In Our Time: Science

BBC Radio 4

Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

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293 episodes
Updated February 19

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May 18, 2017 · 51 min
Louis Pasteur
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louis Pasteur, known as a founder of microbiology.
Apr 6, 2017 · 48 min
Pauli's Exclusion Principle
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Mar 16, 2017 · 49 min
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highest global temperatures in the last 65m years.
Mar 2, 2017 · 48 min
The Kuiper Belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the icy Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune, home to Pluto.
Feb 16, 2017 · 49 min
Maths in the Early Islamic World
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the flourishing of maths in the Islamic world from C8th.
Jan 26, 2017 · 45 min
Parasitism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Parasitism, where one species gains at the cost of another
Dec 29, 2016 · 48 min
Johannes Kepler
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss astronomer Johannes Kepler.
Oct 27, 2016 · 45 min
John Dalton
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss scientist John Dalton.
Oct 13, 2016 · 45 min
Plasma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter.
Sep 22, 2016 · 46 min
Zeno's Paradoxes
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
Jul 7, 2016 · 48 min
The Invention of Photography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.
Jun 9, 2016 · 46 min
Penicillin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of penicillin.
Apr 28, 2016 · 45 min
Euclid's Elements
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Elements of Euclid.
Apr 21, 2016 · 45 min
1816, the Year Without a Summer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1816, known as the year without a summer.
Apr 14, 2016 · 45 min
The Neutron
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron.
Feb 18, 2016 · 48 min
Robert Hooke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke.
Feb 4, 2016 · 47 min
Chromatography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
Jan 14, 2016 · 46 min
Saturn
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Saturn.
Dec 24, 2015 · 45 min
Michael Faraday
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientist Michael Faraday.
Dec 17, 2015 · 48 min
Circadian Rhythms
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.