The Making of Man’s Best Friend | Dog Tales and Cat Tales

IVF | How Science Changed Our World

Professor Robert Winston meets families who benefitted from breakthrough's in research which lead to IVF treatments.

1: The Book of Life | The Gene Code

Adam Rutherford explores how the entire human genome was decoded, discovering that every human carries the entire story of life on earth ...

Charles Darwin And The Tree Of Life

David Attenborough is a passionate Darwinian, and sees evolution as the cornerstone of all the programmes and series he has ever made. He...

The genetic modification debate | Science Britannica - Learning Zone

Brian Cox explores the science behind the genetic modification of plants, and the ongoing debate around ...

Unlocking The Code | The Gene Code

Dr Adam Rutherford takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride as he explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of a...

Stem Cell Research | How Science Changed Our World

Professor Robert Winston explores the medical potential in stem cell research, and meets a team of scientists at Imperial ...

Chromosomes | Curriculum Bites

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Gregor Mendel, Francis Crick and James Watson | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

David Attenborough explores how the discovery of DNA provided further evidence for Darwi...

3: Mendel and the Pea | The Six Experiments That Changed The World

From Galileo to Einstein, from Faraday to Mendel: modern scientists try to recreate the seminal experiment...

5: What Is the Secret of Life? | The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

How the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the most complex organism known...

A World Without Down's Syndrome?

Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, exploring the thinking around the proposed new screening test and i...

Bone evolution | Secrets of Bones

Large land mammals bone structures are perfectly adapted to help them to survive.

Darwin | Bitesize Secondary

A selection of clips taken from BBC programmes about Darwin and evolutionary biology. The programme includes material on adaptation and natural s...

DNA Discovery | The Gene Code

How does the DNA code work?

Evidence for evolution | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

David Attenborough explores how the process of evolution produces such astonishing variety.

How does inheritance work? | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

How fossils and living animals provide links between animal groups | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Passionate Darwinian David Attenborough looks at the evidence for ev...

Natural Selection and Darwin's finches | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

David Attenborough outlines Darwin's discovery of the theories of evolution and natural selection.

S1E1: Reproduction | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

Dara O Briain and a team of experts look at the world of reproduction and inheritance. Comedian Ed Byrne discovers just how...

The discovery of chromosomes | The Cell

Adam Rutherford explores how scientists used better microscopes and new chemical dyes to discover and name chromosomes.