The Life Scientific Episodes Available now
Chris Toumazou on inventing medical devices
Chris Toumazou talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the science of invention.
Elspeth Garman on crystallography
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Oxford crystallographer Elspeth Garman.
Jackie Akhavan on explosives
Jackie Akhavan talks about the ethical issues of working on explosives used in war.
Brian Cox on quantum mechanics
Brian Cox, physicist and media star, talks fame and quantum mechanics with Jim Al-Khalili.
Carol Robinson on chemistry
Carol Robinson on her journey from lab technician to professor of chemistry.
Jeremy Farrar on fighting viruses
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with Dr Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust.
Zoe Shipton on fracking
Jim Al-Khalili discusses earthquakes and fracking for gas with geologist Zoe Shipton.
Chris Llewellyn Smith on nuclear fusion
Chris Llewellyn Smith on quarks, bosons and running the biggest experiments in history.
Sandy Knapp
Botanist Sandy Knapp talks about her adventures collecting plants in South America.
Chris Lintott
Chris Lintott tells Jim Al Khalili about crowd sourced astronomy and Galaxy Zoo.