Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest changes in the history of life on Earth. Around
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss an atomic particle that's become inseparable from modernity. JJ Thom
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the abrupt transformation of stars after shining brightly for millio
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of our ancestors, Homo erectus, who thrived on Earth for around
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the study of earthquakes. A massive earthquake in 1755 devastated Li
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Herschel (1738 – 1822) and his sister Caroline Herschel (175
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which informed Charles Darwin's first book, The S
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the race to build an atom bomb in the USA during World War Two. Bef
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable diversity of the animals that dominated life on land
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for Longitude while at sea. Following efforts by other m
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Laplace (1749-1827) who was a giant in the world of mathematics both
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the devastating mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Period, roughl
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the outstanding French mathematicians and natural philosopher
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss solar eclipses, some of life’s most extraordinary moments, when day
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alan Turing (1912-1954) whose 1936 paper On Computable Numbers effec
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the theoretical physicist Dirac (1902-1984), whose achievements far
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of horses, from their dog sized ancestors to their proli
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the flow of particles from the outer region of the Sun which we obse
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what happens when parents from different species have offspring, des
