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 28, 2013 · 42 min
The Microscope
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the development of the microscope.
Oct 10, 2013 · 42 min
Galen
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen.
Oct 3, 2013 · 42 min
Exoplanets
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.
Sep 19, 2013 · 41 min
Pascal
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French thinker Blaise Pascal.
Jul 4, 2013 · 41 min
The Invention of Radio
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the invention of radio.
Jun 6, 2013 · 42 min
Relativity
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Einstein's theory of relativity.
May 16, 2013 · 42 min
Cosmic Rays
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays.
Mar 28, 2013 · 39 min
Water
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss water, one of the most remarkable of all molecules.
Mar 7, 2013 · 42 min
Absolute Zero
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
Feb 28, 2013 · 41 min
Pitt-Rivers
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian archaeologist Augustus Pitt-Rivers.
Jan 17, 2013 · 42 min
Comets
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system.
Nov 28, 2012 · 41 min
Crystallography
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.
Oct 25, 2012 · 42 min
Fermat's Last Theorem
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.
Sep 13, 2012 · 42 min
The Cell
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.
May 10, 2012 · 41 min
Game Theory
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss game theory, the mathematical study of decision-making
Apr 12, 2012 · 42 min
Early Geology
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the emergence of geology as a scientific discipline.
Mar 29, 2012 · 41 min
The Measurement of Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the measurement of time.
Feb 23, 2012 · 41 min
Conductors and Semiconductors
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction.
Jan 26, 2012 · 42 min
The Scientific Method
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.
Dec 29, 2011 · 42 min
Macromolecules
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that underpin all life.