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Seven Ages of Science

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

Radio 4,7 episodes

Episodes

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Age of Ingenuity
Lisa Jardine explores the birth of modern science in Restoration England.
06 Aug 2013,28 mins
Age of Exploration
Lisa Jardine describes how Britain's desire to build an empire promoted botany.
13 Aug 2013,28 mins
Age of Opportunity
Lisa Jardine explores how the industrial revolution transformed scientific endeavour.
20 Aug 2013,28 mins
Age of Inspiration
Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith.
27 Aug 2013,28 mins
Age of the Lab
Lisa Jardine explores how scientists became separated from wider society.
03 Sep 2013,28 mins
Age of War
Lisa Jardine explores how the demands of war mobilised science long before WWII.
10 Sep 2013,28 mins
Age of Now
Lisa Jardine explores what's driving science in the 21st century.
17 Sep 2013,28 mins