British Nobel laureates
First instituted in 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 904 individuals (852 men and 52 women) and 24 organizations as of 2018. Among the recipients, 11 are Indians (four Indian citizens and seven of Indian ancestry or residency).
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CultureScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in LiteratureEnglish people of Scottish descent19th-century English poetsEnglish male novelistsVictorian novelists19th-century English novelistsAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeEnglish agnosticsEnglish male short story writersRoyal Medal winners19th-century English non-fiction writers20th-century English male writers20th-century English poetsEnglish Nobel laureatesMembers of the Order of Merit19th-century British physicists20th-century English novelistsAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeFellows of the Royal Society of Literature20th-century British biologists20th-century English mathematiciansAlumni of Somerville College, OxfordDiscoverers of chemical elementsEnglish emigrants to the United StatesExperimental physicistsFellows of Somerville College, OxfordFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholarsKnights BachelorMythopoeic writersNobel laureates in ChemistryNobel laureates in PhysicsRecipients of Franklin Medal19th-century English short story writers20th-century British scientists20th-century English memoiristsAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterBritish biochemistsBritish crystallographers, British biophysicists, 20th-century British chemistsBritish scientists with disabilitiesCavendish Professors of PhysicsCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Deaths from ulcersEnglish anti-fascistsEnglish children's writersEnglish hymnwritersEnglish science fiction writersEnglish-language poets from IndiaForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandHonorary Fellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghMaritime writersMathematical physicists, British theoretical physicistsMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicistsPeople of the Victorian eraPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)Radio pioneersRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtRecipients of the Dalton MedalRectors of the University of St AndrewsWinners of the Max Planck MedalWomen Nobel laureates
Dorothy Hodgkin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work, ideas and life of the woman who won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the structures of vitamin B12 and penicillin.
3 October 2019
Featuring: Georgina Ferry, Judith Howard, Patricia Fara
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesRoyal Medal winnersMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish Nobel laureatesAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeBritish Nobel laureatesAlumni of Somerville College, OxfordFellows of Somerville College, Oxford20th-century British biologistsNobel laureates in ChemistryForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesBritish biochemistsRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtWomen Nobel laureatesRecipients of the Dalton MedalBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish crystallographers, British biophysicists, 20th-century British chemistsPaul Dirac
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bristolian theoretical physicist, ranked alongside Einstein by his peers, who won a Nobel for his work on quantum mechanics.
5 March 2020
Featuring: Graham Farmelo, Valerie Gibson, David Berman
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeEnglish agnosticsRoyal Medal winnersMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish Nobel laureatesAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenBritish Nobel laureatesNobel laureates in PhysicsInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholars20th-century English mathematiciansEnglish emigrants to the United StatesWinners of the Max Planck MedalForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicistsMathematical physicists, British theoretical physicistsRudyard Kipling
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, a writer sometimes described as the poet of empire.
16 October 2014
Featuring: Howard Booth, Daniel Karlin, Jan Montefiore
CultureBurials at Westminster AbbeyNobel laureates in LiteratureEnglish people of Scottish descent19th-century English poetsEnglish male novelistsVictorian novelists19th-century English novelistsEnglish male short story writers20th-century English poets20th-century English male writers19th-century English non-fiction writersEnglish Nobel laureates20th-century English novelistsFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureBritish Nobel laureatesMythopoeic writersPeople of the Victorian era19th-century English short story writersMaritime writersEnglish-language poets from India20th-century English memoiristsDeaths from ulcersEnglish children's writersEnglish hymnwritersEnglish science fiction writersFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandRectors of the University of St AndrewsEnglish anti-fascistsRutherford
Melvyn Bragg discusses Ernest Rutherford. He is seen as the father of nuclear science, a great charismatic figure who mapped the landscape of the sub-atomic world.
19 February 2004
Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Jim Al-Khalili, Patricia Fara
ScienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesEnglish Nobel laureatesBritish Nobel laureates19th-century British physicistsRecipients of Franklin MedalNobel laureates in ChemistryExperimental physicistsKnights BachelorDiscoverers of chemical elementsFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeRadio pioneersAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterRecipients of the Dalton MedalPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)20th-century British scientistsHonorary Fellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghCavendish Professors of PhysicsHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicists