Judith and her father don’t have much – their house is full of dusty relics, reminders of the mother she’s never known. But Judith sees the world with the clear Eyes of Faith, and where...

Heather Couper presents a sweeping history of astronomy, as heard on BBC Radio 4.In this 30-part BBC Radio 4 series, astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our understanding of the...

It's often claimed that you're never more than 10 feet from a rat, and you could probably say the same about lasers. In the home and at the shops, throughout medicine, the military, and almost...

The BBC Sound Archive contains numerous recordings compiled over many years, and this collection covers a range of sound effects recorded in the countryside - ideal for use in your home studio.

Why?: Scientific Answers to Fundamental Questions'; sets out to provide simple answers to the most fundamental questions about the world. Asking why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why do we...

Join Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss in this fascinating guide to the sounds of our most popular coastal birds, as heard on BBC Radio 4.In the fourth of our series of bird guides, Brett Westwood...

This behind-the-scenes look at how the first programmes were made reveals moments of hardship on horseback, canoe and in a wreck of a jeep through swamp, desert and rainforest. Attenborough tells...

It is commonly known that honeybees have been dying in large numbers, but much less well known that bumblebees are just as important when it comes to pollinating crops and flowers, and that they...

Edward Enfield has only ever had one garden, but his dealings with it have extended over half a century. He came to his three-quarters of an acre knowing nothing about growing anything, and this...

Where is the male nude in Indian art? Is there such a thing? And if he's there for all to see why has he proved invisible to all but the most discerning of Western eyes? The art historian, Partha...

Gerald Durrell was a zoo enthusiast from the age of two when he started collecting everything alive, from minnows to woodlice. When, finally, he decided to set up the Jersey Wildlife Preservation...

The BBC Sound Archive contains numerous recordings compiled over many years, and this collection covers a range of the many sound effects suggesting death and horror - ideal for use in your home...

The story of one man's discovery of the global contamination of the environment by man-made lead compounds, presented by environmental scientist Dr Hermione Cockburn. It was largely thanks to...

Brooke loved reading the celebrity gossip rag 'Last Night'. Until her marriage became a weekly headline. Brooke had been drawn to Julian Alter the first time she heard him perform ‘Hallelujah’...

The BBC Sound Archive contains numerous recordings compiled over many years, and this collection covers a range of sound effects ranging from turn-of-the-century cars right up to the Seventies -...