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The Spending Review

The Points West Debate

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

David Garmston invites an audience at Filton College to debate where the axe should fall when the government unveils its forthcoming spending cuts. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Garmston
Director:
David Coleman
Executive Producer:
Roger Farrant

This World

Don't Panic - How to End Poverty in 15 Years

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Investigative documentary. Hans Rosling examines the world goal of eradicating extreme poverty. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Hans Rosling
Producer:
Dan Hillman
Executive Producer:
Archie Baron
Studio Director:
David Coleman
Series Producer:
Sarah Waldron
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Production Company:
Wingspan Productions

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

When a Larp battle in the woods goes wrong, Lu and Frank must clear the Queen’s name and catch the culprit.

Contributors

Frank Hathaway:
Mark Benton
Luella Shakespeare:
Jo Joyner
Sebastian Brudenell:
Patrick Walshe McBride
DI Marlowe:
Amber Aga
Gloria Fonteyn:
Roberta Taylor
Adrian Messenger:
David Coleman
Maggie Messenger:
Emma Fryer
Major Tony Suffolk:
Ray Fearon
Ewan Clarence:
Marek Larwood
Katie Harper:
Sophie Stone
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter
Producer:
Ella Kelly
Director:
Matt Carter

The Sky at Night

Question Time

Duration: 59 minutes

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

A special 'Question Time' edition, with an expert panel answering questions from viewers on all things astronomical.
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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2020: Planet Earth - A User's Guide

Up in the Air

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Dr Tara Shine takes a deep breath and explores the gases that make up the air we breath. One of them might provide the answer for heating and transport in the future. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to reveal the secrets of contagion and the mathematics of disease. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to explore viruses, the immune system and modern testing technology. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to unlock the science of vaccines, variants and viral genetic codes. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2022: Dame Sue Black

Dead Body

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Professor Sue Black is joined by Emilia Fox and forensic scientists to unlock the mysterious death of a skeleton. With insights from investigations into serious crimes and war zones. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2022: Dame Sue Black

Living Body

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

A 'heist' has been staged in the Royal Institution. Can forensic evidence identify and convict the individual responsible? Includes insights from real criminal investigations. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2022: Dame Sue Black

Missing Body

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Professor Sue Black investigates a Christmas murder mystery with leading police experts, forensic scientists and an award-winning dog. Including insights into real serious crime investigations. Show more

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

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2020: Planet Earth - A User's Guide

Engine Earth

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Professor Chris Jackson reveals how, for billions of years, volcanic activity drove climate change on planet Earth. Now, it is humans. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2020: Planet Earth - A User's Guide

Water World

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Dr Helen Czerski explains why the ocean is so vital to life on earth and what we need to know to be good citizens of our ocean planet. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2023: Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI

How to Build an Intelligent Machine

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Professor Mike Wooldridge explores the nature of artificial intelligence. By using experiments and demonstrations, he investigates how AI learns and what it can do. Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2023: Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI

The Future of AI: Dream or a Nightmare?

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Professor Mike Wooldridge is joined by leading experts to grapple with the future of AI. What opportunities and dangers lie ahead as AI continues to evolve? Show more

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2023: Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI

My AI Life

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Professor Mike Wooldridge reveals the huge role AI already plays in our daily lives, sometimes without us even realising what it is doing. Show more