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Back in May, we checked in on the developments in the eastern Pacific鈥檚 ocean currents, that we call El Ni帽o. We said that stirrings in the surface suggested there might just be quite a big one. Now, it seems, everyone is talking about it, and it鈥檚 definitely big. What is the El Ni帽o? And what is it really up to? Mark Maslin, Professor of Physical Geography at University College London, tells us.

This week the film Whalefall opens in cinemas - think Jonah, but with a lot more about the intricacies of whale digestion. But, is it an excellent bit of Hollywood nonsense? Or is it even remotely possible for this to happen? And even if it isn鈥檛, can we still learn useful things about sperm whale biology? Only one man can answer that question...Deadly Steve Backshall.

For the next few weeks we talk to scientists from around the world, nominated for this year's John Maddox Prize, and whose evidence-based contributions to public discourse has not been universally well received. Dr Cyriac Abby Philips is a clinical hepatologist, based in Kerala, India, who is famous in his country for speaking out against traditional Indian medicine.

Produced in partnership with The Open University.

Presenter: Tom Whipple
Producers: Ben Mitchell, Alex Mansfield, Katie Tomsett, Keiran Manetta-Jones
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth