1999: How the World Sounded the Year You Were Born
Batman at 60, the life of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and what did dinosaurs sound like?
Bartering Orangutans—The Lab
Can orangutans learn to deal with money? Plus, why do some tunes stick in your head?
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Batman turns 60—Pick of the World
The 60th birthday of Batman is celebrated
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Sylvia Pankhurst—Omnibus
The life of militant suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and her association with Ethiopia
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Invention of the Soft Contact Lens—My Century
Czech chemist Otto Wichterle invented the soft contact lens, but preferred to wear glasses
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A Tour of Venus—Seeing Stars
First broadcast in 1999. A tour of Venus
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Women's literature—Meridian
Maggie Gee, Ursula Owen and Anita Roy discuss the importance of women's literature
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The Lost Girls of Guatemala—Everywoman
One Guatemalan woman's desperate search for her missing daughters
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What did Dinosaurs sound like?—Science In Action
Cyber paeleontologists reconstruct the roars of dinosaurs using fossil measurements
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Vikram Seth interview—Meridian
The Indian author talks about his novel An Equal Music
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Niger President Killed—This Week and Africa
Niger in turmoil following the overthrow and death of President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
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Soap—Who'd have Thought It?
The process of producing soap
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What are Genes?—Genetics Made Simple
A basic explanation of genes
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