Drug breakthroughs

Science In Action. The ‘Greatest Glasshouse’ in the World. Audio, 27 minutes
Re-opening of Kew glasshouse provides a home for thousands of endangered plants.
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Discovery. Problems of Developing Drugs. Audio, 27 minutes
Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The End of Drug Discovery. Audio, 38 minutes
Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year