Monica Grady
Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the Open University
9 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Carolin Crawford
Covers topics in categories such as:
William and Caroline Herschel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pioneering brother and sister who, between them, discovered Uranus, comets, double stars and infrared light at the end of the 18th century.
11 November 2021
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, Jim Bennett
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesGerman Lutherans18th-century classical composers19th-century German male musicians18th-century German composersGerman classical composers18th-century German astronomersClassical-period composersBritish scientific instrument makers18th-century keyboardistsGerman male classical composersThe Kuiper belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Kuiper Belt region, home to Pluto and countless remnants from the beginnings of our solar system.
2 March 2017
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, Stephen Lowry
Extremophiles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss extremophiles, the organisms thriving in very harsh conditions on Earth and providing clues to life forms on other planets.
25 June 2015
Also featuring: Ian Crawford, Nick Lane
Comets
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system which orbit the sun.
17 January 2013
Also featuring: Paul Murdin, Don Pollacco
The Physics of Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time - what is it and does it even exist?
18 December 2008
Also featuring: Jim Al-Khalili, Ian Stewart
Mars
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Mars. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has been a source of continual fascination.
11 January 2007
Also featuring: John Zarnecki, Colin Pillinger
Carbon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Carbon, the vital component of all living things
15 June 2006
Also featuring: Harry Kroto, Ken Teo
Asteroids
Melvyn Bragg discusses asteroids, once regarded as “the vermin of the solar system” but now viewed as key to our understanding of the beginning of time.
3 November 2005
Also featuring: Carolin Crawford, John Zarnecki
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam and boiling an egg to the Big Bang.
16 December 2004
Also featuring: John Gribbin, Peter Atkins