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Hurricane Rash
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Available since Monday.
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
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Available since 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
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Available since Mon, 14 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
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Available since Tue, 1 May 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
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Available since Mon, 30 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
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Available since Mon, 23 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
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Available since Mon, 16 Apr 2012.
Extended Special re-creating the Titanic Morse code conversation 100 years later.
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The Human Race: Global Body - Sydney
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Available since Mon, 9 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
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Available since Mon, 2 Apr 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
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Available since Mon, 26 Mar 2012.
In Global Body, Lynne Malcolm explores moving to the big city.
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The Human Race: The Global Body - Sri Lanka
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Available since Mon, 19 Mar 2012.
Lynne Malcolm looks into how the modern world is affecting our biology in Sri Lanka.
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Fukushima nuclear accident
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Available since Mon, 12 Mar 2012.
The scientific legacy of the Fukushima nuclear accident.
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Beyond The Abyss Episode 2
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Available since Mon, 5 Mar 2012.
2/2. Rebecca Morelle reports on scientists' discoveries in the deepest parts of the oceans.
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Beyond The Abyss Episode 1
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Available since Mon, 27 Feb 2012.
1/2. Rebecca Morelle reports on submersibles to travel to the deepest point of the ocean.
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Time
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Available since Mon, 20 Feb 2012.
Science writer Zeeya Merali joins physicists discussing the nature of time.
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Smart Streets
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Available since Mon, 13 Feb 2012.
Angela Saini explores the revolution taking place in the streets beneath our feet.
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Depression
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Available since Mon, 6 Feb 2012.
Geoff Watts meets researchers trying to find a new way to fight depression.
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Depression
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Available since Mon, 30 Jan 2012.
Geoff Watts meets researchers asking the question: why do we get depressed?
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Seti, the past, present and future
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Available since Sun, 22 Jan 2012.
Documentary series exploring the past, present and future of Seti.
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Seti, the past, present and future
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Available since Mon, 16 Jan 2012.
Documentary series exploring the past, present and future of Seti
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Hypersonic Flight
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Available since Mon, 9 Jan 2012.
Gareth Mitchell asks how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight.
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Spooklights
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Available since Sun, 1 Jan 2012.
Chemist Andrea Sella investigates things that go flash in the dark.
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19/12/2011
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Available since Mon, 26 Dec 2011.
Higgs particles at CERN. Roland Pease visits the world’s biggest atom smasher.
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Antivirals
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Available since Mon, 19 Dec 2011.
Kevin Fong looks at new techniques aiming to cure all viral infections.
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05/12/2011
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Available since Mon, 12 Dec 2011.
Vivienne Parry explores the crucial role the hormone leptin plays in the body.
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Antarctic subglacial lake exploration
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Available since Mon, 5 Dec 2011.
Exploring Antarctica's subglacial lakes for lifeforms new to science.
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Neutrinos
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Available since Mon, 28 Nov 2011.
Roland Pease investigates if neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light.
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14/11/2011
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Available since Mon, 21 Nov 2011.
Jon Stewart examines how scientists are trying to bridge the gap between robots and humans
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Robots that Care
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Available since Mon, 14 Nov 2011.
In the first of two programmes, Jon Stewart investigates the rise of social robots.
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India's e-governance project
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Available since Mon, 7 Nov 2011.
Angela Saini reports from India on the country’s vast e-governance project