Connections With Alie Ward

Alie Ward goes from an ancient herbal remedy, through naturalistic theater, and the horrifying results of atomic weapons, to arrive at embryonic stem cells and the tantalising prospect of a future where the body is tricked into being forever young.

A heroic bid for freedom by an enslaved couple in 19th century America precipitates great innovation that culminates in people making the heavens open.

A discovery in a gold mine in the Ural Mountains leads to a vivid paint that revolutionizes art and stuns the world; from dissecting stolen corpses and peering into microscopes, the secret structure of the brain and nervous system is exposed.