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Dr Mark Lythgoe investigates the science of erasing memories.
20 Jul 2011,·30 mins
The Pyramids
Exploring the construction of the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt
17 May 1998,·13 mins
Germline Gene Therapy
Would you like to remove disease in your descendants?
05 Dec 2001,·13 mins
HIV/AIDS The Facts
A series of programmes about the spread, symptoms and treatment of HIV/AIDS
31 Dec 2003,·50 mins
DFID - UK Department For International Development
The work of DFID. Did they help in Kosovo?
28 Mar 2000,·23 mins
Soil
How can humans prevent the cycle of life from snapping?
14 Jul 1992,·27 mins
Episode 3
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests.
03 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Ethiopia and Kenya
Villagers and herdsmen with different water problems highlight global concerns
12 May 2003,·22 mins
Graham Hughes
Dr Graham Hughes talks about the condition that bears his name
09 Sep 1999,·13 mins
How can we make sport more inclusive?
How can sport protect equal competition whilst enabling all abilities to take part?
11 Jan 2024,·18 mins
Water in Space
First broadcast in 2003. A look at the search for liquid water on Mars
22 Apr 2003,·12 mins
Episode 2
Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.
03 Oct 2011,·30 mins
The team launch the Herschel telescope, the biggest telescope ever sent to space.
25 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Biological Weapons
New dangers that come with the development and use of biological weapons
01 May 2001,·28 mins
Good-bye with good news about DRM
First broadcast in 2001. The final programme has good news about Digital Radio Mondiale
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
Training to become a Psychotherapist
First broadcast in 2002. What it takes to become a trained professional psychotherapist
24 May 2002,·27 mins
The Rich Multilingual World
How learning and speaking another language enriches our lives
25 Mar 1995,·28 mins
Malaria in Malawi
As existing malaria medicines lose efficacy, what - if anything - is in development?
26 Jan 2000,·28 mins
The World's Climate
Our planet is warming up, the ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising
05 Jul 1999,·13 mins
The Water Wars?
Last in the series; how a worldwide water shortage could bring about conflict
19 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Communication Technology and Influence
First broadcast in 2006. Looking at why communications technologies emerge
04 Sep 2006,·22 mins
GPS
Aleks Krotoski tells the story of how GPS helped navigation in the first Gulf War.
24 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Civil War
Anxiety, dissolution and post-traumatic stress are mental health issues caused by conflict
11 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Who should decide funding for scientific research, the public or scientists?
24 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Super-sensing Ben
Prof Ben Garrod explores whether through technology he can become a super-sensing human.
16 May 2023,·28 mins
Privacy on the Internet
You leave behind a trail of information companies can collect and exploit
19 May 1999,·13 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Why Life In The Arctic Is Warming Up
First broadcast in 2003. How global warming is affecting the inhabitants of the Arctic
01 Oct 2003,·23 mins
Zimbabwe
The effects of climate change and the increase of malaria parasite in Zimbabwe
25 Mar 1999,·28 mins
