The painted garden
A freelance garden historian, Russell Bowes, will use the clues displayed or hidden in paintings to look at the major developments of gardening styles from ancient times to the present day.
Feb 07, 2012•56 min
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Episodes
On the secrets of human motivation
World-renowned psychologist Professor Richard Ryan talks about why video games are so addictive and why people can't wait for the weekend.
Nov 30, 2011•1 hr 52 min
William Herschel Society lecture 2011: Active galaxy jets - an exhausting business
Professor Diana Worrall addresses our understanding of the Universe, and the largely uncharted structures that we find when we explore space.
Nov 29, 2011•51 min
A nice cup of tea
Garden historian Russell Bowes talks about the horticultural history of the tea bag, from its origins in the foothills of the Himalayas right through to the modern tea bag.
Nov 25, 2011•56 min
Why do we need social science?
The Campaign for Social Science SW Regional Roadshow aims to raise the profile of social science in the public, media and Parliament, in context of changes to the funding of teaching and research.
Nov 21, 2011•1 hr 14 min
Energy storage - the missing link
Professor Peter Bruce of the the University of St Andrews talks about the need for a step change in the performance of energy storage devices for the future in order to help us achieve a low-carbon world.
Nov 18, 2011•1 hr 5 min
Two great war poets: Gurney and Owen
Jon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University, discuss the lives of Ivor Gurbey and Wilfred Owen.
Nov 18, 2011•1 hr 24 min
Journeys in indigo
Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul, honorary research fellow at the University of Exeter and fellow at the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, tells a compelling story of indigo, the world's oldest, most magical and best-loved dye.
Nov 15, 2011•59 min
Alan Cotton inaugural lecture: A sense of place
Alan Cotton, Honorary Professor of Art at the University of Bath, gives his inaugural lecture where he presents stories about people and places from his travels.
Nov 14, 2011•1 hr 2 min
Moon gods, demons and the sacred disease: A history of epilepsy and how we treat it
Dr Roland Jones, a neuropharmacologist from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath, will explores the history of epilepsy.
Nov 03, 2011•1 hr 7 min
Towering ambition: William Beckford and his buildings in Wiltshire and Bath
Dr Amy Frost investigates all of the architectural wonders that William Beckford spent his life constructing in this detailed biography.
Oct 26, 2011•55 min
An engineering adventure
Dan Johns, engineer for Bloodhound SSC, the latest attempt at the land speed World record, talks about his involvement with the project.
Oct 26, 2011•46 min
Changing attitudes to disability
Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME) President Baroness Masham of Ilton, who is also the Founder and President of the Spinal Injuries Association, and Dr Elizabeth White, Head of Research & Development at the College of Occupational Therapists deliver the BIME lecture.
Oct 24, 2011•44 min
Professor Christine Griffin inaugural lecture: Identity and belonging in young people’s lives
The lecture focused on Professor Griffin's research about young people's everyday lives and what is important to them. She argued that young people are usually most concerned with fitting in, with where they belong in psychological and social terms - and with having fun. However, young people in affluent western societies are the target of substantial marketing campaigns that take full advantage of this in their advertising, branding and marketing of a range of products.
Jul 25, 2011•55 min
The crossroads of global capitalism
Western countries need to put far more effort into understanding China and other rising powers, argues Professor Peter Nolan in a public lecture hosted by the Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate School. Professor Nolan (from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge) reviews the spectacular achievements of global business over the last thirty years.
Jul 17, 2011•1 hr 4 min
Professor Rob Price inaugural lecture: Crystals, particles & powders
Professor Rob Price delivers his inaugural lecture on his research in the field of aerosol science.
May 31, 2011•1 hr 2 min
Rutherford's Legacy
Dr Glenn Patrick of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford looks at how particle physics has developed following Rutherford's discovery and what developments we might expect.
May 23, 2011•1 hr 13 min
Civilisation: Who decides? Heritage and the fabrication of history
Leading architectural historian Dr Simon Thurley looks at the growing role of the state in the cultural life of the nation in the 40th Anniversary Gerald Walter's Memorial Lecture
May 23, 2011•41 min
Graphene: Sketching out a new world
Dr David Horsell of the University of Exeter explores graphene, nature's thinnest material.
May 23, 2011•56 min
The rise of the Grid and the Large Hadron Collider
Particle Physicist Dr Glenn Patrick talks about the Large Hadron Collider. Based at CERN, in Geneva, the collider is the largest scientific machine in the world. It started operation in the summer of 2008 and aims to produce colossal amounts of data, which thousands of scientists around the world will analyse to further our understanding of the universe.
May 23, 2011•53 min
Professor Yiannis Gabriel inaugural lecture: Losing the plot in era of image
In his Inaugural lecture Professor Yiannis Gabriel from the School of Management critiques our desire to look for a story in every image.
Apr 28, 2011•47 min
Founders Day lecture 2011: Great ideas of biology
In this Founders Day lecture Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, discusses the great ideas of biology.
Apr 28, 2011•1 hr 10 min
Creative tensions between science & technology
Recent debate on the role and affordability of scientific research has too often been presented as a choice between 'blue skies science' and 'useful' engineering. This public lecture at the University of Bath by Professor Sir Richard Friend on 5 April 2011 argues that this is a highly mistaken outlook.
Apr 14, 2011•59 min
The Paralympic legacy
Simone Lewis, Dr Polly Mcguigan and Dr James Bilzon examine how the University of Bath aims to become a research centre of excellence in disability and Paralympic sport ahead of and beyond London 2012.
Mar 31, 2011•49 min
The tale of the tulip
Freelance garden historian Russell Bowes brings the story of the tulip to life with power, passion and petals!
Mar 30, 2011•32 min
Robots with emotions - do we need them?
Dr Joanna Bryson, an expert in machines that have their own artificial intelligence, explores the issues associated with the concept.
Mar 10, 2011•50 min
The pre-history of Bathampton Down - Bath's sacred landscape
Dr Rod Thomas talks about a newly-discovered Iron-Age settlement and other findings in Bathampton Down.
Mar 10, 2011•46 min
The science of drug politics
Professor David Nutt talks about the regulation of drugs including alcohol and tobacco.
Mar 10, 2011•1 hr 4 min
Kew in the digital age
Professor Angela McFarlane explores how The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is using digital media to engage new, global audiences in its science and conservation work.
Jan 05, 2011•1 hr 14 min
William Herschel Society lecture 2010: Our place in the Universe
Professor John Barrow, Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Cambridge University, sheds light upon the expanding universe and asks what the significance is of its age, shape and size at the annual Herschel lecture.
Nov 18, 2010•1 hr 3 min
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