Big Questions - Robinson's Chemical Box

This short podcast series which tackles big questions in science today, is ideal for encouraging students to challenge the knowledge that exists in these interesting areas. In this episode, Edward Imrie and Stephen Johnston talk about a surprising discovery – a collection of boxes, originally containing chocolates and soap, now full of tiny chemical vials thought to date back to the 1930s. The chemicals belonged to Sir Robert Robinson, a respected Oxford chemist and Nobel laureate. By investigating the chemicals, it was hoped that clues could be found about Robinson’s research.