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
In Our Time
Maths in the Early Islamic World
49 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
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
From Sage Gateshead, Rana Mitter introduces a discussion in which Carlos Frenk. Eugenia Cheng, Jim Al-Khalili and Louisa Preston consider the connections between time and space. Show more
Rana Mitter chairs a debate about the best ways of developing scientific breakthroughs. With Carlos Frenk, Jim al-Khalili, lecturer Katy Price and Tom Shakespeare. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Professor Jim Al-Khalili
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili. Show more