BBC Inside Science

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Episodes (543 available)

BBC Inside Science

How do you build an unbuildable tower?

How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.

11 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

How is AI going to change science?

What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?

4 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

Plankton's untapped potential

From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.

28 May 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

El Niño is nigh, but so what?

El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.

21 May 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

The science behind hantavirus

What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?

14 May 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

Should Pluto become a planet again?

We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet

7 May 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?

We explore the mechanisms causing Europe's warming twice as fast as the global average.

30 Apr 2026

26 mins

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Can we prevent the next pandemic?

Creating and manufacturing a novel vaccine capable of combatting bird flu.

23 Apr 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

Forty years on from nuclear disaster

What was learnt from the Chernobyl disaster and how has it shaped UK energy production?

16 Apr 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science

Return to the moon

What have we learnt from Artemis II?

9 Apr 2026

26 mins