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The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

Episodes (72 Available)

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 14
Stephen Fry's Identity Crisis
Stephen Fry asks the duo to investigate why he struggles to remember faces
36 mins
13 Nov 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 14
A Frytful Scare Part 2
Rutherford and Fry board a roller coaster to investigate why we enjoy being scared
32 mins
06 Nov 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 14
A Frytful Scare Part 1
Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry host a Halloween special on the thrill of fear.
31 mins
30 Oct 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Curious Cases Returns
Rutherford and Fry are back with an extended podcast trailer to celebrate the new series
13 mins
14 Oct 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
Jurassic Squawk
What sound did dinosaurs make?
37 mins
08 May 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
The Lunar Land Pt2
What would life be like if we had two moons?
29 mins
01 May 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
The Lunar Land Pt 1
Where did the Moon come from?
30 mins
24 Apr 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
An Instrumental Case
Why do instruments sound different?
39 mins
17 Apr 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
The Periodic Problem
How do you discover a new chemical element?
28 mins
10 Apr 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 13
The Mesmerist
Is hypnotism real? Drs Rutherford and Fry find out by visiting a hypnotist.
35 mins
03 Apr 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Coming Soon – More Curious Cases
Hannah and Adam return to crack open the Curious Cases they’ll be examining in Series 13
4 mins
22 Mar 2019
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
The Horrible Hangover
Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others?
31 mins
26 Dec 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
The Good Bad Food
Why does bad food taste so good?
26 mins
19 Dec 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
Two Infinities and Beyond Part 2
Is anything in the universe infinite?
31 mins
12 Dec 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
Two Infinities and Beyond Part 1
Does infinity exist? And why are some infinities bigger than others?
32 mins
05 Dec 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
The Stressful Scone
Why do we have regional accents?
33 mins
28 Nov 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 12
The Viking Code
How do ancestry DNA tests work?
26 mins
21 Nov 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 11
A World of Pain
Why do we all have different pain thresholds?
33 mins
07 Sep 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 11
The Random Request
Is anything really random?
26 mins
06 Sep 2018
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 11
The Running Joke
How fast can a human run?
38 mins
05 Sep 2018