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Could we ever colonise Mars?

On episode three of “Destination Mars”, the Naked Scientists look at cutting edge technology from around our world which could help us build a home on another, including bacteria that can grow rocket fuel and a Star Trek inspired health scanner.

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Man with a Bouquet of Plastic Flowers

Almost 40 years have passed since Bhupen Khakhar painted one of the most iconic paintings in the history of Indian modern art. Dr Devika Singh offers fresh insights into a generation of Indian artists whose work reflects the politics and social turmoil of a fascinating era.

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By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men

Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance diaries and boots – as well as the largest remaining piece of the doomed vessel – have gone on display in Cambridge, almost 100 years since the ship was crushed and sunk by pack ice in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.

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