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Valerie Beral
Jim Al-Khalili talks to breast cancer pioneer Valerie Beral.
Alan Watson
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Alan Watson about his quest to discover the source of cosmic rays.
Sue Ion
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sue Ion about working in the nuclear industry post-Chernobyl.
Nancy Rothwell
Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with the neuroscientist Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell.
Sanjeev Gupta
What links the English Channel to valleys on Mars? Jim talks to geologist Sanjeev Gupta.
Lord John Krebs
Lord John Krebs talks to Jim al-Khalili about birds, foot and mouth disease and badgers.
Linda Partridge
The science of longevity - Jim Al-Khalili chats to geneticist Prof Dame Linda Partridge.
Athene Donald
Prof Dame Athene Donald talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the physics behind everyday stuff.
Ewan Birney
Ewan Birney talks to Jim Al-Khalili about deciphering the human genome and junk DNA.
David Spiegelhalter
Jim Al-Khalili talks risk and uncertainty with Prof David Spiegelhalter.
Elizabeth Stokoe
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
Russell Foster
Jim Al-Khalili talks to zoologist Russell Foster about circadian rhythms and jet lag.
Joanna Haigh
Joanna Haigh, professor of physics at Imperial College, talks climate with Jim Al-Khalili.
Mark Lythgoe
Jim Al-Khalili discusses medical imaging and mountain climbing with Prof Mark Lythgoe.
Mike Benton
Jim Al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Prof Mike Benton.
Ian Stewart
Jim Al-Khalili discusses sci-fi and popularising maths with Prof Ian Stewart.
Sophie Scott
Jim Al-Khalili talks to neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the science of laughter.
Jenny Graves
Jim Al-Khalili talks kangaroos and the death of the Y chromosome with Prof Jenny Graves.
Wendy Hall
Jim Al Khalili discusses the development of the web with Prof Wendy Hall.
Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili about the real story of the Higgs boson.
Sue Black
Jim Al-Khalili talks to forensic scientist Sue Black about identifying human bodies.
Vikram Patel
Jim Al-Khalili discusses global mental health with psychiatrist Prof Vikram Patel.
Mark Miodownik
Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons, 3D printers and smart materials with Jim Al-Khalili.
Anne Glover
Anne Glover talks to Jim Al-Khalili about glow-in-the-dark bacteria and advising ministers
Alf Adams
Alf Adams remembers his small idea that changed the world, with Jim Al-Khalili.
Veronica van Heyningen
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Veronica van Heyningen about the gene that builds the eye.
Julia Slingo
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dame Julia Slingo, the chief scientist at the Met Office.
Professor Sir Michael Rutter
Jim Al-Khalili meets child psychiatrist Prof Sir Michael Rutter.
Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway on malaria and the coming of insecticide resistance, with Jim Al-Khalili.
Chris Lintott
Chris Lintott tells Jim Al Khalili about crowd sourced astronomy and Galaxy Zoo.
Sandy Knapp
Botanist Sandy Knapp talks about her adventures collecting plants in South America.