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Ramblings: Series 24: Chilterns American Women's Club hiking group

2013-05-23T15:39:47Z

Clare Balding joins a hiking group for ex-pat American and international spouses.

Cosmic Quest: The Milky Way

2013-05-23T14:41:52Z

Heather considers the struggle to develop knowledge about our own galaxy.

Tweet of the Day: Garganey

2013-05-23T15:39:48Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the garganey.

Farming Today: 23/05/2013

2013-05-23T15:41:29Z

Dutch mink farmers are calling for compensation following a ban on fur farming.

Everest a Chymru: Pennod 2

2013-05-22T18:45:25Z

Dei Tomos yn bwrw golwg ar berthynas Cymru ag Everest.

Thinking Allowed: Live Music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club

2013-05-23T06:20:22Z

Laurie Taylor explores a social history of live music from 1950 to 1967.

Cosmic Quest: Plumbing the Depths

2013-05-22T14:39:54Z

The science of astrophysics began 300 years ago but rocketed in Victorian times.

Farming Today: 22/05/2013

2013-05-22T18:52:38Z

The worrying rate of loss of our wildlife - 60% of species have declined in recent decades

Tweet of the Day: Tawny Owl

2013-05-23T03:03:51Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl.

Click: A Route 66 of the Future: Driverless Cars

2013-05-23T02:59:09Z

How close are we to a world of fully automated vehicles?

Everest a Chymru: Pennod 1

2013-05-21T18:53:48Z

Dei Tomos yn bwrw golwg ar berthynas Cymru ag Everest.

Science Cafe: 21/05/2013

2013-05-21T18:53:28Z

Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explains how maths is at the heart of everything we do.

Costing the Earth: GM Update: Pig 26

2013-05-23T10:42:45Z

Tom Heap investigates the latest developments in GM technology.

Cosmic Quest: The Celestial Police

2013-05-21T14:31:17Z

Heather Couper looks at planet hunter Johann Bode, who patrolled the dark cosmic alleyways

The Life Scientific: Lord John Krebs

2013-05-23T02:48:46Z

Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.

Farming Today: 21/05/2013

2013-05-21T20:47:18Z

A vaccine against Schmallenberg disease is approved, but will farmers use it?

Tweet of the Day: Greenfinch

2013-05-23T03:03:28Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch.

Discovery: Deep Sea Vents

2013-05-23T03:43:42Z

Are newly discovered deep ocean ecosystems threatened by deep sea mining?

Cosmic Quest: A Planet Called George

2013-05-20T14:25:02Z

William Herschel attempted to chart the cosmos using a homemade telescope.

Farming Today: 20/05/2013

2013-05-20T20:07:11Z

Charlotte Smith asks why it's not all roses for Britain's homegrown flower industry.

Tweet of the Day: Shag

2013-05-23T03:04:30Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag.

Thinking Allowed: Stammering and Identity; Land of Too Much

2013-05-22T05:16:46Z

Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer.

The Science Hour: Mosquitos and Body Odour, stem cell cloning and the Most Powerful Computer

2013-05-20T15:23:20Z

New research shows mosquitos infected with malaria become more attracted to body odour

Tweet of the Day: Nightingale, part 2

2013-05-23T03:19:58Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the nightingale.

Country Focus: 19/05/2013

2013-05-20T06:11:03Z

Rachael Garside looks at two gardens celebrating the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show.

The Science of DIY: The Wheelbarrow

2013-05-19T13:27:05Z

Len Fisher and fellow experts reveal the importance of leverage when conveying a load.

Science Cafe: 14/05/2013

2013-05-19T06:38:27Z

Adam Walton joins the Aberystwyth Bioblitz.

The Living World: The Yuan Yang

2013-05-23T03:04:37Z

Chris Sperring goes to the River Dart in Devon to look for mandarin ducks.

Talk on the Wildside: Dr Kenny Taylor

2013-05-19T08:10:56Z

Dr Kenny Taylor tells Raymond Mearns about his favourite places on The Black Isle.

Saturday Edition: 18/05/2013

2013-05-20T09:26:08Z

Grant Shapps denies that a senior Tory described activists as 'swivel-eyed loons'.

Wales and Everest: Episode 2

2013-05-18T13:17:25Z

A look at Snowdonia and Dr Llion Iwan, Eric Jones and Stephen Edwards travel to Nepal.

Discovery: After Sandy

2013-05-23T02:46:38Z

How can science protect New York from future super storms?

Galwad Cynnar: 18/05/2013

2013-05-18T07:41:20Z

Gerallt Pennant yn ein deffro ar fore Sadwrn.

Out of Doors: 18/05/2013

2013-05-20T08:42:56Z

Euan McIlwraith penetrates a wall of sound at the Inverurie poultry sale.

Farming Today: Farming Today This Week

2013-05-18T20:15:13Z

Britain's egg producers are booming despite welfare rules. Charlotte Smith finds out why.

Byd Amaeth: 18/05/2013

2013-05-18T07:13:41Z

Y diweddaraf o'r byd ffermio gyda Dei Tomos.

Farm Gate: 18/05/2013

2013-05-18T07:14:17Z

Food, countryside and agricultural issues, plus business, industry reports and new tech.

Open Country: The Minack Coast

2013-05-23T03:23:09Z

Felicity Evans explores human influence on the coast between the Lizard and Land's End.

The Why Factor: The Lie

2013-05-23T03:02:37Z

Why do we lie? How do different cultures define telling the truth?

Cosmic Quest: A Comet's Tale

2013-05-17T14:26:57Z

Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went about calculating the orbit of a comet.

Farming Today: 17/05/2013

2013-05-17T18:05:51Z

Floods and droughts, but high yields? Anna Hill hears why 2012 wasn't bad for all farmers.

Tweet of the Day: Dartford Warbler

2013-05-23T03:40:39Z

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler.

Science In Action: Stem Cells

2013-05-23T03:03:14Z

What impact will stem cell cloning have on the treatment of human diseases and disorders?

Material World: Quantum computer; Ancient water; Stem cells; Dambusters

2013-05-23T03:14:11Z

Scientists to have access to one of the world's most powerful "quantum" computers.