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Do you have the correct time?
How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
24 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Dough - Series 5
Supermarkets
Are self-checkouts here to stay? Greg Foot examines the future of supermarkets.
24 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Drs' Notes: How do athletes look after their ankles?
Drs Chris and Xand want to know more about ankles.
22 Sep 2026,·24 mins
David Canter on how psychology can save lives and catch killers
David Canter on how he came to found the field of 'investigative psychology'.
22 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Are Gen Z Already Over AI?
Aleks and Kevin ask why more and more Gen Z believe AI's downsides outweigh its benefits.
23 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Can lawyers save the planet?
How can the legal system protect the environment? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski investigate.
18 Sep 2026,·53 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
Series 3
6 - Team Sports, Making Sense, Pet Dog Blood Donors, Board Games
Josh Pugh’s Team Sports kicks off vs Synaesthesia, Pet Dog Blood Donors and Board Games.
02 Sep 2026,·28 mins
Hiccups
Find out if it’s possible to stop someone hiccupping by scaring them.
11 Aug 2021,·17 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
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
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Recluses
Nikola Tesla
Is the mind of Nikola Tesla worthy of such an extensive legacy?
14 Aug 2026,·14 mins
6. The Microdoctrine
Final episode of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind.
23 Nov 2022,·25 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
Clever ways to cut waste
From reusable nappies to desks made from discarded plastic
22 Sep 2026,·23 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Bonus Episodes - Series 2
Bonus Episode 8. From Two to Three - Parents on the Couch: Dr. Orna Guralnik
India chats to Dr. Orna Guralnik about how the arrival of a child impacts a couple.
21 Jan 2026,·15 mins
Phoebe Smith
Adventurer Phoebe Smith takes Martha Kearney to her favourite mountain, Tryfan in Wales
13 Aug 2026,·23 mins
Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness
Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?
08 May 2026,·14 mins
Steel in the Electric Age
Adam Walton explores steel sustainability.
15 Sep 2026,·29 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Series 3: Exercise
S3. Ep 8 - Activity Revolution
The Van Tulleken twins explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.
06 Feb 2024,·28 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Omnibus
Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
14 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Episode 5: The Flickering
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
18 Jul 2025,·14 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
Hay Festival Special
Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.
29 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Being right
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong.
03 Feb 2022,·28 mins
