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(28 programmes)

  1. The Dragons' Lab

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    Available since Monday with 3 days left.

    Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event.

  2. Leading Edge 26/11/2009

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    Available since Thu, 26 Nov 2009.

    Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.

  3. Leading Edge 19/11/2009

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    Available since Thu, 19 Nov 2009.

    Geoff Watts looks back on great astronomical discoveries and future space exploration.

  4. Leading Edge 12/11/2009

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    Available since Thu, 12 Nov 2009.

    Geoff Watts dives into underwater archaeology and how cooking transformed human evolution.

  5. Click On 09/11/2009

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    Available since Mon, 9 Nov 2009.

    Simon Cox looks at the rural community building its own high-speed broadband network.

  6. Leading Edge 05/11/2009

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    Available since Thu, 5 Nov 2009.

    Geoff Watts meets meteorite hunters tracking down the birth of planets.

  7. Leading Edge 29/10/2009

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    Available since Fri, 30 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts finds out how scientists investigate nuclear test ban treaty violations.

  8. Leading Edge 22/10/2009

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    Available since Thu, 22 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts explores the relationship between humans and robots.

  9. Leading Edge 15/10/2009

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    Available since Thu, 15 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts discusses science books, biography, brains and the evolution of technology.

  10. Leading Edge 08/10/2009

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    Available since Thu, 15 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts meets the scientists who study polar life in freezing conditions.

  11. Leading Edge 01/10/2009

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    Available since Thu, 8 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts investigates the methods and motivations behind basic medical research.

  12. Leading Edge 24/09/2009

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    Available since Thu, 1 Oct 2009.

    Geoff Watts traces a musical map of the mind.

  13. Leading Edge 17/09/2009

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    Available since Thu, 24 Sep 2009.

    Geoff Watts reveals how anthropology can change the relationship with our environment.

  14. Leading Edge 10/09/2009

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    Available since Thu, 17 Sep 2009.

    Geoff Watts reports from the British Science Association's Festival in Guildford.

  15. Leading Edge 03/09/2009

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    Geoff Watts meets Lord May, President of the British Science Association.

  16. Chips With Everything

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    Available since Mon, 3 Aug 2009.

    Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.

  17. Give Me the MoonLITE

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    Available since Fri, 24 Jul 2009.

    Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.

  18. Leading Edge 09/07/2009

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    Available since Thu, 9 Jul 2009.

    Geoff Watts and guests discuss genomic medicine and the future of gene sequencing.

  19. Leading Edge 02/07/2009

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    Available since Mon, 6 Jul 2009.

    Geoff Watts examines progress towards greater public engagement with science.

  20. Leading Edge 25/06/2009

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    Available since Thu, 25 Jun 2009.

    Geoff Watts meets Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society.

  21. Leading Edge 18/06/2009

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    Available since Thu, 18 Jun 2009.

    Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in plants, animals and humans.

  22. Leading Edge 11/06/2009

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    Geoff Watts asks if science can be creative.

  23. Leading Edge 04/06/2009

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    Available since Thu, 4 Jun 2009.

    Geoff Watts investigates attitudes to evolution.

  24. Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

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    Available since Mon, 1 Jun 2009.

    Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.

  25. Leading Edge 28/05/2009

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    Available since Thu, 28 May 2009.

    Geoff Watts finds out the use of experiments in weightlessness, similar to being in orbit.

  26. Leading Edge 21/05/2009

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    Available since Thu, 21 May 2009.

    Geoff Watts is joined by the government's Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof John Beddington.

  27. The Landfill Designers

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    Available since Thu, 14 May 2009.

    Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?

  28. In Our Time Alchemy

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    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.

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