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Toast - Woolworths
What went wrong at Woolies? Sean Farrington examines the retailer's fortunes
29 May 2025,·27 mins
What’s happening to your memory when you take photos?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken find out how photographs impact our memory.
27 May 2025,·28 mins
Your science questions answered
We answer a selection of fascinating science questions, from Nikola Tesla to microplastics
29 May 2025,·30 mins
Camino Francés with Maggie McLean
Clare walks with Rev Canon Maggie McLean of York Minster along the Camino de Santiago.
29 May 2025,·24 mins
30/05/25 - Galloway National Park turned down, the impact of deer and rare breed ion
Plans for a new national park in Scotland are dropped.
30 May 2025,·14 mins
Tim Coulson on how predators shape ecosystems and evolution
Professor Tim Coulson on how the wolves of Yellowstone National Park shape the ecosystem.
Series 23
Chuckle, Snigger and LOL
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get serious about the science of laughter
24 May 2025,·29 mins
13 Months To (a chip off) The Moon
China’s audacious Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is underway.
29 May 2025,·35 mins
Why Is AI Stealing Books?
Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out why AI is stealing books.
28 May 2025,·30 mins
Series 32
Nature's Shapes - Dave Gorman, Sarah Hart and Thomas Woolley
Brian Cox and Robin Ince reveal the hidden codes behind the shapes we see in nature.
19 Feb 2025,·42 mins
A new way to screen for cancer in dense breasts
Research finds screening methods to pick up cancer in dense breasts much earlier
28 May 2025,·26 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Can eating honey help save bees?
Bee populations are declining - could eating honey help them?
23 May 2025,·26 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 1 - Glasgow
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
28 May 2025,·31 mins
The digital afterlife business
Using AI chatbots to recreate the voice or likeness of a loved one who has ed away.
27 May 2025,·26 mins
Introducing What’s Up Docs? With Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Drs Chris and Xand are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
30 Apr 2025,·30 mins
Beach Sculptures, Beekeepers, and Backpacking from Coast to Coast
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
24 May 2025,·91 mins
Episode 5 - Achavanich
The journey along the Great North Road concludes with an archaeological discovery.
25 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5: The Springs
Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.
09 May 2025,·14 mins
Set in Concrete
Our civilisation is based on concrete. Can we build in a cleaner way?
11 Apr 2025,·53 mins
Story time
The news you know, the science you don't
23 May 2025,·50 mins
Responding to AI
Adam Walton explores UK research on artificial intelligence
27 May 2025,·29 mins
Can the past teach us how to fight climate change?
Why farmers around the world are bringing back ancient crops - and ancient animals!
25 May 2025,·22 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Green Shoots from the Ashes
Sarah Swadling meets a farmer whose mental health recovery goes hand in hand with nature.
Apollo 13
S2 Ep.07 Resurrection
"I still have nightmares about this." Can the crew survive the dangers of re-entry?
08 Jun 2020,·60 mins
8. The Terminator
Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?
08 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Flutterings on the Fleet
Martha Kearney meets little terns and swans by Dorset's unique and beautiful Fleet Lagoon.
15 May 2025,·24 mins
Malawi's waste warriors
Presenter Myra Anubi is in Malawi to meet those making the most of the country's waste
27 May 2025,·23 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
