Professor Martin Rees, the astronomer royal, searches for extra-terrestrials in a film that gets inside the minds of the scientists considering whether we're alone in the universe. Show more
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Comedian Josh Widdecombe joins Dara and the team of experts to take a peek into mankind's final frontier - space. Show more
Start the Week
Space Survival and Exploration
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses space travel with expert in space medicine Kevin Fong, astronomer royal Martin Rees, astrophysicist Carole Haswell and sci-fi writer Stephen Baxter. Show more
Last Word
Professor Stephen Hawking, Hubert de Givenchy, Michele Hanson, Sir John Sulston, Sir Ken Dodd
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on cosmologist Stephen Hawking, designer Hubert de Givenchy, columnist Michele Hanson, biologist Sir John Sulston and comedian Ken Dodd. Show more
Start the Week
David Attenborough: Life on Earth and Beyond
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
David Attenborough, Martin Rees, Philippa Mason and Michael Quetting discuss the evolution of life on earth and beyond with Andrew Marr. Show more
HARDtalk
Sir Martin Rees - UK Astronomer Royal
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Stephen Sackur talks Sir Martin Rees, one of the world's leading astrophysicists who says that the next century will determine humanity's long term destiny. Show more
HARDtalk
Sir Martin Rees
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America
Sir Martin Rees, one of the world's leading astrophysicists, says the next century will determine humanity's long term destiny - so, are the prospects good or grim? Show more
The story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Revealing archive provides a unique insight into their lives. Show more
In Our Time
Relativity
42 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Einstein's theory of relativity, a hypothetical framework that transformed our understanding of the universe. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Sir Martin Rees
40 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sue Lawley's castaway is Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees. Show more
The Sky at Night
Fatal Attraction
20 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Chris Lintott talks to the astronomer royal about black holes, the beating heart at the centre of galaxies which also have a destructive side. Show more