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The Life Scientific
Last Updated:
8 hours ago
Average Duration:
27 minutes
The Life Scientific
- Factual > Science & Nature
Each week, Jim al-Khalili invites a leading scientist to tell us about their life and work. He'll talk to Nobel laureates as well as the next generation of beautiful minds to find out what inspires…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
25 Episodes
Analysis
Last Updated:
21 hours ago
Average Duration:
28 minutes
Analysis
- Factual > Politics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- News
Analysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world. What made Islam political, whether the Government can make us go green, why we think the market in human organs is repugnant are just some of…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
55 Episodes
Discovery
Last Updated:
21 hours ago
Average Duration:
22 minutes
Discovery
- Factual > Science & Nature
Each week, Discovery takes an in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
96 Episodes
What's Next
Last Updated:
Mon, 28 May 12
Average Duration:
29 minutes
What's Next
- Factual > Science & Nature > Science & Technology
What's Next is a weekly magazine programme which explores the science of our rapidly changing world - from haptics to robotics, biometrics to blogs. The programme uncovers the exciting innovations…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
Farming Today
Last Updated:
Mon, 28 May 12
Average Duration:
14 minutes
Farming Today
- News
- Factual > Food & Drink
- Factual > Science & Nature
All rural life is here: daily news of food, farming, the countryside and the environment with analysis and context from the BBC's experts in the field. Presented by Anna Hill and Charlotte Smith,…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist
Last Updated:
Mon, 28 May 12
Average Duration:
37 minutes
Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist
- Factual > Science & Nature
Dr Chris Smith aka The Naked Scientist with the latest news from the world of science and Dr Karl answers listeners' science questions on Radio 5 live's Up All Night programme. Dr Chris Smith…
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
137 Episodes
Your Place And Mine
Last Updated:
Sat, 26 May 12
Average Duration:
19 minutes
Your Place And Mine
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Anne-Marie McAleese and the team go in search of the weird and wonderful across Northern Ireland, reflecting local life and offering a guide to the things to see and do.
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
4 Episodes
Scotland Outdoors
Last Updated:
Sat, 26 May 12
Average Duration:
26 minutes
Scotland Outdoors
- Factual > Travel
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Factual
Your free, weekly, pocket guide to the Scottish outdoors. A flavour of the countryside in 15 minutes!
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
4 Episodes
One Planet
Last Updated:
Fri, 25 May 12
Average Duration:
17 minutes
One Planet
- Factual > Science & Nature
- News
One Planet covers environmental, development and agriculture stories, dealing with the impact of humankind on the natural world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
Gardeners' Question Time
Last Updated:
Fri, 25 May 12
Average Duration:
41 minutes
Gardeners' Question Time
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Factual > Homes & Gardens > Gardens
As well as fresh ideas and inspiration, the Gardeners' Question Time podcast offers solutions to most of your gardening problems. Packed full of practical advice from a panel of expert gardeners…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Science in Action
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12
Average Duration:
17 minutes
Science in Action
- Factual > Science & Nature
The BBC World Service's weekly look at new developments in science from around the world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
Material World
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12
Average Duration:
26 minutes
Material World
- Factual > Science & Nature
Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
91 Episodes
Best of Natural History Radio
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12
Average Duration:
25 minutes
Best of Natural History Radio
- Factual > Science & Nature
The BBC Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
102 Episodes
CoP Show
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12
Average Duration:
28 minutes

UK only
CoP Show
- Learning > Adults
- Factual > Science & Nature > Science & Technology
The first of its kind for the production community, the CoP Show from the BBC College of Production provides practical advice on all aspects of TV, radio and online production. In conversation with…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
82 Episodes
In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg
Last Updated:
Thu, 24 May 12
Average Duration:
42 minutes
In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg
- Religion & Ethics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Factual > History
The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
36 Episodes
Click
Last Updated:
Tue, 22 May 12
Average Duration:
25 minutes
Click
- Factual > Science & Nature
How digital technology affects our lives around the world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
Costing the Earth
Last Updated:
Tue, 22 May 12
Average Duration:
27 minutes
Costing the Earth
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Man's effect on the environment, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world. Presenters, Tom Heap and Dr Alice Roberts, travel…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
47 Episodes
Coast and Country
Last Updated:
Thu, 17 May 12
Average Duration:
24 minutes
Coast and Country
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Countryside magazine featuring people, walks and wildlife from rural Britain. Clare Balding’s ‘Ramblings’ and ‘Open Country’ with Matt Baker and Helen Mark join forces to bring you a weekly…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
89 Episodes
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Last Updated:
Mon, 26 Dec 11
Average Duration:
28 minutes
The Infinite Monkey Cage
- Factual > Science & Nature
Award winning science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. Witty, irreverent look at the world according to science with physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. New Series starting…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
16 Episodes
In Our Time Archive: History
Last Updated:
Thu, 7 Jul 11
Average Duration:
42 minutes
In Our Time Archive: History
- Factual > History
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
- Factual
The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.
Updated occasionally
Whole Programme
131 Episodes
In Our Time Archive: Culture
Last Updated:
Wed, 29 Jun 11
Average Duration:
42 minutes
In Our Time Archive: Culture
- Factual
- Factual > History
- Factual > Science & Nature
The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.
Updated occasionally
Whole Programme
123 Episodes
In Our Time Archive: Science
Last Updated:
Wed, 8 Jun 11
Average Duration:
42 minutes
In Our Time Archive: Science
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
- Factual > Science & Nature > Science & Technology
- Factual
The history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.
Updated monthly
Whole Programme
150 Episodes
Walking Through Landscape
Last Updated:
Mon, 22 Nov 10
Average Duration:
38 minutes
Walking Through Landscape
- Factual > Science & Nature > Nature & Environment
Take a walk through Scotland's most intriguing landscapes. With Iain Stewart.
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
5 Episodes
A Brief History of Mathematics
Last Updated:
Fri, 1 Oct 10
Average Duration:
14 minutes
A Brief History of Mathematics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Learning > Adults
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
11 Episodes