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The Colour Purple
How William Perkin brought purple to the people in Victorian London
Death of a Physicist
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Kevin Fong talks to the Indian-born Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan
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Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and planet hunter Didier Queloz.
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The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Chicago
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossils and evolution
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in San Francisco to talk alien visitations
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The Genetics of Intelligence
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Future of Biodiversity
Kathy Willis, Director of Science Kew Gardens, discusses biodiversity with Jim al-Khalili
Unbreathable: The Modern Problem of Air Pollution
Roland Pease looks into the 3.3 million people killed each year by polluted air
Humboldt - the Inventor of Nature
Retracing the footsteps Alexander Von Humboldt - the forgotten father of environmentalism
Enceladus: A second genesis of life at Saturn?
The best place to search for extra-terrestrial life among the planets.
The Power of Equations
Jim al-Khalili and fellow physicists on the beauty and power of equations
Future of Energy
Jack Stewart looks at the future of the supply, demand, and viability of energy sources
Nature's Numbers
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What can babies and an Amazonian tribe tell us about the origins of mathematics?
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An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great theory
Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the legacy of Einstein's great theory.
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El Nino in the Pacific is in full swing, threatening with flood, fire and famine
Science Stories: Series 1 - Cornelis Drebbel
The magical world of Cornelis Drebbel, inventor of the first submarine in 1621
Science Stories: Series 1 - Eels and Human Electricity
How an eel sparked our interest in electricity