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Doctors' Notes: Sleep Disorders
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know more about what healthy sleep looks like.
08 Sep 2026,·18 mins
Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars
Ginger Kerrick on training the first ISS crew and becoming the voice of Mission Control
08 Sep 2026,·28 mins
The quest for dark matter
Researchers may have discovered the signature of a bit of dark matter.
03 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Dough - Series 5
Gyms
Could weight-loss jabs make gyms less relevant? Greg Foot examines the future of fitness.
03 Sep 2026,·24 mins
All In This Together
Is nature all about survival of the fittest or do we all need to work together?
04 Sep 2026,·52 mins
Series 3
6 - Team Sports, Making Sense, Pet Dog Blood Donors, Board Games
Josh Pugh’s Team Sports kicks off vs Synaesthesia, Pet Dog Blood Donors and Board Games.
02 Sep 2026,·28 mins
The pictures that help and heal
We look at two solutions that harness the power of pictures to help disabled people.
15 Sep 2026,·22 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
Extreme Weather
Adam Walton explores extreme weather and the effects of climate change in Wales.
08 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares
6. F For Fake
Jamie and Jimmy explore where fakery goes next – but can you tell which is which?
15 Apr 2026,·28 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
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
Hiccups
Find out if it’s possible to stop someone hiccupping by scaring them.
11 Aug 2021,·17 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
Phoebe Smith
Adventurer Phoebe Smith takes Martha Kearney to her favourite mountain, Tryfan in Wales
13 Aug 2026,·23 mins
Series 3: Exercise
S3. Ep 8 - Activity Revolution
The Van Tulleken twins explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.
06 Feb 2024,·28 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 mins
Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness
Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?
08 May 2026,·14 mins
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
01 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Sloth
Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. Last up: sloth.
02 Jan 2024,·28 mins
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
Artemis II
14. The Learnings
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III
04 May 2026,·41 mins
Titans of Science: Marc Abrahams
The latest science news, plus Titans of Science returns with Marc Abrahams.
12 Jan 2025,·51 mins
Being right
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong.
03 Feb 2022,·28 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Bonus Episodes - Series 2
Bonus Episode 8. From Two to Three - Parents on the Couch: Dr. Orna Guralnik
India chats to Dr. Orna Guralnik about how the arrival of a child impacts a couple.
21 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Omnibus
Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
14 Dec 2023,·57 mins
8. Changing Planet
The Planet Earth team discuss what the future holds for our changing planet.
10 Dec 2023,·14 mins
