Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity

I produced this five part Radio 4 series about the unexpectedly fascinating world of glues.
It turns out that adhesives have shaped our civilisation in all kinds of ways – and the story of humanity is surprisingly sticky.

In this series, the brilliant Mark Miodownik looks at the sticky substances that hold our world together and have driven our species forward.

From the earliest adhesives that our ancestors used to create tools, to how glues revolutionised aircraft design – and have even saved lives on the battlefield.

Listen here.