With Kirsty Lang.
Then Weather
6/10. On the death of Winifred O'Donnell , her family knew her only as a mother who had once sung in West End shows. But she was a bigamist who abandoned her first family. Alison, a daughter of the second marriage, pieces together the story of those she left behind.
7/10. Comedian Shazia Mirza and neurophysiologist Dr Mark Lythgoe join the quiz. With Marcus du Sautoy, Kathy Sykes and Michael Rosen.
The tale of an unlikely scientific pioneer; from the development of penicillin to transplant surgery, research on mice has been pivotal.
7/10 The first discovery of a dinosaur, in 1824, and 1953's "Piltdown Man" hoax are recalled.
The biographer of the damaged and the damned - from Albert Speer to Mary Bell - talks about her life and work.
6/6.
With philosopher Daniel Dennett
12.30am as 9.30pm 1.30 as 9pm
2.00 as 8.30pm 2.30 as 12 midnight
3.00-4.00am as 9.30pm
