Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mysterious ancient Greek astronomical computer.
Melvyn Bragg and guests test the idea that there are shortcuts between distant galaxies.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how viruses can help us track and cure bacterial illnesses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet closest to our Sun.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated Serbian-American inventor.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest planet in our solar system.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Heisenberg's key role at the outset of quantum mechanics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the tiny lifeforms that sustain so much life on earth.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Einstein's astonishing impact on theoretical physics.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the prolific Hungarian mathematician.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some materials lose all electrical resistance.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great global Victorian voyage of scientific discovery.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great stages in the evolution of life on Earth.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the atomic particle that's proved a gateway to modernity.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the ends of stars can lead to new planets and new life
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the two-million-year span of our most adaptable ancestor.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the study of earthquakes helps reveal Earth's secrets.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siblings at the forefront of 18th-century astronomy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which form the now-threatened reefs.
