Monday
20.00 Megastructures, C5. A look at the engineering challenge of building a series of islands in Dubai that resemble the world.
21.00 My Brilliant Brain, C5. Inner workings of the human brain. Tonight, savants.
21.00 The Secret Life of Reservoirs, Radio 4

Tuesday
15.00 Home Planet, Radio 4. A look at the natural world.
18.00 Animal Park: Wild on the West Coast, BBC2.
19.00 The Truth About Food, BBC2. Nutritional tips.
20.00 James May’s 20th Century, BBC2. Technology and culture from the last century.
20.00 Life in the freezer, BBC4. Attenborough in Antarctica.
21.00 Absolute Zero, BBC4. Early attempts at refrigeration.
21.00 All in the mind, Radio 4. Psychology programme.
21.30 Between Ourselves, Radio 4. Two eminent facial surgeons discuss their work.

Wednesday
16.30 All in the mind, Radio 4.
18.00 Animal Park: Wild on the West Coast, BBC2.
20.00 Diet Doctors, C5
20.00 Life in the freezer, BBC4.
20.30 Vet Safari, BBC1
21.00 Absolute Zero, BBC4. The quest for absolute zero.
21.00 Xtreme Everest, Radio 4. The scientists currently concurring Everest.

Thursday
16.30 Material World, Radio 4. How a bicycle maintains stability.
18.00 Animal Park: Wild on the West Coast, BBC2.
21.00 Atom, BBC4. New series looking at the discovery of the very small.

Friday
18.00 Animal Park: Wild on the West Coast, BBC2.
19.30 Diving with Whales, BBC2.
20.00 Surgical Discrimination, ITV1. When the obese and smokers are denied treatment because of their lifestyles.
20.00 The Black Mamba, C5. In search of Africa’s biggest venomous snake.

_For a more detailed guide to this week’s science highlights, visit the Royal Society’s TV and radio page. _