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How does walking benefit you?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore what walking can do for our health.
25 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Dough - Series 5
Money
Could cash be checking out and digital dollars be on the rise? Greg Foot investigates.
27 Aug 2026,·24 mins
The day of the datacentres
The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.
27 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Sunflowers, Sea Eagles and Surfing
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
29 Aug 2026,·91 mins
Changing tenants, changing times
Rose Ferraby explores changes in farming and tenancies at a farm on the Wallington Estate
30 Aug 2026,·22 mins
How do electric fish make electricity?
Some fish generate electric shocks that can stun a human. How do they do it?
28 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Andy's Green In-Tray
How will the environment be changed by a Burnham government?
28 Aug 2026,·53 mins
29/08/2026: bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm
Bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm.
29 Aug 2026,·25 mins
River Pilgrimage
Martha Kearney joins a group of pilgrims following the route of the River Medway in Kent
Surfing Quines, Sunflowers and Sea Eagles
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
29 Aug 2026,·82 mins
Series 3
5 - Seaweed Underwear, Bubbles, Saunas
Bubbles face hot competition from seaweed underwear and saunas.
26 Aug 2026,·28 mins
A very dry episode
The ongoing droughts have us delving into the science of rivers, diseases and raisins
28 Aug 2026,·49 mins
Are microplastics affecting our health?
Claudia Hammond puts your questions on microplastics to a panel of experts
29 Aug 2026,·49 mins
Understanding OCD
We take a deep dive into treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder
26 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
5. Glacier
Robert travels along the large Knud Rasmussen glacier.
03 May 2019,·14 mins
Jasmine Donahaye on the Mallard
On a hot summer walk, author Jasmine Donahaye feels refreshed by the sound of mallards.
30 Aug 2026,·1 min
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
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Unlocking tech breakthroughs
The government agency that's encouraging high-risk and high-reward research.
25 Aug 2026,·26 mins
In the Footsteps of Little Nell
Clare joins Alistair MacNichol on a unique hike inspired by The Old Curiosity Shop.
02 Jul 2026,·24 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
Daniel Jenkins Jones yn cyflwyno
Daniel Jenkins Jones sydd yn sedd Gerallt Pennant yn trafod natur a bywyd gwyllt.
29 Aug 2026,·58 mins
Women Not Included: Urban Planning
In a world not designed for women, the urban landscape reveals who it was really built for
24 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Series 1
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
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
Phoebe Smith
Adventurer Phoebe Smith takes Martha Kearney to her favourite mountain, Tryfan in Wales
13 Aug 2026,·23 mins
Hiccups
Find out if it’s possible to stop someone hiccupping by scaring them.
11 Aug 2021,·17 mins
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 Apr 2026,·28 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
