Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1459 episodes
Kevin Fong on pestering Nasa, medical planning for Mars and handling major A&E incidents.
10 Nov 2025,·26 mins
Pratibha Gai on her microscope that brought chemical reactions into sharp focus.
03 Nov 2025,·26 mins
Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans talks telescopes, dark matter and comedy.
27 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Professor Tim Coulson on how the wolves of Yellowstone National Park shape the ecosystem.
20 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt talks supernovae studies and wine-making
13 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall reflects on her life and work.
06 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Jim Al-Khalili digs into the subterranean world of ancient bones with Jacqueline McKinley.
29 Sep 2025,·26 mins
Surgeon Jonathan Shepherd on developing the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention.
22 Sep 2025,·26 mins
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
15 Sep 2025,·26 mins
Dr Tori Herridge on her fascination with Ice Age elephants and their evolutionary story.
08 Sep 2025,·26 mins
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub discusses his career at the cutting edge of transplant surgery
01 Sep 2025,·26 mins
Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity
25 Aug 2025,·26 mins
Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI
18 Aug 2025,·26 mins
Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets
11 Aug 2025,·26 mins
Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents
04 Aug 2025,·26 mins
An insect known for eating its prey alive – including, at times, its own species!
28 Jul 2025,·26 mins
An elusive big cat known for its tree climbing abilities, it stalks and ambushes its prey
21 Jul 2025,·26 mins
How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?
19 Jul 2025,·49 mins
Named after a mythological beast, this raptor is the apex predator of rainforest canopies
14 Jul 2025,·26 mins
This black-and-white marine mammal is the undisputed apex predator of the sea
07 Jul 2025,·26 mins
Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space
30 Jun 2025,·26 mins
Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?
03 Jun 2025,·49 mins
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core
12 May 2025,·28 mins
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
05 May 2025,·26 mins
Kura Paul-Burke is combining Māori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean
28 Apr 2025,·26 mins
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a new stellar object to redefine astrophysics at just 24
21 Apr 2025,·29 mins
Tu Youyou scoured ancient medical texts to find a world-changing treatment for malaria
14 Apr 2025,·26 mins
Discover how Purnima Devi Barman recruited an army of women to save the storks of India.
07 Apr 2025,·26 mins
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