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Weight-loss Injections
Is it OK to stay on weight-loss injections?
08 Jan 2026,·35 mins
How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?
What rare earths have been found in Greenland, and why do we want them?
08 Jan 2026,·28 mins
5. Good Stress and Getting Over Yourself
Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Walking Back to Happiness
Clare joins Glenn Meyer in Happy Valley for a walk celebrating resilience and recovery.
08 Jan 2026,·24 mins
Farming Today This Week 10/01/26: The Oxford farming conferences
We hear from the Defra Secretary and Charlotte Church at the Oxford farming conferences.
10 Jan 2026,·25 mins
Daily Dose: Embarrassment
Chris and Xand return to embarrassment and why it’s an important social emotion.
09 Jan 2026,·3 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
Series 2
Perfectionists: Martha Graham
Martha Graham was to modern dance what Picasso was to painting.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Snow, Solo Camping and Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
10 Jan 2026,·91 mins
How do cicadas know what season it is?
How do these enigmatic insects know that the time is right to emerge into the light?
09 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Series 34
The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck
Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture north to unearth (or un-snow) the secrets of the Arctic.
17 Dec 2025,·42 mins
Science of the future
Exciting developments in science, in cervical cancer, xenotransplantation, fusion energy
09 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Black Poplars: How to Save a Tree
Martha Kearney finds out about the black poplar, Britain's most endangered tree.
02 Oct 2025,·24 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
What is Quantum?
Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with one question
05 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
30 Dec 2025,·28 mins
2. Downstream
From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
10 Nov 2021,·60 mins
China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate
What impact might taxes on contraceptives have in China?
07 Jan 2026,·26 mins
What to expect from tech in 2026
The latest gadgets, the future in assistive tech and upcoming gaming releases in 2026.
06 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Snow, Camping in Winter and a New Air Ambulance
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
10 Jan 2026,·83 mins
Grooming Apes and the Origins of Kissing
The hairy history of the human kiss. Where did it come from? And why is it good for us?
29 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Bonus Episode 6. Kids are Nature
In this bonus episode, India talks to Dr. William Bird about the benefits of nature.
07 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Secret Paths
Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
03 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Christmas Special
Dave Gorman asks Lee Mack to select the public's best loopy Christmas idea.
22 Dec 2008,·30 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
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean takes Martha Kearney to visit her favourite island.
01 Jan 2026,·24 mins
Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?
From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.
04 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Love of a Cold Climate
What will warmer winters mean for the natural world?
19 Dec 2025,·52 mins
10/01/2026
Gerallt Pennant a'i westeion yn trafod natur, bywyd gwyllt a chadwraeth.
10 Jan 2026,·58 mins
