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The future of particle physics
What are the next steps for the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator?
01 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human language
Professor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today.
29 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Series 25
Identical(ish)
Hannah Fry and Dara O Briain investigate the mysterious phenomenon of identical twins.
03 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Are we losing control of AI?
Aleks and Kevin ask if recent concerns about "rogue" AI behaviour are justified.
30 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Do men and women receive different medical treatment?
Men and women are frequently treated differently by healthcare systems
30 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Do plants know we're here?
Are plants aware of us, and do they like being touched?
25 Sep 2026,·26 mins
How an AI was tricked into breaking its own rules
How a Chinese AI model was persuaded to ignore its rules and give dangerous advice.
29 Sep 2026,·26 mins
The Ocean Within Us
Humans are around 70% water. But where is it all? And what's it doing inside us?
28 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Rogue Agents
News of an AI agent going rogue leads us to explore the science of infiltration
02 Oct 2026,·49 mins
Climate overshoot: The world beyond 1.5°C
The UN says we will pass our most important climate target. Is the damage irreversible?
27 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Should we let AI read our break-up emails?
AI agents in your inbox, doom predictions and the microdrama revolution.
30 Sep 2026,·32 mins
Trouble with Hubble
Trailer
Buckle up for the latest epic story from the BBC’s space podcast. Launches on 5 October
28 Sep 2026,·2 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
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
Update from the Digital Human Team
The Digital Human is pausing to focus on what everyone's talking about - AI
19 Feb 2024,·1 min
Are microplastics affecting our health?
Claudia Hammond puts your questions on microplastics to a panel of experts
29 Aug 2026,·49 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
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
AIDS Clinics For Young Children
AIDS clinics for children, doctor and nurse shortage, DIY dumbbells, and beer baths
10 May 2006,·26 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Steel in the Electric Age
Adam Walton explores steel sustainability.
15 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Wheat
How has wheat farming and production changed since ancient times?
30 Jul 2003,·12 mins
Nicolas Bourbaki
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
25 Jun 2010,·15 mins
8. The Terminator
Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?
08 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Memory
Examination into the condition of Alzheimer's disease
15 May 2000,·24 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Fitness in Old Age
First broadcast in 2000. How to stay fit in old age
16 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Insects and mobile phone
Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders!
17 Jan 2022,·20 mins
Doing the Maths
First broadcast in 2006. The mathematics of infinity are discussed
27 Sep 2006,·22 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
