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

Monday
7.30 How Do They Do It?, FIVE. A flatpack supertanker and the secrets of recycling.
8.00 Unknown Africa, BBC2. Flying foxes of the Comoros.
9.00 HIGHLIGHT Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe, C4.

Tuesday
11.00am World on the Move, Radio 4. Animal migrations.
3.00 Home Planet, Radio 4.
9.00 Am I Normal?, Radio 4. Geneticist Robert Plomin discusses dyslexia.

Wednesday
4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.
4.30 Am I Normal?, Radio 4. Repeat.
8.00 Bill Oddie’s Wild Side, BBC2. Bill gets wild with a beaver.
9.00 World on the Move, Radio 4. Repeat.

Thursday
4.30 Material World, Radio 4. The next generation of batteries.
8.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tsunamis, BBC2. Presumptuous geology documentary with Iain Stewart.
9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4.
10.00 The Big Bang Theory, C4. Comedy about a couple of physics nerds attempting to engage with the real world.

Friday
3.00 Shared Earth, Radio 4.
7.00 The Great Green Fuel Gamble?, BBC1.
7.30 Massive Speed, FIVE. The oxymoronically titled show looks at the technology behind the attack helicopter.

Saturday
5.10 Unknown Africa, BBC2. Repeat.
5.40 Wildlife on Two, BBC2. Cephalopods.