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Discovery Episodes

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    Beagle 2 - mission to Mars

    A report on the Beale 2 Mars lander project

  2. Super volcanoes

    Is there a super volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park?

  3. The Story of Aids - vaccine

    A report on the search for an Aids vaccine

  4. The Story of Aids - drugs

    The development of drugs to combat HIV became one of the 1980s great medical causes

  5. The Story Of Aids - origins

    Allan Little explores the origins of HIV and Aids

  6. Nanotechnology - part four

    Report on nanoscience from the California Institute of Technology

  7. The Story of Aids - the discovery of HIV

    A series of programmes on Aids, how a strange new disease emerged in the 1970s

  8. Nanotechnology - part three

    Report on the advancements in nano technology

  9. Nanotechnology - part two

    The science and truth behind molecular engineering

  10. Nanotechnology - part one

    Understanding the science behind molecular engineering and nanotechnology

  11. Sociable Robots

    Report on robots and sociable robotic technology - robots that talk back

  12. Monstrous Science - fact or fantasy?

    From the Loch Ness creature to Big Foot, a look at present day monsters, fact or myth?

  13. Monstrous Science - T-Rex

    The most famous extinct monster, the giant meat-eating dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex

  14. Monstrous Science - giant squid

    Monsters, part two, a look at the giant squid

  15. Monstrous Science - monsters fact and fiction

    Giants, fact and fiction-dinosaurs, giant squids, Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster

  16. Forensic Dentistry

    The science and techniques behind forensic dentistry

  17. Forensic Geology

    The transfer principle behind forensic geology and the secrets held in soil

  18. Forensic Botany

    The science behind forensic botany

  19. Forensic Entomology

    The reality behind crime scene investigation

  20. Fire - fire in the cities

    Exploring the devastation of fire in built-up areas

  21. Fire - the firefighters

    A report on the firefighters who battle blazes from within

  22. Fire - forest fires

    The role of fire in natural cycles

  23. Fire - making it

    The nature of fire and how it has been prized and protected

  24. Malaria - the genetic solution

    Using genetics to help analyse the parasite that causes malaria

  25. Solar activity and climate

    How exactly does the sun affect our climate?

  26. The lives of ants

    Could army ants teach us how to run our congested roads and cities?

  27. 'Dinobirds'

    Are birds close ancestors of the dinosaurs?

  28. Water Works - Dunwich Port, UK

    Report from Dunwich port in East Anglia, at one time the largest port in the country

  29. Water Works - Danube River

    An examination of the efforts to clean up the Danube River and rebuild bridges in Serbia

  30. Water Works - Peru

    An exploration into ancient water transport technology which pre-dates the Inca civilization

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