Keep an eye out especially for Michio Kaku’s Visions of the Future, tonight.
Monday
6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE. The wildlife of South Georgia, Antarctica.
7.30 Helicopter Heroes, BBC1. Air ambulance adventures.
7.30 Human Guinea Pigs, FIVE. More madcap experiments.
8.00 The Gadget Show, FIVE. Latest tech products.
8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2. Oddie, Humble and King return with the UK wildlife show.
8.00 The Genius of Photography, BBC4. Repeat.
9.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Michio Kaku takes a look at artificial intelligence, in the first of a new series.
Tuesday
3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. A look at additional senses, beginning with balance.
6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE.
7.30 Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines, FIVE. Steam engines of the 1880s.
8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.
9.00 Case Notes, Radio 4.
Wednesday
3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. Today’s ‘extra sense’ is time.
4.00 Thinking allowed, Radio 4. Highlights from research.
4.30 Case Notes, Radio 4.
6.30 Penguin Adventure with Nigel Marven, FIVE.
8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.
8.00 Visions of the Future, BBC4. Repeat.
9.00 Save our Seeds, Radio 4. Protecting agricultural biodiversity.
9.00 The Nature of Britain, BBC1. Coastal wildlife.
10.00 The Nature of Britain, a User’s Guide, BBC4.
Thursday
3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. Today, ‘body temperature’ is the additional sense.
4.30 Material World, Radio 4. What a beetle can teach us about fuel injection.
8.00 Autumnwatch, BBC2.
9.00 The Genius of Photography, BBC4.
9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4. Latest science news.
Friday
11.00 The Astronauts’ Wives Club, Radio 4. What it takes to be married to the Right Stuff.
3.00 Shared Earth, Radio 4. A look at the ecosystem enjoyed by prehistoric humans.
3.45 Extra Senses, Radio 4. How do we know when we’re full?
7.30 Will Work For Nuts, FIVE. Wildlife show with a difference…
8.00 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, FIVE. In search of the largest freshwater fish in the Western world.
10.00 Doctors To Be, Twenty Years On, BBC4. The GP’s tale.
Saturday
Nothing to see here.
Sunday
6.00 The Nature of Britain, BBC1. Coastal wildlife.
7.00 The Nature of Britain, a User’s Guide, BBC4.