Dibromoindigo: Chemistry in its element
Purple was once a colour only royalty could afford to wear. Hayley Birch investigates tyrian purple, or dibromoindigo, the original purple dye
2 Apr 20145min
Batrachotoxin: Chemistry in its element
Stephen Wallace introduces batrachotoxin, a deadly toxin that comes from a beautiful little frog
26 Mar 20145min
Helium hydride: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg introduces the first compound to ever exist - helium hydride
19 Mar 20146min
Streptomycin: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton introduces the first antibiotic known to kill TB: Streptomycin
12 Mar 20147min
Alum: Chemistry in its element
Lars Öhrström delves into the history of alum, a compound linked to some of Europe's most infamous families
5 Mar 20146min
Hirudin: Chemistry in its element
Helen Scales investigates hirudin, a powerful anticoagulant found in leech saliva
26 Feb 20145min
Ketamine: Chemistry in its element
Simon Cotton explores a dance-scene drug that was designed for horses, ketamine
19 Feb 20145min
Ethene: Chemistry in its element
Hayley Birch discovers the compound that links explosive anaesthetics, plastics and ripe bananas: Ethene
12 Feb 20145min
