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  1. Making The Most Of The Micro

    Follow up series to The Computer Programme, looking at microcomputers.

    BBC One

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  2. The Limit

    Robbie Coltrane examines bold attempts to push the limits of design.

    BBC Two

  3. Everything We've Ever Known About...

    Jake Yapp presents short, comic histories of scientific knowledge on various topics.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. To Mars by A-Bomb

    The true story of a top secret US attempt to send a spaceship to Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

    BBC Four

  5. Mutant Mouse

    The history of the laboratory mouse and its role in 20th century medicine.

    BBC Four

  6. Walking With Headphones: How the Walkman Conquered the World

    Steve Punt meets people who simply wouldn't leave home without their personal stereo.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Scientists Advise, Ministers Decide

    Former government chief scientist, Lord May, looks at the role of politics in science.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Iraq Online

    Defence Correspondent Paul Wood investigates the phenomenon of war blogging.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Open Source

    Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. World's Busiest Railway 2015

    Exploring the world's busiest railway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.

    BBC Two

  11. 10 Things You Need to Know About Sleep

    Documentary revealing the science behind why so many people find it difficult to nod off.

    BBC One

  12.

    The Landfill Designers

    Why are scientists and designers are deliberately planning for failure?

    BBC Radio 4

  13.

    Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

    Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. 10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight

    Michael Mosley investigates the latest scientific breakthroughs in slimming.

    BBC One

  15. Catch a Falling Star

    Leo Enright tells the story of the last meteorite of the millennium which fell on Ireland.

    BBC Radio 7

  16. James May at the Edge of Space

    James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane.

    BBC Four

  17. James May on the Moon

    James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.

    BBC Two

  18. Space Dogs

    Documentary which tells the secret history of dog cosmonautics in the Soviet Union.

    BBC Four

  19. For All Mankind

    1989 documentary relating the story of the 24 men who travelled to the moon with NASA.

    BBC Four

  20. Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon

    Brian Cox uses the BBC archive to examine the story of man's relationship with the moon.

    BBC Four

  21. Man on the Moon

    The story of the US space programme, including the space race and the first moon landing.

    BBC Four

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    Give Me the MoonLITE

    Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Chips With Everything

    Sue Nelson investigates the humble source of the silicon chip.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Can't Connect, Won't Connect

    Chris Bowlby finds out about the 'refuseniks' to the so-called 'digital revolution'.

    BBC Radio 4

  25.

    The Naming of Genes

    Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Upgrade Me

    Simon Armitage explores the obsession with upgrading to the latest technological gadgetry.

    BBC Four

  27. The Life and Death of a Mobile Phone

    Examining the ways in which the mobile phone has made itself indispensable to modern life.

    BBC Four

  28. Micro Men

    The battle between Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry for the 1980s home computer market.

    BBC Four

  29. Podfather

    The story of silicon chip inventor Robert Noyce, godfather of today's digital world.

    BBC Four

  30. Science vs The Stradivarius

    Can science master the Stradivarius? Professor Trevor Cox investigates.

    BBC Radio 4

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    The Dragons' Lab

    Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Walking on the Moon

    Buzz Aldrin tells the story of the 1969 moon landing.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  33. The Spielberg of Gaming

    How David Jones helped create an industry and become the Spielberg of Gaming.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  34. Watching the Watchdog

    Examining a new internet watchdog to protect children from dangers in the digital world.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Big Bang: What Happened Next

    Geoff Watts finds out what the last year has held for the Large Hadron Collider.

    BBC Radio 4

  36.

    GCHQ: Cracking the Code

    BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera goes inside Britain's secret listening station.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Biometrics: An Identity Crisis

    Gerry Northam investigates the science and debate around the use of biometrics.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. The Art of Re-mastering

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Hammond Meets Moss

    Richard Hammond and Stirling Moss talk about their life-changing car accidents.

    BBC Four

  40. The Death-Ray in Your Pocket: 50 Years of Lasers

    Hermione Cockburn takes a lively look at the creation of the laser, 50 years old this year

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Web 2010 with Helen and Olly

    Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann present the best of the web.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  42. Cache in Pocket

    Ian Peacock tracks the rising popularity of geocaching.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Women on the Web

    Edi Stark investigates how social networking sites have transformed the lives of women.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  44.

    Between Life and Death

    Provocative documentary following the doctors who can now interrupt the death process.

    BBC

  45. Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle

    Author Rob Penn charts the history of one of mankind's greatest inventions.

    BBC Four

  46.

    Scientists Go To Hollywood

    Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. The Gizmo Games

    Chris Ledgard looks at how sports science has redefined Olympic success for Team GB.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Explosions: How We Shook the World

    Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates the science of explosions.

    BBC Four

  49. Landscape With Canals and Machines: The Legacy of LTC Rolt

    Hermione Cockburn on the writer who led us to value our industrial landscape - LTC Rolt.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Roy Noble's First Click

    Roy Noble looks at how people around Wales are using computers to indulge their passions.

    BBC Two Wales

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