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Tentacular: The Wonderful World of the Octopus
Over intelligent and over here. Meet the octopus that's taken to our waters.
11 Sep 2026,·53 mins
What AI agents talk about behind your back
Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
10 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Sleep Disorders
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know more about what healthy sleep looks like.
08 Sep 2026,·18 mins
Dough - Series 5
Cinemas
Is streaming really killing off the big screen? Greg Foot examines the future of cinemas.
10 Sep 2026,·24 mins
Can my veggie sausages save the world?
Are ‘veggie meats’ better for the environment and your health than real meat?
11 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Saving the Rare Plants of Eryri
Martha Kearney finds out how rare arctic-alpine plants are being reintroduced in Eryri.
Worms, Soil and Earth Matters
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
12 Sep 2026,·91 mins
Farming Today This Week 12/09/26 Bluetongue disease, Kelso Ram Sales, sheep rustling, farming without fossil fuels, Wild Summit.
Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK’s largest ever outbreak of this disease.
12 Sep 2026,·25 mins
The phizz-whizzing science of Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Day has us seeking out some phizz-whizzing science inspired by his stories.
11 Sep 2026,·49 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control
08 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Series 3
6 - Team Sports, Making Sense, Pet Dog Blood Donors, Board Games
Josh Pugh’s Team Sports kicks off vs Synaesthesia, Pet Dog Blood Donors and Board Games.
02 Sep 2026,·28 mins
In the Footsteps of Little Nell
Clare joins Alistair MacNichol on a unique hike inspired by The Old Curiosity Shop.
02 Jul 2026,·24 mins
Addressing the risks of period pain in childhood
Understanding which childhood risk factors lead to teenage period pain, and which don't
09 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Scottish Rain, Productive Worms and an Archive of Soil
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
12 Sep 2026,·82 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
The copyright extortionists
Scammers demand money from Instagram users over fake copyright claims.
08 Sep 2026,·26 mins
The pictures that help and heal
We look at two solutions that harness the power of pictures to help disabled people.
15 Sep 2026,·22 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
Extreme Weather
Adam Walton explores extreme weather and the effects of climate change in Wales.
08 Sep 2026,·29 mins
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
The dung beetle vet
The vet with a passion for dung beetles who's taken on a farm in Wales.
06 Sep 2026,·22 mins
Are microplastics affecting our health?
Claudia Hammond puts your questions on microplastics to a panel of experts
29 Aug 2026,·49 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
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Series 1
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Women Not Included: Medical Devices
In a world not designed for women, devices put inside of female bodies pose hidden risks.
07 Sep 2026,·26 mins
5. Glacier
Robert travels along the large Knud Rasmussen glacier.
03 May 2019,·14 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
