BBC: "Lisa Jardine traces the evolution of scientific endeavour in Britain over the last four centuries. We often hear how science has changed our world. In this series of seven programmes, Lisa explores how our world has changed science: pushing it in new directions, creating new disciplines and pioneering new approaches to scientific understanding. It’s a history of science that weaves science back into the fabric of everyday life and shows how the concerns of the scientist are the concerns of us all." Read on

All 7 episodes as mp3 downloads:
01 Age of Ingenuity
02 Age of Exploration
03 Age of Opportunity
04 Age of Inspiration
05 Age of the Lab
06 Age of War
07 Age of Now