Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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The Evidence: Covid lessons for safe school reopening
Sat 26 Sep 2020
Will schools and colleges reopening fuel Covid-19 spread?
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The growling stomach
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?
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Liz Seward
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward, Senior Space Strategist for Airbus Defence and Space.
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Professor Emma Bunce
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune
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Frank Kelly
Mon 17 Aug 2020
What difference has lockdown made to our air? Frank Kelly talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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On the menu
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Adam Hart explores our relationship with some of the animal kingdom's deadliest predators
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Brian Greene
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Brian Greene studies the universe at the largest and smallest scales imaginable.
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Bed—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 13 Jul 2020
6/6 Katy Brand reveals how our attitudes to sleep, sex and status are played out in the bed.
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Toilet—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 6 Jul 2020
Katy Brand reveals how attitudes to the toilet have shaped it's place in history.
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Wine glass—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 29 Jun 2020
Katy Brand toasts the wine glass, learning why it became the gargantuan glass it is today
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The Evidence: Covid 19: vaccines and after lockdown
Sat 27 Jun 2020
The latest on vaccines and how people are behaving after lockdown
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Fork—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Katy Brand explores the life of the unsung hero of the cutlery world 鈥� the fork.
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High heel—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Katy Brand tracks the extraordinary life of the high heel, from past to the present.
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The Evidence: Covid 19: Transmission and South America
Sat 13 Jun 2020
How South America is handling the pandemic and a look at disease transmission.
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Toothbrush—The Origin of Stuff
Mon 8 Jun 2020
Katy Brand investigates the toothbrush from its humble start, as a stick, to the present.
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The Evidence: Covid 19: Sub-Saharan Africa and Testing
Sat 30 May 2020
How sub-Saharan Africa is handling the pandemic and the different kinds of tests
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Science of Dad
Mon 11 May 2020
Dr Oscar Duke discovers how pregnancy, birth and childcare affect the father
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Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
Mon 4 May 2020
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
