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Meet Your Brain


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The Modern Alchemist


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Life Fantastic


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Sparks Will Fly - How to Hack your Home


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How to Survive in Space


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Supercharged - Fuelling the Future


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The Language of Life
Professor Sophie Scott discusses one of the fundamentals of human and animal life - the unstoppable urge to communicate.


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Who Am I?


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Secret & Lies - The Hidden Power of Maths


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Planet Earth - A User's Guide


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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to explore the microworld of viruses.


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Professor Mike Wooldridge - The Truth about AI


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Chris van Tulleken - The Truth About Food

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