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The Life Scientific

BBC Radio 4 science biography programme


The Life Scientific is a BBC Radio 4 science programme, presented by Jim Al-Khalili, in which each episode is dedicated to the biography and work of a living scientist.[1][2][3][4] The programme consists of an interview between Al-Khalili and the featured scientist, with others contributing anecdotes.[4]

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It is broadcast on Tuesday mornings in the UK,[4] and is available online and via BBC Sounds, as is an archive of past episodes.[5] There have been over 200 episodes since the first, an interview with Sir Paul Nurse 12 years ago.[6] In October 2021 the programme reached its 10-year anniversary with discussion between Ottoline Leyser, Paul Nurse, Christopher Jackson and Sue Black about what makes a scientist a scientist.[7]

Guests

Guests have included:[8]

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References

  1. "The Life Scientific". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. "Lord John Krebs on The Life Scientific, Radio 4". Future of Food. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. Jones, Michael (30 August 2013). "Imperial in the news: The Life Scientific". Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. Mahoney, Elisabeth (11 October 2011). "Radio head: The Life Scientific and One to One". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. "Podcasts - The Life Scientific". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. "Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma". Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. "Can computers discover new medicines?". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. "The sounds of coral reefs". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. "Why study sewage". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. "A passion for fruit flies". Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  12. "Fighting food fraud". Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  13. "Beetle behaviours and evolution". Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. "The power of Bayesian statistics". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  15. "Cosmic dust". Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  16. "How T cells fight disease". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. "Alzheimer's disease". Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. "Alzheimer's disease". Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  19. "Making chemistry count". Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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