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Duration: 59 minutes

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

Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Executive Producer:
Jacqueline Smith
Director:
Nathan Budd

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Author and naturalist Helen Macdonald embarks on a clockwise loop around the M25 to discover if there is a wild side to Britain's busiest road. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Macdonald
Executive Producer:
Rory Wheeler
Producer:
Nathan Budd
Production Company:
Rare TV

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dr James Logan and Brendan Dunphy carry out a complete insect dissection, using cutting-edge imaging technology to show the beauty and precision of the natural engineering inside. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Logan
Presenter:
Brendan Dunphy
Producer:
Nathan Budd
Series Producer:
Jacqueline Smith
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2017: The Language of Life

Episode 1: Say It with Sound

Duration: 1 hour

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

Prof Sophie Scott uses hissing cockroaches, chirping crickets and rumbling elephants to explore how humans and animals have evolved to use sound to send messages. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2017: The Language of Life

Episode 2: Silent Messages

Duration: 1 hour

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

Professor Sophie Scott explores the world of silent communication, investigating why smells and body language can say so much. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2017: The Language of Life

Episode 3: The Word

Duration: 1 hour

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

Professor Sophie Scott investigates what language is and whether humans are really the only species to use it. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Author Helen Macdonald follows Britain’s greatest river over four seasons, encountering salmon, beavers and the microscopic creatures helping to answer science's biggest questions. Show more

Yellowstone

Episode 3: Autumn

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Series following wildlife in Yellowstone. Winter approaches, and the animals have two months to get ready. As the snow and ice return, many move away from the national park. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Peter Firth
Participant:
Mike Kasic
Producer:
Andrew Murray
Producer:
Nathan Budd