Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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On the menu
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators
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Brian Greene
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Brian Greene studies the universe at the largest and smallest scales imaginable.
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Bed—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 13 Jul 2020
6/6 Katy Brand reveals how our attitudes to sleep, sex and status are played out in the bed.
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Toilet—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 6 Jul 2020
Katy Brand reveals how attitudes to the toilet have shaped it's place in history.
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Wine glass—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 29 Jun 2020
Katy Brand toasts the wine glass, learning why it became the gargantuan glass it is today
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The Evidence: Covid 19: vaccines and after lockdown
Sat 27 Jun 2020
The latest on vaccines and how people are behaving after lockdown
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Fork—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Katy Brand explores the life of the unsung hero of the cutlery world – the fork.
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High heel—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Katy Brand tracks the extraordinary life of the high heel, from past to the present.
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The Evidence: Covid 19: Transmission and South America
Sat 13 Jun 2020
How South America is handling the pandemic and a look at disease transmission.
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Toothbrush—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 8 Jun 2020
Katy Brand investigates the toothbrush from its humble start, as a stick, to the present.
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The Evidence: Covid 19: Sub-Saharan Africa and Testing
Sat 30 May 2020
How sub-Saharan Africa is handling the pandemic and the different kinds of tests
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Science of Dad
Mon 11 May 2020
Dr Oscar Duke discovers how pregnancy, birth and childcare affect the father
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Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
Mon 4 May 2020
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
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The Evidence: Mental health and Covid 19
Sat 2 May 2020
How is our mental health during the pandemic?
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Desert locust swarms
Mon 27 Apr 2020
A second wave of locusts threatens crops in East Africa. Scientists lead the fightback
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The Evidence: Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates
Sat 18 Apr 2020
International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19
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Professor Saiful Islam
Mon 6 Apr 2020
Professor Saiful Islam on the materials that make renewable energy possible.
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The Evidence: Taiwan, Vaccines, Africa Preparedness
Sat 4 Apr 2020
International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19
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Elizabeth Fisher: Chromosomes in mice and men
Mon 30 Mar 2020
Elizabeth Fisher on the role of chromosomes in conditions like Down and Turner syndrome
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Adrian Owen
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients.
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The Evidence: Coronavirus Special
Sat 21 Mar 2020
International experts take a global look at the science surrounding Covid-19.
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
