Wildlife/nature programmes are highlighted in green, whereas science shows are in black.

Monday
7.30 How Do They Do It?, FIVE. Fibre optics.
7.30 HIGHLIGHT The Sky At Night, BBC4. Patrick Moore enthuses over the latest data from Mercury, courtesy of the MESSENGER space probe.
9.00 HIGHLIGHT Life in Cold Blood, BBC1. Attenborough returns for the final opus of his ‘Life’ documentaries.
9.00 For Nature Not Humans, Radio 4. The story of a reclusive naturalist.
11.20 Atom, BBC2. Rerun of the mini (femto?) series.

Tuesday
3.00 Home Planet, Radio 4.
7.30 Extraordinary Animals, FIVE. An elephant who can paint.
8.00 Nature Shock, FIVE. Zombie alligators.
9.00 HIGHLIGHT Horizon, BBC2. Scientists compare recreational drugs to see if, for example, alcohol is worse than ecstasy.
9.00 Medicine Men Go Wild, C4. Why there is little heart disease in Siberia.
9.00 Case Notes, Radio 4. The side effects of medication.
9.30 Inside Stories, Radio 4. Scientists and journalists discuss bird flu.

Wednesday
4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.
4.30 Case Notes, Radio 4. Repeat.
8.00 Bill Oddie’s Wild Side, BBC2.
9.00 HIGHLIGHT The Ice Cream Man Cometh, Radio 4. Jerry, the non-Ben half of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, takes some youngsters to the Arctic to highlight global warming.

Thursday
4.30 Material World, Radio 4.
9.00 Costing the Earth, Radio 4. Solar power for the people.

Friday
3.00 Costing the Earth, Radio 4. Repeat.
8.00 Natural World, BBC2. When dolphins save lives.

Saturday
6.05 Natural World, BBC2. Repeat.

Sunday
6.00 Life in Cold Blood, BBC1. Repeat.
10.00 Earth: The Power of the Planet, BBC4. Another chance to see this impressive documentary.