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Puffed Up: Inventions Out of Thin AirEpisodes

  1. Monday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Wind-struments

    1/5From the earliest instruments to brass bands Mark Miodovnik explores puff power in music

  2. Tuesday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Pumped Up and Pedalling

    2/5Mark Miodownik explores the pneumatic tyre that blew up human history

  3. Wednesday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    A Trip to the Dentist

    3/5Mark Miodownik reveals how we have air to thank for our shiny teeth and healthy bodies

  4. Thursday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    When the Balloon Bursts

    4/5Mark Miodownik explores the inventions that blew up… and then flopped

  5. Next Friday13:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Space Inflations

    5/5From inflatable spaceships to cleaner fuel, Mark Miodownik explores our inflatable future