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BBC Inside Science

A Reign of Science

BBC Inside Science

BBC

Technology, Science

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Society itself and the ways we live have been transformed in 70 years of science. Marnie Chesterton, Andrea Sella, and Gemma Milne take a tour of the archive to evaluate some of the biggest hits on Inside Science's jubilee list. What did we miss? Presented by Marnie Chesterton. Assistant Producer Emily Bird Produced by Alex Mansfield

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.

0:03.7

My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.

0:08.4

I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced

0:12.2

pundits and the biggest sport stars.

0:14.3

Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'

0:18.5

mouths.

0:19.5

But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport world.

0:25.0

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to

0:28.8

dedicated sports fans across the UK.

0:31.2

So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.

0:40.4

Hello there and welcome to a special archive laden edition of Inside Science,

0:45.2

first broadcast on the 2nd of June 2022.

0:48.7

I'm Moni Chesterton and this edition reflects the fact that this jubilee weekend across the UK,

0:55.2

people are looking back over the past 70 years and we in nerd corner of the BBC are doing

1:01.2

likewise only with science because it is extraordinary to think about what more we know,

1:07.7

what scientific advancements have been made and how they've changed our lives in the decade since

1:13.4

that historic moment in 1952.

1:16.6

I've of course referred to the publishing of Turing's paper on the chemical basis of morphogenesis,

1:22.1

although T rationing did finally end in that year too.

1:25.9

It's a fun game and one that we're playing out on F, the next half hour,

1:29.9

to pick the important scientific developments, to look at what was promised and what actually

1:35.1

happened and what it took to make that leap from new science written up in journals to the

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