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Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today.

Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human language

David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'.

David Canter on how psychology can save lives and catch killers

Epigeneticist Edith Heard on decoding the details of how X chromosomes are expressed.

Edith Heard on unravelling the mystery of X-chromosome inactivation

Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control.

Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars

Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.

Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

<p>Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future</p>

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