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Analysis
Last Updated:
5 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
Farming Today
Last Updated:
20 hours ago
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
6 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
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
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
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
The Life Scientific
Last Updated:
Tue, 22 May 12
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
24 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
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