The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!

The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world

Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.

Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...