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Episode 3
Professor Devi Sridhar investigates the impact of Covid on the practice of science.
22 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Northern Right Whales
Northern Right Whales in danger of extinction
11 Jan 1999,·13 mins
10 - Making It Right
How cruel do you have to be - in order to be kind?
28 Jun 2019,·36 mins
How can we adapt and prepare our cities for extreme weather conditions?
09 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Andrea Sella returns to the Italian landscape of his childhood to explore how it's changed
19 Sep 2014,·30 mins
The National Nuclear Laboratory
Professor Iain Stewart visits the UK's home of nuclear science in Cumbria.
04 Jun 2010,·15 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
Swing Bridge for Suez Canal
First broadcast in 1997. The world’s largest swing bridge
12 Mar 1997,·18 mins
Rattling Bones
Forensic archaeology with Lisa Marburg Goodman
25 Mar 2000,·14 mins
The secret life of salmon
Shrinking salmon, insta cows and mushroom wars.
02 Jul 2023,·57 mins
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
07 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Why tourism is encouraged in the developing world, but doesn't always see the profits
13 Mar 2001,·28 mins
Helen Czerski's illuminating book on how the ocean works. Read by Lyndsey Marshal.
08 Aug 2026,·75 mins
Sugar
Three scientists each present their idea for how to reduce sugar intake.
05 Jan 2016,·28 mins
Globalisation
What lies behind globalisation?
25 Sep 2000,·23 mins
How the fight against climate change can move beyond the political left/right agenda.
29 Dec 2020,·37 mins
More Tribes of Science
Volcanologists
Peter Curran meets the scientists who are drawn to study volcanoes.
30 Aug 2011,·15 mins
Zidovudine (AZT)
First broadcast in 2001. Zidovudine (AZT) and other drugs used to treat HIV
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
Meteorologist Peter Gibbs returns to Antarctica where he spent two years in the 1980s.
06 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Musician Bishi examines how tech and AI shape the future of music creation.
26 Dec 2019,·28 mins
World Wise Web: Part two
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors, including the creator of the first mobile phone
19 Sep 2020,·49 mins
Meet the outsiders detecting fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science.
08 May 2023,·28 mins
Upland sheep are under fire - Charlotte Smith investigates what the future holds.
25 Jul 2023,·28 mins
The Rich Multilingual World
How learning and speaking another language enriches our lives
25 Mar 1995,·28 mins
Emily Knight explores the phenomenon of Terminal Lucidity, the 'final rally' before death.
26 Feb 2025,·28 mins
11/09/2021
Elaine Mitchell takes a weekly look at farming, food and countryside issues.
11 Sep 2021,·15 mins
How can we make sport more inclusive?
How can sport protect equal competition whilst enabling all abilities to take part?
11 Jan 2024,·18 mins
Art
Martha Lane Fox explores how artists collaborate creatively online.
20 Apr 2015,·28 mins
Age of Now
Lisa Jardine explores what's driving science in the 21st century.
17 Sep 2013,·28 mins
