The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut (2016)
Helen Sharman talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ups and downs of being in space.
Venki Ramakrishnan on ribosomes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Nobel Prize-winner Venki Ramakrishnan.
George Davey-Smith on health inequalities
Epidemiologist Prof George Davey-Smith talks to Jim Al-Khalili about health inequalities.
Dr Nick Lane on the origin of life on earth
Dr Nick Lane of UCL talks about studying the origin of life on earth with Jim Al-Khalili.
Naomi Climer on engineering
Naomi Climer tells Jim Al-Khalili why engineers should be as famous as rock stars.
Peter Piot on tackling ebola and HIV
Peter Piot talks to Jim Al-Khalili about Zika, Ebola and HIV.
Paul Younger on energy for the future
Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili about keeping the lights on in the future.
Kathy Willis on botany
Kathy Willis, Kew Gardens' director of science, discusses biodiversity with Jim Al-Khalili
Patrick Vallance on pharmaceuticals
Jim Al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
Robert Plomin on the genetics of intelligence
Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence.
