Monday
Bang Goes The Theory (BBC1, 19.30-20.00) The migration patterns of rubber ducks and climbing a building using vacuum cleaner suction. Oh dear.

Tuesday
Home Planet (Radio 4, 15.00-15.30) Questions about the natural world.

Wednesday
The Naming of Genes (Radio 4, 11.00-11.30) Sonic Hedgehog, Son-of-Sevenless…how do genes get such bizarre names?
The Cell (BBC4, 21.00-22.00) Nature’s very own Adam Rutherford relates the little-told tale (on TV, at least) of the cell.
Secrets of the Superold (Radio 4, 21.00-21.30) How the lifestyles of the very old are helping scientists working on ageing.
Robert Hooke: Victim of Genius (BBC4, 22.00-23.00) Documentary about how Robert Hooke was ‘erased from history’ by his opponents and remains obscure to this day. A curious assertion given that the scientist received at least four biographies in the past decade alone.

Thursday
Material World (Radio 4, 16.30-17.00)

Saturday
The Story of Maths (BBC4, 19.30-20.30) Final part of Marcus du Sautoy’s series examines infinity.

Sunday
The Tribes of Science (Radio 4, 14.45-15.00) Short documentary about the zoologists at ZSL London Zoo.