Scotland's Forgotten Einstein, James Clerk Maxwell

How the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell paved the way for today's technology

• 26 mins

Future of Solar Energy

Roland Pease explores Perovskite, the new material experts say will transform solar power

• 26 mins

Shedding Light on the Brain

Biologists use light to explore the brain - and to alter it

• 26 mins

What the Songbird Said

The science of birdsong and its relationship to human language

• 26 mins

Origins of War

Is war a uniquely human act or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?

• 26 mins

Stephanie Shirley: Software Pioneer

Dame Stephanie Shirley made a fortune selling computer programmes to companies

• 26 mins

The Bone Wars

The tale of dinosaur hunters Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh and their legendary feud

• 26 mins

Future of European Science

The European Research Council’s policy of backing high risk, high gain basic science

• 26 mins

Sounds of Space: The Solar System

Take a sonic journey through the Solar System with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green

• 26 mins

Sounds Of Space: Deep Space

Voyaging further into deep space, with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green.

• 26 mins

James Watt and Steam Power

How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam

• 26 mins

Maurice Wilkins

The third man behind the unravelling of DNA's double helix Maurice Wilkins

• 26 mins

The Colour Purple

How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London

• 26 mins

Death of a Physicist

Henry Moseley was seen as Britain’s greatest physicist, but was killed in World War One

• 26 mins

The Great Telescopes and Evolution

Simon Schaffer tells of the astronomers who grappled with evolution long before Darwin.

• 26 mins

Truth about the Body Mass Index

As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.

• 26 mins

Women on the ‘Problem with Science’

A global perspective on the barriers to women in science.

• 26 mins

Life Changers - Kathryn Maitland

Kathryn Maitland has a burning passion to transform clinical research across Africa.

• 26 mins

Life Changers - Venki Ramakrishnan

Kevin Fong talks to the Indian-born Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan

• 26 mins

Life Changers - Anita Sengupta

Nasa engineer Anita Sengupta on landing a rover on Mars

• 26 mins

Life Changers - Didier Queloz

Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and planet hunter Didier Queloz.

• 26 mins

The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: New York

Is science a force for good or evil? Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss

• 26 mins

The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles

What happens when science meets Hollywood?

• 26 mins

The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Chicago

Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossils and evolution

• 26 mins

The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco

Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in San Francisco to talk alien visitations

• 26 mins

Lion Hunting in Africa

Can trophy hunting lions be good for conservation?

• 26 mins

How to Make an Awesome Surf Wave

Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave

• 26 mins

The Genetics of Intelligence

Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence

• 26 mins

Problems of Developing Drugs

Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company

• 26 mins

Future of Biodiversity

Kathy Willis, Director of Science Kew Gardens, discusses biodiversity with Jim al-Khalili

• 26 mins