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Synaesthesia: when senses merge
Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt
13 Jan 2021,·1 min
The Nerve of a Cockroach
Erica McAlister explores the extraordinary nervous system of cockroaches.
27 May 2022,·14 mins
5. Nadar - The Psychological Side of Photography
Nadar, the photographer adept at capturing his subjects' inner worlds in the 19th century.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
Programme 3
Can anyone be a creative genius? Ian Peacock investigates.
06 Sep 2005,·30 mins
The Pyramids
Exploring the construction of the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt
17 May 1998,·13 mins
Episode 4
Richard Dawkins talks to Craig Venter about the creation of synthetic life.
14 Jul 2010,·30 mins
10: Why does the jet stream rule our weather?
Simon and Clare explore why the jet stream is so important to our weather.
21 May 2018,·20 mins
Microwaves
Amit Katwala and Charlotte Stavrou power up the microwave and find out what's cooking.
21 Sep 2023,·24 mins
Her Gneifio 24 awr
Sara Elan Jones sy'n sgwrsio gyda'r ddau gneifwir, Ollie Morgan ac Iwan Hughes am eu her.
21 Aug 2026,·4 mins
Episode 5
Dorothy becomes the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964.
10 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Training to become a Psychotherapist
First broadcast in 2002. What it takes to become a trained professional psychotherapist
24 May 2002,·27 mins
Episode 3
Ben Miller looks at black holes and the beginning of time.
24 Sep 2008,·30 mins
A message from Terry
Some sad news to share with you, our Plotcast community
25 Jul 2025,·1 min
John Logie Baird
A wireless with pictures.
18 May 1995,·9 mins
28ish Days Later - Day One: Power
India Rakusen and guests introduce you to anatomy of the womb.
01 Apr 2022,·15 mins
Series 8
The Olympics: Why We're Hardwired To Watch
Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.
02 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Isaac Newton and the story of the apple
Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?
25 Dec 2019,·28 mins
On the Origin of the Species
Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.
26 Nov 2009,·30 mins
Series 1
Bring back the Lynx?
Euan McIlwraith investigates the case for reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to Scotland.
01 Oct 2015,·20 mins
5. GPS
How GPS transformed navigation in the 1991Gulf War.
24 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Chesowanja
John Gowlett describes artefacts such as burnt clay excavated from a site in Kenya
19 Mar 1999,·13 mins
Fossilized Sunshine
First broadcast in 1999. What are oil and gas and where are they found?
27 Feb 1999,·13 mins
New World Order
Dr Margaret McCartney’s quest to reveal conflicts of interest that may impact your care
01 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Us and them
Tim Hayward looks at the potential of fungi to help the human body and mind.
21 Jan 2022,·28 mins
Satish Kumar 2
Satish Kumar shares how he views birds as part of the world that we are all part of.
06 Apr 2019,·25 mins
Fungi
Scientist are unable to classify fungi as either plant or animal
31 Dec 1999,·13 mins
Becoming Invisible
Writer Philip Ball meets the physicists who are making real life invisibility cloaks.
10 Jun 2016,·12 mins
Being right
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong.
03 Feb 2022,·28 mins
Out of the Shadows
Musician Karine Polwart weaves together stories of science, history and the theme of light
10 Sep 2023,·30 mins
Talc Tales: 5. Talc on trial
When we send off make-up for testing, the lab finds an asbestos fibre.
10 May 2024,·14 mins
