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The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Sir Roger Penrose takes a personal journey through artist MC Escher's work, marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and the light it still sheds on complex mathematical concepts. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Producer:
Suzy Boyles
Participant:
Patricia Fara
Participant:
Roger Penrose
Participant:
Martin Rees
Participant:
Craig MacKay

In Our Time

Relativity

Duration: 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

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Rees
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Penrose
Interviewed Guest:
Ruth Gregory
Producer:
Thomas Morris

Start the Week

A Theory of Everything?

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion show. Tom Sutcliffe on a theory of everything with scientists Marcus du Sautoy, Roger Penrose and Suzie Sheehy, and novelist Joanna Kavenna. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Marcus du Sautoy
Interviewed Guest:
Suzie Sheehy
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Penrose
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Kavenna
Producer:
Katy Hickman