Stephen Moorhouse meets Ben Barton, offshore wind farm manager for the Crown Estate. Listen in to discover how offshore wind farms could help the UK generate more energy from renewable sources.
Claire Bretherton answers another selection of your questions. Listen in to find out more about shooting stars, why some planets have rings around them, and if it’s true we’re all made from stardust.
Marek Kukula and Rob Edwards look ahead to the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Find out what this year-long celebration of astronomy is all about, what’s in store at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and what’s going on around the UK.
How did Ethel Cain, a 26-year-old telephone operator from Croydon, become the most listened-to voice in 1930s Britain? David Rooney reveals how Ethel won a nationwide competition to become the first ever voice of the speaking clock.