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Doctors' Notes: Eyes
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about eye health with Mr Raj Das-Bhaumik.
21 Jul 2026,·20 mins
Sliced Bread - Series 17
Language Learning Apps
Can you really learn a new language from apps like Duolingo?
23 Jul 2026,·24 mins
27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.
The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.
27 Jul 2026,·12 mins
Is anything truly random?
An award-winning show about bathroom tiles and the fundamental mysteries of the universe.
24 Jul 2026,·27 mins
Testing testosterone testing
Will the US army benefit from testing its male soldiers for testosterone levels?
23 Jul 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
Give a Boy a Duck
Caz Graham hears the unlikely, inspiring story of a young duck farmer in the Lake District
26 Jul 2026,·22 mins
A Lavender Farm in Fife, Cairngorm Wildfires and a Sealife Safari
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
25 Jul 2026,·83 mins
Wildfires, Lavender and Glasgow Canal Quest
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
25 Jul 2026,·91 mins
Series 2
Cuckoo
David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
20 May 2011,·10 mins
Frozen Planet II
Frozen Planet II: 6
An immersive audio experience from Frozen Planet II.
17 Oct 2022,·30 mins
Bald caps, sparrow raps and lightning claps
A record at a Pitbull concert has us exploring baldness, fireballs, and rapping sparrows.
24 Jul 2026,·49 mins
Do climate protests ever work?
The modern green movement is more than 50 years old. What has it achieved?
26 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Roma Agrawal
Writer and structural engineer takes Martha Kearney to Kilburn Grange Park in London.
23 Jul 2026,·23 mins
Bobby Charlton
Football's Bobby Charlton reveals his love of bird and sea life.
06 Aug 1973,·30 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
Episode 5
Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
10 Jul 2026,·14 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
Juliet Vickery on the Willow Warbler
Head of the BTO, Juliet Vickery, on the changing breeding range of the willow warbler.
26 Jul 2026,·1 min
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
Smell the future
Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.
21 Jul 2026,·26 mins
USA military launches testosterone screening programme
Understanding testosterone and hormone replacement therapy
22 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Bluebird returns to Coniston
Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird returns to Coniston Water in Cumbria.
14 May 2026,·24 mins
Body Clock
Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?
11 Aug 2021,·18 mins
The Sound of Water
How new technology lets us listen in to the extraordinary sounds of the planet's waterways
26 Jun 2026,·52 mins
When will robots have their Chat GPT moment?
Aleks and Kevin ask: when will our homes have the general‑purpose robots seen in sci‑fi?
01 Jul 2026,·29 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
Anaesthesia
What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?
24 Jan 2026,·49 mins
How to make cities better for everyone
Recorded live at the BBC’s Future of Journalism Festival, University of Nairobi, Kenya
21 Jul 2026,·23 mins
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
