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BBC Radio 4
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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
Recent Episodes
OCT 6, 2026
Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control.
28 MIN
MAY 26, 2026
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 MIN
MAY 19, 2026
Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
28 MIN
MAY 12, 2026
Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
28 MIN
MAY 5, 2026
Hiranya Peiris on unravelling the story of the universe
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
28 MIN
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