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Whether you're captivated by the magnificence of wildlife or by the wonders of science - the BBC has a wealth of delights for you to watch and listen to.

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Horizon:
Pill Poppers

Tomorrow 9pm BBC Two

Over a person's lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14,000 pills. But how much is really known about the effect of these wonder drugs? Horizon investigates.

• About the programme
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• Latest health news

So, You Want To
Be A Scientist?

Got an experiment you want to conduct? A theory to put to the test?

Material World, Radio 4's weekly science show, is searching for the BBC's Amateur Scientist of the Year.

• What's it all about?
• Amateur science examples
• Submit your idea
• Terms and conditions of entry
• Material World