In Our Time

The Science of Glass

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 46 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th May 2015, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th May 2015, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the puzzling science of glass which, though hard and brittle, retains aspects of a liquid once cooled into its solid form. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:: Athene Donald
Interviewed Guest:: Jim Bennett
Interviewed Guest:: Paul McMillan
Producer:: Simon Tillotson

In Our Time

States of Matter

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Apr 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 3^rd Apr 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the science of matter and the states in which it can exist, from solids, liquids and gases to high-energy plasmas. Show more