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

Monday
7.30 How Do They Do It?, FIVE. Inside the Drax power station.
8.00 The Gadget Show, FIVE.
8.00 The Sky At Night, BBC4. Focus on the Ulysses and Soho sun probes.
9.00 HIGHLIGHT Africalab, Radio 4. Can science help kickstart African development?

Tuesday
8.00 Life in Cold Blood, BBC4. Repeat.
8.00 Big, Bigger, Biggest, FIVE. The engineering behind the world’s longest suspension bridge.
9.00 Case Notes, Radio 4.

Wednesday
4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.
8.00 Natural World, BBC2. Reindeer.
9.00 World on the Move, Radio 4. Animal migrations.

Thursday
4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Crop genetics.
8.00 The Investigation, Radio 4. Are statins being over-prescribed?
8.30 Analysis, Radio 4. Chinese environmentalism.
9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4.
10.30 The Big Bang Theory, C4. Comedy.

Friday
8.00 How Do You Sleep Tonight, ITV1. The causes and cures of insomnia.

Saturday
8.10 Earth: The Power Of The Planet, BBC4. Repeat.

Sunday
8.00 Tiger – Spy in the Jungle, BBC1.