Episode 1

David Attenborough talks about his admiration for the achievements of Charles Darwin.

Episode 2

Dame Uta Frith tells Brian Cox of her admiration for British mathematician Alice Lee.

Episode 3

Writer Bill Bryson talks to Brian Cox about 18th century polymath Benjamin Franklin.

Episode 4

Dame Sally Davies talks to Brian Cox about Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey.

Episode 5

David Spiegelhalter discusses the life and works of Thomas Bayes and Ronald Fisher.

Episode 6

Professor Julia Higgins on the life and work of English scientist Michael Faraday.