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Series 5
3: Unwise Tawny Owls & Mischievous Mitten Crabs
Mischievous Mitten Crabs wow the guests.
21 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Voice
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about the complexities of the voice.
21 Apr 2026,·25 mins
Helen Hastie on the future of human-robot relations
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
22/04/26 Bird flu jab for people, fairness in supply chain, vertical farming
New vaccine trial to protect people against bird flu.
22 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Series 2
Armando lannucci
Dave Gorman and Armando Iannucci chew over ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas.
12 Oct 2006,·30 mins
Ancient Atoms
Jim Al-Khalili explores the early thinkers and artists who pondered the atom.
20 Apr 2026,·42 mins
Infrared Saunas
Are infrared saunas as effective as traditional ones?
16 Apr 2026,·29 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
Why does salt taste so good?
Why do people crave salty foods?
17 Apr 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
Inside Universe 25
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
20 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
A hologram to remember: Pam and Bill’s love story
How to say goodbye and pay tribute to a loved one - with a hologram.
21 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
A Mountain Rescue Story with Ioana Ticu
Rachel Stewart hears from an experienced mountaineer who had to call for help on Ben More
22 Apr 2026,·24 mins
An Ecology Detection Dog, Experiencing Nature with Dementia and Dippers on the Dee
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
18 Apr 2026,·91 mins
Landscape Recovery in the Lake District
Caz Graham hears about a Landscape Recovery project in Cumbria’s Upper Duddon Valley.
19 Apr 2026,·22 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
Artemis II
13. Splashdown
The Artemis II crew are back on Earth.
11 Apr 2026,·35 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
Deer Stalking in Essex
Mary-Ann Ochota finds out about deer culling.
16 Apr 2026,·24 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
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
Can technology help us fight flooding in cities?
Extreme weather can devastate informal urban settlements. Can drones and AI help?
19 Apr 2026,·26 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
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
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
Arrows of hope
How archery can help breast cancer recovery
21 Apr 2026,·23 mins
Is AI the future of learning?
Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if artificial intelligence is the future of learning.
04 Mar 2026,·30 mins
Brockley and Ladywell with Hana Sutch
Clare and Hana Sutch go for a leafy London wander.
12 Feb 2026,·24 mins
