Discovery Podcast
Explorations in the world of science.
Episodes to download
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Elizabeth Fisher: Chromosomes in mice and men
Mon 30 Mar 2020
Elizabeth Fisher on the role of chromosomes in conditions like Down and Turner syndrome
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Adrian Owen
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients.
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The Evidence: Coronavirus Special
Sat 21 Mar 2020
International experts take a global look at the science surrounding Covid-19.
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Professor Martha Clokie
Mon 16 Mar 2020
Professor Martha Clokie tells how she found viruses that destroy antibiotic-resistant bugs
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Demis Hassabis
Mon 9 Mar 2020
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Deep Mind, tells Jim Al-Khalili why he wants to create AI
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Isaac Newton and the story of the apple—Science Stories
Mon 2 Mar 2020
3/3 Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?
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Science Stories - Sophia Jex-Blake
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Sophia Jex-Blake, first woman doctor in Scotland
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Science Stories - Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing
Mon 17 Feb 2020
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing
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Stem cells: Hope and hype
Mon 10 Feb 2020
USA and Australia battle the unregulated stem cell clinic boom
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The road to Glasgow—2020: A Year to Save the Planet
Mon 27 Jan 2020
1/4 Across 2020 Matt McGrath will be reporting on what is happening to save the planet
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The silence of the genes
Mon 6 Jan 2020
James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
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Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Mon 30 Dec 2019
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel鈥檚 immortal chicken heart
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Ramon Llull: Medieval prophet of computer science
Mon 23 Dec 2019
Philip Ball tells the story of Ramon Llull, the medieval prophet of computer science
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Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
Mon 16 Dec 2019
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
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Galileo's lost letter
Mon 2 Dec 2019
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
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Robin Dunbar
Mon 25 Nov 2019
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.
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Sir Gregory Winter
Mon 11 Nov 2019
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter.
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Turi King: Solving the mystery of Richard III through DNA
Mon 4 Nov 2019
DNA detective Turi King discusses her life scientific with Jim al-Khalili.
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Plastic pollution with Richard Thompson
Mon 28 Oct 2019
How Richard Thompson alerted the world to the micro-plastics in the ocean.
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Protecting heads in sports
Mon 21 Oct 2019
How science and technology could protect sportsmen and women from traumatic brain injury
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Early diagnosis and research—The Truth About Parkinson's
Mon 14 Oct 2019
3/3 Finding a cure for Parkinson鈥檚. Jane Hill on early diagnosis and repurposing drugs
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Exercise—The Truth About Parkinson's
Mon 7 Oct 2019
Jane Hill visits a boxing club in the Netherlands to discover the benefits for PD
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Living with Parkinson's—The Truth About Parkinson's
Mon 30 Sep 2019
1/3 What is life like with Parkinson鈥檚? Jane Hill, whose father lived with PD, investigates.
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Preventing pesticide poisoning
Mon 23 Sep 2019
How banning pesticides in Sri Lanka led to a massive drop in suicides
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The power of peace
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Lucy Cooke discovers whether it's better to fight or make peace in the animal kingdom
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!
