chemistry - soap
The chemical ingredients of household soap
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Natural Born Killers - Venus Fly Trap
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is the world's best-known carnivorous plant
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Natural Born Killers - botulism
Botulinic toxin is one of the most powerful known toxins
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Natural Born Killers - the sand scorpion
Survival of the fittest means that wild animals often have to develop lethal skills
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Cholera
Why do cholera epidemics spread with such explosive and lethal rapidity?
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Matters Of The Heart - part three
The issue of organ donation, can mechanical hearts replace real ones?
