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From Darwin to Big Data with Richard Dawkins

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses science literacy and numeracy with Richard Dawkins, Deborah Kelemen, Cathy O'Neil and Alex Bellos. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Dawkins
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Kelemen
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy O'Neil
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Bellos

Midweek

Soweto Kinch; Ken Clarke MP; Melanie Lamotte; Alex Bellos

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Ken Clarke MP, jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, historian Melanie Lamotte and writer and puzzle-historian Alex Bellos join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Soweto Kinch
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie Lamotte
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Bellos
Producer:
Annette Wells

Brand

Midweek

Saturday Live

Alex Bellos

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Maths writer Alex Bellos, avalanche survivor Ken Jones, a longtime Pele fan, a mother bent on bilingual kids, a dad-band with a Banksy and Judy Finnigan's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Bellos
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Sarll
Interviewed Guest:
Charlie Corr
Interviewed Guest:
Frank McCauley
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Duncan
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Atkinson
Interviewed Guest:
Judy Finnigan
Producer:
Dixi Stewart

Free Thinking

Maths: Alex Bellos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Serafina Cuomo, Vicky Neale

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy discusses the Winton Mathematics Gallery at the Science Museum and explores how maths skills are increasingly needed for jobs. Plus Alex Bellos on maths puzzles. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Bellos
Interviewed Guest:
Serafina Cuomo
Interviewed Guest:
Vicky Neale
Interviewed Guest:
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Producer:
Harry Parker