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Sliced Bread - Series 17
Laundry Detergents
Pods, liquids and powders: which laundry detergent really cleans up?
13 Aug 2026,·24 mins
Should we be scared of AI viruses?
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
13 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Relaxation
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken find out more about the history of relaxation.
11 Aug 2026,·19 mins
Drawing Our Future Homes
Can architects help our homes evolve faster than climate change?
14 Aug 2026,·52 mins
14/08/2026 Brassicas, cherries, salad
Brassica crisis, salad, cherry harvest.
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
Series 3
3 - Horses, Breaking Bad News, Reels
Horse Therapy, Breaking Bad News and Instagram Reels – which will win?
12 Aug 2026,·28 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
Phoebe Smith
Adventurer Phoebe Smith takes Martha Kearney to her favourite mountain, Tryfan in Wales
13 Aug 2026,·23 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
Light entertainment
This week’s solar eclipse has us investigating the science of blocking sunlight
14 Aug 2026,·49 mins
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola
12 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Why can't I concentrate?
Questions about attention and multitasking, answered by psychologists and neuroscientists
14 Aug 2026,·26 mins
School deepfake ransoms
For years, schools have posted photos of their pupils online. But could they be misused?
11 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
In The Company of Sheep
Mark Stephen meets naturalist Polly Pullar to find out why she loves sheep so much
12 Aug 2026,·25 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
Is this a new era of wildfires?
Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?
09 Aug 2026,·22 mins
Live from the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart live from an Iron Age round house on the banks of Loch Tay
08 Aug 2026,·91 mins
Women Not Included: Drugs and clinical trials
In a world not designed for women, medicine built for male bodies puts people at risk
10 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Bluebird returns to Coniston
Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird returns to Coniston Water in Cumbria.
14 May 2026,·24 mins
Return of the Native
Reviving a long-lost county breed of Somerset.
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
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
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
The world's largest wildlife crossing
Can a major engineering project help save Califonia's mountain lion population?
11 Aug 2026,·23 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
Hiccups
Find out if it’s possible to stop someone hiccupping by scaring them.
11 Aug 2021,·17 mins
Episode 5: Life and Death
Mud and Darwin bring Rebecca to a deeper understanding of her mother’s death-and life.
24 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
