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Bang Goes The Theory Special
Drake’s Equation: The Search For Life
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
For many years our place in the universe was the subject of theologians and philosophers not scientists. But in 1960 one man changed all that. Dr Frank Drake was one of the leading lights in the new science...
Bang Goes The Theory Special
Explosions: How We Shook The World
- Broadcast
- 2010 (59 mins)
200 years before the birth of Christ, in the moutain wildernesses of Western China, travellers put lengths of bamboo on their campfires to make loud ‘cracks’ to ward off shape-shifting creatures of the...
Alternative Therapies
Hypnotherapy
- Broadcast
- 2008 (59 mins)
Imagine having your dentist pull your teeth out and drill into your jaw with no anaesthetic - just someone muttering in your ear about being on the beach. Sounds alarming? Welcome to the extraordinary world...
Alternative Therapies
Reflexology
- Broadcast
- 2008 (59 mins)
Reflexologists claim that the body is mapped onto the soles of the feet, and that pressing particular points can help with a range of medical conditions from back pain and asthma to infertility and...
Alternative Therapies
Meditation
- Broadcast
- 2008 (59 mins)
Meditation: Professor Kathy SYKES investigates the ancient practice of meditation, meeting scientists working at the very frontiers of knowledge of how the brain functions.
Ever Wondered About Food Series Five
Onions and Garlic
- Broadcast
- 2007 (29 mins)
While the world may be a "great big onion" nothing divides us quite like garlic. In the edition of ever wondered about food chef Paul Merrett discovers that why the onion caused the first strike in recorded...
Ever Wondered About Food Series Five
Milk
- Broadcast
- 2007 (29 mins)
Chef Paul MERRETT discovers the many uses of milk, including its role in fuelling Genghis Khan’s armies and how it keeps astronauts healthy in space.
Ever Wondered About Food Series Five
Bananas
- Broadcast
- 2007 (29 mins)
Paul MERRETT reps on the banana being the world’s most popular fruit and its possible extinction. political influence sport
Ever Wondered About Food Series Five
Peppers
- Broadcast
- 2007 (29 mins)
Once a well kept secret deep in the heart of the South American jungle, a quarter of the world’s population now eat chillies or peppers every day and chilli powder is the world’s most popular spice. Chef...
Ever Wondered About Food Series Five
Tea
- Broadcast
- 2007 (29 mins)
Chef Paul MERRETT explores the history of tea and explains how it can settle nerves. He also reveals how to make the perfect cup, accompanied by scones, jam and cream.