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The End of Drug Discovery

The End of Drug Discovery

17:00 - 17:40

Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

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Sheila Steafel

Sheila Steafel

Broadcast | 11 May 1985

South African actor

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Rt Hon David Steel MP

Rt Hon David Steel MP

Broadcast | 04 May 1985

Leader of the Liberal Party, Politician - Liberal

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Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Broadcast | 27 Apr 1985

Novelist

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Robert Burchfield

Robert Burchfield

Broadcast | 20 Apr 1985

Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, Writer, Academic, Editor

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Joseph Allen

Joseph Allen

Broadcast | 13 Apr 1985

Physicist, Astronaut

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Doris Stokes

Doris Stokes

Broadcast | 06 Apr 1985

Medium

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Jimmy Savile

Jimmy Savile

Broadcast | 30 Mar 1985

Television presenter

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Richard Eyre

Richard Eyre

Broadcast | 23 Mar 1985

Theatre director

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Gordon Beningfield

Gordon Beningfield

Broadcast | 16 Mar 1985

Artist, Designer

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Alison Lurie

Alison Lurie

Broadcast | 09 Mar 1985

Academic, Novelist

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Jorge Bolet

Jorge Bolet

Broadcast | 02 Mar 1985

Pianist

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Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Broadcast | 23 Feb 1985

British actor

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Michael Elkins

Michael Elkins

Broadcast | 16 Feb 1985

Foreign correspondent

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Elly Ameling

Elly Ameling

Broadcast | 09 Feb 1985

Singer

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Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Broadcast | 02 Feb 1985

British actor

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Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey

Broadcast | 26 Jan 1985

Actor, Broadcaster, Cookery writer

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John Harvey-Jones

John Harvey-Jones

Broadcast | 19 Jan 1985

Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries

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Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

Broadcast | 12 Jan 1985

Playwright

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Sir Michael Tippett

Sir Michael Tippett

Broadcast | 05 Jan 1985

Composer

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Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney

Broadcast | 15 Dec 1984

Theatre, Playwright

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