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Adam Rutherford tells the story of 16th-century anatomist Andreas Vesalius, who produced the first complete account of the human body and how to dissect it. Show more
28 minutes
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Francine Stock asks listeners, writers, directors and scientists if they remember their first time with Star Wars. Show more
29 minutes
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Adam Rutherford travels to Holland to find out what it was that drew Rembrandt to anatomy and why dissecting bodies was thought a suitable subject for high art. Show more
Adam Rutherford meets the spider-goat, created by scientists and the product of a new field of research - synthetic biology. Show more
Adam Rutherford explores how scientists delved deeper into the world of the cell, seeking to reveal the magic ingredient that can bring chemicals into life. Show more
Adam Rutherford reveals how scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years - the creation of a new life form. Show more
Adam Rutherford tells the story of the biological cell. He explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the discovery of the cell. Show more
28 minutes
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Toby Jones reveals why he was in two minds about playing Captain Mainwaring in the new film version of Dad's Army. Francine Stock presents. Show more
28 minutes
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Inside Science presenter Adam Rutherford joins Francine Stock to assess the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga. Show more
29 minutes
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Adam Rutherford tells the story of how Henry Gray and Henry Carter put their bestseller Gray's Anatomy together based on dissections they personally performed. Show more
1 hour
Adam Rutherford explores how the entire human genome was decoded, discovering that every human carries the entire story of life on earth hidden in his or her DNA. Show more
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Adam Rutherford shows how decoding the human genome has led us to begin to understand the very process by which our DNA makes each one of us on earth unique. Show more
29 minutes
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Adam Rutherford looks at the relationship between discoveries in anatomy and artworks that illustrate them. He begins with Claudius Galen and Leonardo da Vinci. Show more
29 minutes
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How the Hunter brothers transformed medicine and art in 18th-century Britain, believing that anatomy could only be learnt by performing dissections. Show more
43 minutes
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Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr on microbes, genes and success with Ed Yong, Adam Rutherford, Jonathan Maitland and Felicity Aston. Show more
Moral, ethical and religious discussion series. Nicky Campbell presides over a special debate asking just one big question - does evidence undermine religion? Show more
Hannah Fry delves into the data we have today to provide an evidence-based vision of tomorrow. With some expert help, she investigates questions we want answered about the future. Show more
Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can deliver - or fearful of its ability to control our lives? Show more
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Nathan Caton, Adam Rutherford and Harriett Gilbert on books by Paul Auster, Juan Pablo Villalobos and Paul Canoville. From 2017. Show more
