Should we be scared of AI viruses?
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
13 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola
12 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Light entertainment
This week’s solar eclipse has us investigating the science of blocking sunlight
14 Aug 2026,·49 mins
Why can't I concentrate?
Questions about attention and multitasking, answered by psychologists and neuroscientists
14 Aug 2026,·26 mins
School deepfake ransoms
For years, schools have posted photos of their pupils online. But could they be misused?
11 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Is this a new era of wildfires?
Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?
09 Aug 2026,·22 mins
Women Not Included: Drugs and clinical trials
In a world not designed for women, medicine built for male bodies puts people at risk
10 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
15 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
16 Dec 2025,·57 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Lyrical Science
Adam Walton discusses music inspired by nature-based scientific papers.
11 Aug 2026,·29 mins
Artemis II
14. The Learnings
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III
04 May 2026,·41 mins
Series 1
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,·28 mins
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
01 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
AI: A Future for Humans?
The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
22 Dec 2021,·28 mins
The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
08 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
How science got here, and where next
As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?
30 Oct 2025,·31 mins
Episode 4
Prof Robert Winston on what happens when we perform music - does it change our brains?
06 Jun 2013,·30 mins
Hooke's Law
Explaining Hooke's Law, which was devised by Robert Hooke in 1660
20 Sep 1995,·8 mins
Is tech ruining the World Cup?
World Cup tech, AI’s infinite workweek, and a look back at our favourite Season 1 stories.
25 Jun 2026,·37 mins
Update from the Digital Human Team
The Digital Human is pausing to focus on what everyone's talking about - AI
19 Feb 2024,·1 min
Memory
Examination into the condition of Alzheimer's disease
15 May 2000,·24 mins
5. Nadar - The Psychological Side of Photography
Nadar, the photographer adept at capturing his subjects' inner worlds in the 19th century.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Doing the Maths
First broadcast in 2006. The mathematics of infinity are discussed
27 Sep 2006,·22 mins
Anaesthesia
What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Tech Life
How is technology changing our lives? Find out in Tech Life
05 May 2023,·1 min
