Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
Find out how to listen to other BBC stations
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
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 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
What is Quantum?
Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with one question
05 Jan 2026,·26 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
Jehane Ragai on the science of authenticating artworks
Egyptian chemist Jehane Ragai on proving forged paintings and uncovering masterpieces.
30 Dec 2025,·28 mins
Christmas Special
Dave Gorman asks Lee Mack to select the public's best loopy Christmas idea.
22 Dec 2008,·30 mins
Did I inherit my laugh?
Can a laugh be passed down between generations? Caroline Steel has a giggle finding out.
02 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Science of the future
Exciting developments in science, in cervical cancer, xenotransplantation, fusion energy
09 Jan 2026,·49 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
Series 1
Episode 2
The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.
16 Mar 2011,·15 mins
The Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle: 10. Return to flight
The space shuttle is back – and they’re ready for lift off
14 Jul 2025,·33 mins
Future Gazing
Adam Walton predicts the future, asking where science will lead us beyond 2026.
06 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Weight loss jabs: A medical game changer?
Do weight loss injections have far-reaching benefits beyond weight management?
18 Oct 2025,·49 mins
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Series 4
Strontium
Chemist Andrea Sella ends his festive series with fireworks and the element strontium.
27 Dec 2019,·14 mins
How science got here, and where next
As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?
30 Oct 2025,·31 mins
Doing the Maths
First broadcast in 2006. The mathematics of infinity are discussed
27 Sep 2006,·22 mins
Omnibus Edition
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
22 Dec 2019,·60 mins
AI: A Future for Humans?
The science sleuths unwrap some of the biggest ideas in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.
22 Dec 2021,·28 mins
8. I Sung of Chaos
Is Silicon Valley’s radical experiment to connect the world about to implode?
18 Mar 2024,·32 mins
The Business of Being Seen
Emily, Alun and Danyah conclude the experiment — did they succeed in making a mark online?
22 Sep 2025,·42 mins
8. The Terminator
Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?
08 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
A Wonderful Catastrophe
How can we cope with the challenges of digital communication?
12 Jul 2024,·14 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
The Hunting of The Quark
First broadcast in 1997. Inside protons and neutrons lurks the holy grail of physics
10 Dec 1997,·13 mins
Can AI do my Christmas shopping?
Aleks and Kevin ask if you should let AI do your Christmas shopping.
29 Oct 2025,·29 mins
