Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1461 episodes
As antibiotics start to fail, are we ready to enter the age of phage?
22 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
15 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
08 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
01 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Hiranya Peiris on discovering the origin and evolution of the universe.
25 May 2026,·26 mins
Washington Yotto Ochieng reveals just how dependent we are on navigation systems like GPS
18 May 2026,·26 mins
Atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter explains how natural marine processes impact ozone.
11 May 2026,·26 mins
Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs
04 May 2026,·26 mins
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
27 Apr 2026,·26 mins
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
20 Apr 2026,·26 mins
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
13 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising; is a great global crisis on the horizon?
06 Apr 2026,·29 mins
30 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising - is a great global crisis on the horizon?
23 Mar 2026,·29 mins
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
16 Mar 2026,·26 mins
09 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Pierre Friedlingstein on the pivotal role of carbon in predicting climate change.
02 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Professor Julia Simner tests Jim for synaesthesia with surprising results.
23 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Caroline Smith on meteorites, rocks on Mars and the potential for ancient life there.
16 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Photochemist AP De Silva on engineering molecular sensors to revolutionise healthcare
09 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Materials scientist Eleanor Schofield on conserving a 500-year-old wooden warship.
02 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
26 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The very latest developments in the world of Earth science with Roland Pease
19 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The very latest developments in the world of space science with Roland Pease
12 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with one question
05 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Geneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project
29 Dec 2025,·26 mins
22 Dec 2025,·26 mins
15 Dec 2025,·26 mins
Mark O'Shea on how a boyhood interest in snakes paved the way for a globe-trotting career
08 Dec 2025,·26 mins
What’s it like to wake up with a brand new voice? We investigate foreign accent syndrome
01 Dec 2025,·26 mins
