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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Susan Blackmore explores the unique connecting point between herself and LSD pioneer Albert Hofmann, sharing her personal audio archive of her meeting with the Swiss scientist. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Physicist and broadcaster Paul Davies looks back on the life of fellow scientific populariser Carl Sagan. Show more
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Prof Sir Hugh Pennington delves into the life of the scientist he admires most, Joseph Lister, whose work in controlling infection he is carrying on today. Show more
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Barry Marshall experimented on himself to prove a scientific hypothesis. He goes in search of John Hunter, a zealous 17th-century surgeon who also made himself into a guinea pig. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Eminent neurologist Susan Greenfield looks into the life of someone who has inspired her own career, Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini. Show more
