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Adrian Crellin on pioneering smarter radiotherapy for treating cancer
Prof Adrian Crellin discusses his pioneering career at the cutting edge of radiotherapy.
27 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Drs' Notes: Can 'recreational fear' be good for you?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken delve deeper into recreational fear.
27 Oct 2026,·22 mins
Series 25
Tessellation Proliferation
Hannah and Dara find that tessellation gets everywhere, from nature to space materials.
24 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Hydrogen Water
Are hydrogen water bottles worth the hype?
22 Oct 2026,·24 mins
28102026: Budget asks; EFRA committee; Pest control
Budget demands; EFRA committee; pest control.
28 Oct 2026,·14 mins
Series 35
Nothing Really Matters - Hugh Dennis, Ria Lina, Harry Cliff and Yvette Fuentes
Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford explore the weird physics concealed within the void.
22 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Is there time on Mars?
A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.
22 Oct 2026,·28 mins
The man who ‘saved the internet’
We hear from Ondřej Surý, the programmer whose PHP patches helped avert a cyber crisis.
27 Oct 2026,·27 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
How do insects hear?
Do insects have ears and if so, how do they work?
23 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Will AI really kill us all?
Headlines are full of apocalyptic predictions about AI, Aleks & Kevin ask if they're true.
21 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Trouble with Hubble
4. Once in human history
Nasa risks everything on a daring rescue mission to restore Hubble’s vision
19 Oct 2026,·40 mins
Life Without Memory
No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
23 Oct 2026,·15 mins
Loch Bagging with Claire Young
Mark Stephen learns about the pursuit of Loch Bagging with its inventor, Clare Young
28 Oct 2026,·27 mins
Seatoller to Castle Crag
A circular walk out of Seatoller in the northern Lake District.
Series 2
Episode 3
The women US astronauts of Mercury 13, who never got into space.
30 May 2012,·15 mins
Liquid Gold in Essex
Theo Whyte visits a pumpkin patch in Essex where the crop is not just for Halloween.
25 Oct 2026,·22 mins
Fungi, Boats and Pumpkins
Mark Stephen and Anne McAlpine with stories from the great outdoors.
24 Oct 2026,·91 mins
Walter Scott country
Martha Kearney explores Walter Scott country in the Scottish borders.
01 Oct 2026,·24 mins
The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester
Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today
26 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Building bridges
A new bridge between China and North Korea has us seeking science-based connections.
23 Oct 2026,·49 mins
How could climate change affect my health?
Two doctors discuss the challenges for the medical sector from a warming world
25 Oct 2026,·26 mins
The dolphin whisperer of the Amazon
How one Colombian scientist and his team are racing to protect iconic pink river dolpins.
27 Oct 2026,·23 mins
Welsh Pioneers
Adam Walton delves into the stories of trailblazing Welsh scientists.
27 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Solving the mystery of allergies
Why do people with one allergy often go on to develop more?
21 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Foreign Fare
David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.
11 Mar 2011,·15 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Provocateurs
These five thinkers were all propelled by provocation in their thinking.
24 Oct 2026,·57 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
