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Can I really manifest the future?
Can manifesting make your dreams come true?
13 Mar 2026,·26 mins
16/03/26: Impact of war on Ukraine's soil, village cut off by landslide, food processing
New research on the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine.
16 Mar 2026,·12 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
Is the Earth warming faster than we expected?
New research on what three very hot years can tell us about climate change.
12 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Dough - The Office
What will the office be like in future? Greg Foot investigates.
12 Mar 2026,·24 mins
Lakes, Lochs and Loughs
Plunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles.
13 Mar 2026,·53 mins
How can you avoid toothache?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why we get toothache.
10 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Life Without Bees
No more buzzing, no more honey, no more bees – so then what?
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Robocrops
Robin Markwell explores the future of robots in agriculture at the University of Lincoln.
15 Mar 2026,·22 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
A Gourmet Mushroom Farm, Grass Whistling and Sailing to Antarctica
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
14 Mar 2026,·91 mins
Debt and Wealth Inequality
Living with debt - and has inequality become ingrained? Laurie Taylor hears new research.
Q&A: Beavers, solar panels in the Sahara and nuclear waste
The Climate Question panel answer your queries on all things climate.
15 Mar 2026,·26 mins
The Rock Houses of Staffordshire
Martha Kearney visits the cave dwellings at Kinver Edge that were lived in until the 1960s
Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
14 Mar 2026,·83 mins
Out for blood
Oscar favourite Sinners has us sinking our teeth into some vampire-inspired science
13 Mar 2026,·49 mins
Series 1
Salamander
The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
31 Jul 2009,·10 mins
Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how a near-fatal accident made him a better clinician
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.
25 Nov 2011,·15 mins
Anaesthesia
What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Introducing... Life Without
Alan Davies hosts a thought experiment: will removing one thing from our world destroy it?
06 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Series 2
1. How the Camel Got His Hump
Discover the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
23 Jun 2014,·15 mins
Body Clock
Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?
11 Aug 2021,·18 mins
Using lasers to fight brain cancer
Laser treatment weakens the brain’s protective barrier, allowing cancer drugs in
11 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Juliet Vickery on the Dipper
The head of the BTO Juliet Vickery fell in love with dippers studying them for her PhD.
15 Mar 2026,·1 min
Brockley and Ladywell with Hana Sutch
Clare and Hana Sutch go for a leafy London wander.
12 Feb 2026,·24 mins
Will a new law change the internet forever?
Will a new law change the internet forever? And headphones, wired or not?
12 Mar 2026,·36 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
A Celebration of Michael Mosley
On Just One Thing Day (12 July, 2024), we celebrated the life and work of Michael Mosley.
13 Jul 2024,·44 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
