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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Nov 5, 2015 · 45 min
P v NP
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematical problem of P versus NP.
Sep 24, 2015 · 45 min
Perpetual Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss perpetual motion.
Jun 25, 2015 · 46 min
Extremophiles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss extremophiles and astrobiology.
May 28, 2015 · 45 min
The Science of Glass
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the puzzling science of glass.
Apr 30, 2015 · 46 min
The Earth's Core
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Earth's core.
Mar 26, 2015 · 47 min
The Curies
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family.
Mar 12, 2015 · 45 min
Dark Matter
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss dark matter, the 'missing mass' of the universe.
Feb 12, 2015 · 45 min
The Photon
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, the fundamental particle of light.
Dec 11, 2014 · 45 min
Behavioural Ecology
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss behavioural ecology.
Nov 13, 2014 · 44 min
Brunel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Oct 30, 2014 · 46 min
Nuclear Fusion
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and science of nuclear fusion.
Sep 25, 2014 · 45 min
e
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Euler's number, e.
Jul 10, 2014 · 47 min
The Sun
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the science of the sun, source of all our energy.
Jun 12, 2014 · 46 min
Robert Boyle
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the pioneering scientist Robert Boyle.
May 15, 2014 · 46 min
Photosynthesis
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss photosynthesis.
Apr 3, 2014 · 47 min
States of Matter
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the states of matter, from solids to plasmas.
Feb 27, 2014 · 42 min
The Eye
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about the eye and how it works.
Feb 20, 2014 · 41 min
Social Darwinism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism.
Jan 30, 2014 · 41 min
Catastrophism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the geological theory of Catastrophism.
Dec 19, 2013 · 41 min
Complexity
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss complexity theory.