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A history of science in Britain from the Restoration to the present day. Weaving science back into everyday life, Lisa Jardine shows how the concerns of the scientist are the concerns of us all

Updated: occasionally
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Age of Now

    Tue 17 Sep 2013

    7/7 Lisa Jardine explores what's driving science in the 21st century.

  • Age of War

    Tue 10 Sep 2013

    6/7 Lisa Jardine explores how the demands of war mobilised science long before WWII.

  • Age of the Lab

    Tue 3 Sep 2013

    5/7 Lisa Jardine explores how scientists became separated from wider society.

  • Age of Inspiration

    Tue 27 Aug 2013

    4/7 Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith.

  • Age of Opportunity

    Tue 20 Aug 2013

    3/7 Lisa Jardine explores how the industrial revolution transformed scientific endeavour.

  • Age of Exploration

    Tue 13 Aug 2013

    2/7 Lisa Jardine describes how Britain's desire to build an empire promoted botany.

  • Age of Ingenuity

    Tue 6 Aug 2013

    1/7 Lisa Jardine explores the birth of modern science in Restoration England.

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