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Infrared Saunas
Are infrared saunas as effective as traditional ones?
16 Apr 2026,·24 mins
Doctors' Notes: Feet
Drs Chris and Xand want to know more about feet, including common foot problems.
14 Apr 2026,·32 mins
Forty years on from nuclear disaster
What was learnt from the Chernobyl disaster and how has it shaped UK energy production?
16 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Series 5
2: Miraculous Marine Midges and Church-Eating Fungus
A church-eating fungus wows the guests.
14 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Deer Stalking in Essex
Mary-Ann Ochota finds out about deer culling.
17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
New report suggests ways to transform uplands to support communities and landscapes.
17 Apr 2026,·14 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
Seth Berkley on the importance of vaccinating the world
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Risky requests for unvaccinated blood on the rise
Patients requiring blood transfusions are increasingly requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood
15 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
Artemis II
13. Splashdown
The Artemis II crew are back on Earth.
11 Apr 2026,·35 mins
When will the next super-volcano erupt?
If a supervolcano erupts, will we get a warning?
10 Apr 2026,·29 mins
Is the new AI model really too dangerous to release?
The AI that's “too dangerous” to release; the blue‑light myth; and Amazon’s Kindle cutoff
16 Apr 2026,·41 mins
The Joy of Soil
Beneath your feet is a world wide web that keeps us all alive. Dig the joy of soil.
03 Apr 2026,·52 mins
Sharing the road with driverless cars
Can pedestrians, runners and cyclists safely share the road with self-driving vehicles?
14 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Body Clock
Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?
11 Aug 2021,·18 mins
Series 2
Sid Waddell
Dave Gorman and Sid Waddell chew over ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas.
05 Oct 2006,·30 mins
Dark Breath
The story of a scientific surprise and what happened next.
13 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Series 34
The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck
Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture north to unearth (or un-snow) the secrets of the Arctic.
17 Dec 2025,·42 mins
Three Words for Forest
The story of the play Three Words for Forest which explores the changing face of forestry
15 Apr 2026,·18 mins
Landward at 50, Coastal Foraging and a Very Long Canal Tunnel
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
11 Apr 2026,·91 mins
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
The ribbiting science of frogs
A visa being revoked over frog embryos has us diving into all things amphibian
17 Apr 2026,·49 mins
5. The Dark Side of the Moon
From the ruins of Arecibo to the Dark Side of the Moon. Read by Jasmine Hyde.
03 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Brockley and Ladywell with Hana Sutch
Clare and Hana Sutch go for a leafy London wander.
12 Feb 2026,·24 mins
Badlands To Gladlands
How an enterprising couple are raising sheep and children on what was a blighted farm
12 Apr 2026,·22 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Introducing a new TV series of Just One Thing
Zoe Ball has news of a new 12-part TV series of Just One Thing, available from 23 March.
20 Mar 2026,·1 min
