Professor Danielle George uncovers the unsung inventors of the north west who changed the world in the areas of defence on air, sea and land. Show more
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Professor Danielle George uses five decades of BBC archive to find out how well disaster documentaries keep pace with scientific theories that advance every day. Show more
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Reinventing Inventions
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe with Danielle George, this year's RI Christmas lecturer, John Barrow on maths and arts, Armand Leroi on Aristotle and science, and Misbah Arif on science teaching. Show more
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
2014: Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home
Episode 4: Highlights
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD
Prof Danielle George shows how technology from around the home can be hacked to do amazing things in these highlights from the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Show more
Documentary. Can we predict avalanches? How can we save more lives? A team of scientists led by Prof Danielle George create a massive avalanche to find out. Show more
1 hour
Ben Garrod and Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could become our greatest rivals. Ben meets one of the most humanlike robots in the world, Erica. Show more
Ben Garrod and Danielle George investigate whether robots will ever become our friends, if we should trust them with our lives, and if one day they will even become conscious. Show more
Dallas Campbell, Professor Danielle George and Dr Hugh Hunt attempt to restage the very first official broadcast on British television, exactly 80 years after it made history. Show more
Professor Stephen Hawking, Professor Danielle George and Christophe Galfard join forces to find out if, and how, humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets. Show more
The incredible story of that amazing invention, the rocket. It took a teenage genius, a Chinese monk, a Soviet plot and a butter machine to give us the ability to leave the Earth. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the fascinating story of the smartphone. It would take a Hollywood star, a missed vacation and a Roman siege to give us the device that defines our age. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili explores the fascinating story of the robot, from ancient times to the modern day - asking if robots will one day take over the world. Show more
The Sky at Night
The UK Space Race
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 17 days
The Sky at Night team investigates the science and engineering helping the UK to blast into space. Chris visits a rocket company near Glasgow to find out how rockets are built. Show more
Adrian Chiles, Mehreen Baig and a team of experts explore four spectacular coastlines linked by the Irish Sea and meet the people who call them home. In this episode, they visit the Merseyside coast. Show more
Mehreen takes to the skies with a former RAF fighter pilot who is now using his flying skills to document the large-scale pollution that is hidden along the coastline. Show more