My Century Episodes Available now
Child in Exile in Russia
Aged seven, Vera Broido accompanied her mother in exile to Western Siberia
Marrying Outside the Caste in India
Rejected by family - Meenakshi Sundriyal from an upper class caste and Muslim Khurshid Ali
Organ Transplants
The use of anti-rejection drugs has made human organ transplants possible
Exile
Experiences of exile: from Iran, Palestine, Russia, Chile - and from family
How Antibiotics Revolutionised Healthcare
Good food and rest was the only treatment for patients with infections before the 1940s
Enforced Exile
Christina Navarrete recalls the sadness at being forced to leave Chile - and her family
Getting Rid of Tokyo's Rubbish
Japan's capital city generates 4 million tonnes of waste a year. How is it disposed of?
Eureka!
Scientific discoveries of the 20th Century: Einstein, quantum mechanics and DNA
Working in Genetics
Elizabeth Fisher on her work attempting to find genes involved in neurological diseases
The Discovery of Plate Tectonics
Why earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, and why and how mountains form
