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Kefir
Can kefir really help our guts?
29 Jan 2026,·25 mins
Should we rethink navigating by GPS?
GPS is vulnerable to interference, so how can we make navigating at sea safer?
29 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Ghosts of the Farm with Nicola Chester
Clare joins writer Nicola Chester for a circular walk out of Inkpen, West Berkshire.
29 Jan 2026,·24 mins
Daily Dose: Laughter
Why do we laugh?
30 Jan 2026,·3 mins
Corn Buntings, Harmony in Nature and a Festival of Light
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
31 Jan 2026,·91 mins
Why do I tan more in the US?
Namrata tans more in Boston than in India, and she wants to know why
30 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Anaesthesia
What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
31/01/26 Farming Today This Week: Sustainable Foods 2026, extreme weather and rural resilience, octopus bloom
How to make farming better for the environment, and the bottom line.
31 Jan 2026,·25 mins
Are you still with us?
China’s viral app has us contemplating the science of connection.
30 Jan 2026,·49 mins
The Farmer’s Boy – The legend and legacy of Eric Freeman
Harvest Home on Everes’s Farm.
01 Feb 2026,·22 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
AI's Bubble Trouble?
3. If the bubble bursts, where next for AI?
Aleks and Kevin look at what a burst AI bubble would mean for the future direction of AI.
11 Feb 2026,·28 mins
Harmony in Nature, a Festival of Light and the World's Toughest Row
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
31 Jan 2026,·84 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
Colour in Film
Laurie Taylor with Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on Indian film-making.
27 Jan 2026,·27 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
Body Clock
Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?
11 Aug 2021,·18 mins
5. Good Stress and Getting Over Yourself
Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Black Poplars: How to Save a Tree
Martha Kearney finds out about the black poplar, Britain's most endangered tree.
02 Oct 2025,·24 mins
Series 2
Fireflies
Fireflies generate light by themselves and they do this with style.
24 Jun 2011,·10 mins
China's AI progress
It's been a year since China's DeepSeek AI-chatbot shook the tech world.
27 Jan 2026,·26 mins
George McGavin on the Gannet
Entomologist George McGavin describes finding a gannet skull on a beach as a child.
01 Feb 2026,·1 min
South African coming-of-age initiations
As 48 young men die due to complications from circumcision, what needs to change?
28 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
The Life Scientific: Peter Knight
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
26 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
30 Dec 2025,·28 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
What is climate anxiety and how can you cope with it?
Why millions of people experience strong emotions because of climate change
31/01/2026
Gerallt Pennant a'i westeion yn trafod natur, bywyd gwyllt a chadwraeth.
31 Jan 2026,·58 mins
