Monday

6.00 Animal Park, BBC2. New series of the safari park show.

7.30 Elephant Diaries, BBC1.

7.30 The Sky At Night, BBC4. Patrick Moore chews over cosmic debris. Not literally.

8.00 Nigel Marven’s Shark Island, FIVE. The marine life of Cocos Island.

9.00 The New Guinea Singing Dog, Radio 4. Was a ‘strange melodious dog’ the ancestor of domestic dogs?

10.30 Kill it, Cook it, Eat it, BBC3. First in a new series looking at the ethics and methodologies of killing young animals for food. On at the same time each night.

Tuesday

11.00am Why Do The British Love Wildlife, Radio 4.

3.00 Home Planet, Radio 4.

4.00 elementary, Dear Listener, Radio 4. The great scientific breakthroughs that have changed police work.

4.30 Great Lives, Radio 4. Sir Richard Sykes champions Howard Florey.

6.00 Animal Park, BBC2.

7.30 Extraordinary Animals, FIVE.

8.00 Nature Shock, FIVE. The snake that exploded.

8.00 Atom, BBC4.

9.00 Case Notes, Radio 4.

Wednesday

4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.

4.30 Case Notes, Radio 4.

6.00 Animal Park, BBC2.

7.30 Elephant Diaries, BBC1.

8.00 Bill Oddie’s Wild Side, BBC2.

8.00 Atom, BBC4.

Thursday

4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Quentin Cooper visits UCL to investigate a new imaging technique for studying ancient texts.

6.00 Animal Park, BBC2.

8.00 Atom, BBC4.

10.00 Supersize Me, C4. Recent film looking at the nutritional value of fast food.

Friday

6.00 Animal Park, BBC2.

7.30 Elephant Diaries, BBC1.

7.30 First Cut, Health Food Junkies, C4. People addicted to health foods.

8.00 Natural World, BBC2.

11.00 Great Lives, Radio 4. Another chance to hear Sir Richard Sykes (see Tuesday).

Saturday

Sunday

4.45 Britain’s Worst Weather, C4. How lightening is created.

5.05 Natural World, BBC2. Repeat.

7.00 Doctors to be: 20 Years On, BBC4. The Surgeon’s Tale.

9.00 Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Tsunami, BBC4.

10.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet, BBC4.

Slightly later than usual…

Tuesday

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Tonight, amphibious craft. Will he never run out of material?

9.00 Earth: The Power of the Planet, BBC2. The impressive geology show continues, with a dip into the oceans.

9.00 All in the Mind, Radio 4. Psychology show.

Wednesday

11.00am Mind Changes, Radio 4. The development of psychology in the 20th Century.

4.30 All in the Mind, Radio 4.

9.00 Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS? One Year On, BBC2. Businessman meddles in healthcare.

9.00 Frontiers, Radio 4. How environmentally friendly are ships?

Thursday

4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Restoration work to repair the Cutty Sark.

9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4.

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

6.00 My Life With Animals, BBC2. Watch Charlotte Uhlenbroek in the bath with a Japanese macaque.

6.30 An Otter in the Family, BBC2.

7.00 Earth: The Power of the Planet, BBC2. Repeat.

9.00 The Moon, BBC4. Documentary about lunar exploration.

10.00 Star Men, BBC4. Adam Hart-Davis talks to amateur astronomers.

Monday

7.30 Human Guinea Pigs, FIVE. Can men lactate? and other crucial questions.

8.00 Heart of the Matter, ITV1. Cholesterol-lowering drugs to combat the risk of heart disease.

8.00 The Gadget Show, FIVE.

9.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Michio Kaku concludes his mini-series with a look at quantum science.

9.30 Start the Week, Radio 4. Includes Monica Grady on space exploration.

Tuesday

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. The engineering behind farm machinery.

8.00 File on Four, Radio 4. Are new cancer treatments being jeopardised by negligence of basic lab precautions?

9.00 Earth: The Power of the Planet, BBC2. New geology series, beginning with volcanoes.

9.00 All in the Mind, Radio 4.

11.05 Autopsy: Emergency Room, C4. The behatted Gunther von Hagens discusses brain and skeletal injuries.

Wednesday

11.00 The Jawbone, Radio 4. Tale of the oldest human bone found in Europe…possibly.

4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.

4.30 All in the Mind, Radio 4.

8.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Repeat.

9.00 Frontiers, Radio 4. Sequencing the Neanderthal genome.

Thursday

3.00 Check-up, Radio 4. Health phone-in.

4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Superbugs.

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Cargo planes.

7.30 Doctors to Be: 20 Years On, BBC4.

Friday

7.30 Will Work For Nuts, FIVE. Can a golden eagle double as a lie detector?

8.00 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, FIVE. The mimic octopus.

10.00 Doctors to Be: 20 Years On, BBC4. Repeat.

Saturday

Always a barren wilderness for science.

Sunday

5.30 Shark Therapy, BBC2.

6.00 Earth: The Power of the Planet, BBC2. Repeat.

8.30 The Sky At Night, BBC4.

9.00 A Comet’s Tale, BBC4. Documentary.

Monday

7.30 Human Guinea Pigs, FIVE. The science of car crashes and goose pimples.

8.00 The Gadget Show, FIVE.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

9.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Michio Kaku turns his crystal ball to the future of genetics and biotechnology.

Tuesday

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Locomotive engines.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

9.00 All in the Mind, Radio 4. Psychology and psychiatry.

Wednesday

4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.

4.30 All in the Mind, Radio 4.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

8.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Repeat.

9.00 The Nature of Britain, BBC1. A look at woodland wildlife.

9.00 Save Our Seeds, Radio 4. The dangers of monocultures.

Thursday

4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Marine extinctions.

7.00 Doctors to Be: 20 Years On, BBC4. GP’s tale.

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Helicopter engines.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

Friday

3.00 Shared Earth, Radio 4. Magazine about the natural world.

7.30 Will Work For Nuts, FIVE. Alternative wildlife show.

8.00 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, FIVE. The aye-aye.

Saturday

Move along. Nothing to see here.

Sunday

5.30 Secret Wilderness Japan, BBC2.

6.10 The Nature of Britain, BBC2. Repeat.

8.00 Thoroughly Modern, BBC4. Origins of the snapshot camera.

8.30 The Sky At Night, BBC4.

9.00 The Sun, BBC4. Documentary about everyone’s favourite ball of hydrogen.

Keep an eye out especially for Michio Kaku’s Visions of the Future, tonight.

Monday

6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE. The wildlife of South Georgia, Antarctica.

7.30 Helicopter Heroes, BBC1. Air ambulance adventures.

7.30 Human Guinea Pigs, FIVE. More madcap experiments.

8.00 The Gadget Show, FIVE. Latest tech products.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2. Oddie, Humble and King return with the UK wildlife show.

8.00 The Genius of Photography, BBC4. Repeat.

9.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Michio Kaku takes a look at artificial intelligence, in the first of a new series.

Tuesday

3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. A look at additional senses, beginning with balance.

6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE.

7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Steam engines of the 1880s.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

9.00 Case Notes, Radio 4.

Wednesday

3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. Today’s ‘extra sense’ is time.

4.00 Thinking allowed, Radio 4. Highlights from research.

4.30 Case Notes, Radio 4.

6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

8.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Repeat.

9.00 Save our Seeds, Radio 4. Protecting agricultural biodiversity.

9.00 The Nature of Britain, BBC1. Coastal wildlife.

10.00 The Nature of Britain, a User’s Guide, BBC4.

Thursday

3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. Today, ‘body temperature’ is the additional sense.

4.30 Material World, Radio 4. What a beetle can teach us about fuel injection.

8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.

9.00 The Genius of Photography, BBC4.

9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4. Latest science news.

Friday

11.00 The Astronauts’ Wives Club, Radio 4. What it takes to be married to the Right Stuff.

3.00 Shared Earth, Radio 4. A look at the ecosystem enjoyed by prehistoric humans.

3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. How do we know when we’re full?

7.30 Will Work For Nuts, FIVE. Wildlife show with a difference…

8.00 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, FIVE. In search of the largest freshwater fish in the Western world.

10.00 Doctors To Be, Twenty Years On, BBC4. The GP’s tale.

Saturday

Nothing to see here.

Sunday

6.00 The Nature of Britain, BBC1. Coastal wildlife.

7.00 The Nature of Britain, a User’s Guide, BBC4.