Monday
Inside Nature’s Giants (C4, 21.00-22.00) The anatomy of an elephant is revealed while Richard Dawkins looks on.
Frontiers (Radio 4, 21.00-21.30) An update on stem-cell technology.

Wednesday
NASA – Triumph and Tragedy (BBC2, 21.00-22.00) The ‘tragedy’ part of this astronautical moiety looks at the three disasters and one near-disaster the space agency has overcome.

Thursday
Material World (Radio 4, 16.30-17.00)
The Sky at Night (BBC4, 20.30-21.00) A guide to studying the surface of the moon.
Leading Edge (Radio 4, 21.00-21.30) Efforts to improve the ‘public understanding of science’.

Saturday
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery (BBC2, 21.30-22.30) The history of heart surgery.

Sunday
Being Neil Armstrong (BBC4, 21.00-22.00) Andrew Smith, author of the beautiful book Moondust, goes in search of that most reclusive of moonwalkers.
Man on the Moon (BBC4, 22.00-23.45) Perhaps Smith (see above) should have waited an hour, as Neil Armstrong introduces this movie-length documentary about man’s greatest adventure.