BBC Inside ScienceEpisodes Episode guide
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12/02/2026 GMT
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
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05/02/2026 GMT
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
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BBC Inside Science
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
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29/01/2026
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
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22/01/2026
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
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15/01/2026
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
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How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?
What rare earths have been found in Greenland, and why do we want them?
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Answering Celebrity Science Questions
From what came before the big bang to why snowflakes are six sided.
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BBC Inside Science
A weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.
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How did President Trump transform science in 2025?
President Trump continues to shake up science. We look at the impact it’s already having.
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Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
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A 'functional' cure for HIV?
Almost four decades after the first HIV treatment, is there finally a ‘functional’ cure?
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Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
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What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator.
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Could technology replace animal testing in science?
The UK government plans to phase out animal experiments. What are the alternatives?
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Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
New evidence that the expansion of the universe is slowing. And the Godfather of AI.
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Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Melissa?
The science of what makes hurricanes so deadly.
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Have scientists created a bionic eye?
The bionic microchip implant which allows registered blind people to see again.
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Why do we love to play games?
The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
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What can the UK learn from China on renewable energy?
Renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity.
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Are embryos made from skin cells the future of fertility treatment?
Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
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The science behind autism
What do we know about the causes of autism?
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What’s the highest a human could possibly pole vault?
The science, engineering and maths behind Armand Duplantis’s latest world record.
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Could we have evidence of life on Mars?
Results from Nasa's Perseverance rover may show signs left in rocks by living organisms.
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What does caffeine do to our bodies?
The evidence on whether high caffeine energy drinks affect our health.
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Does warm weather mean more rats in UK towns and cities?
What’s the evidence behind rat infestation warnings? And farewell to wet wipe island
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Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?
The science of extraterrestrial solar panels and whether they can power our energy needs.
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What will we be wearing in the future?
Fashion meets science. An expert panel discuss the clothing of the future.
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What’s the evidence for vaccines?
Cuts of $500 million to vaccines research have been announced by the US government.
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Why wasn’t the Russia mega earthquake as damaging as previous ones?
The 8.8 magnitude quake sent tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.
