An academia special, with Dr John Cooper Clarke, Suzannah Lipscomb, Mark Horton, Alice Roberts, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Jim Al-Khalili, Robin Ince and Kate Williams. Show more

For one night only, Professor Brian Cox takes an audience of celebrity guests and members of the public on a journey into the wonderful universe of the Doctor. Show more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we went from thinking we were close to a complete understanding of the universe to realising we had seen almost none of it. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Chris Addison, Jim Al-Khalili, Katy Brand and John Campbell. From August 2014. Show more

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Chris Addison, Jim Al-Khalili, Katy Brand and John Campbell. From September 2014. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate, yet perplexing, scientific theory ever - quantum physics. He finds out whether it might solve biological mysteries. Show more

Series featuring distinguished graduates. Adam Hart-Davis and Helen Geake from the University of York face Jim Al-Khalili and Susan Blackmore from the University of Surrey. Show more

Professor Brian Cox hosts as comedians Ben Miller and Hugh Dennis each lead a team of scientists and they compete to find the scientific connections between six unlikely objects. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined. Show more

Following the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the team focuses on our nearest neighbouring star. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how mathematicians in the Islamic world, from C8th-C15th, developed new ideas and synthesised ideas from Greek and Indian maths. Show more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. As well sculpting our universe, gravity also affects our weight, height and even the rate at which we age. Show more

How our knowledge of the universe has been transformed in the last 60 years, with contributions from Jim Al-Khalili, Dallas Campbell and Monica Grady. Show more

Documentary. Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we've created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why this shouldn't spook us. Show more

The amazing story of our greatest superpower - the ability to fly. A tale of passion, danger and death, it involves a bicycle, a toy, a disaster at sea and the ultimate sacrifice. Show more

The amazing story of the car includes an alliance with a deadly predator, devastating floods, a 19th-century publicity stunt, a mountain of horse dung and a trip to the slaughterhouse. Show more

The incredible story of that amazing invention, the rocket. It took a teenage genius, a Chinese monk, a Soviet plot and a butter machine to give us the ability to leave the Earth. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the fascinating story of the smartphone. It would take a Hollywood star, a missed vacation and a Roman siege to give us the device that defines our age. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili on the fascinating story of the telescope. How it took a seashore plant, a bottle of mercury and a property boom to give us the machine that discovered the universe. Show more