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Sliced Bread - Series 17
Language Learning Apps
Can you really learn a new language from apps like Duolingo?
23 Jul 2026,·24 mins
Testing testosterone testing
Will the US army benefit from testing its male soldiers for testosterone levels?
23 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Eyes
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about eye health with Mr Raj Das-Bhaumik.
21 Jul 2026,·20 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
10. Zombie Deer
A new animal madness emerges in North America as history repeats.
23 Oct 2023,·15 mins
Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness
Are plants intelligent? Could they help us unravel the mystery of consciousness?
08 May 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
Roma Agrawal
Writer and structural engineer takes Martha Kearney to Kilburn Grange Park in London.
23 Jul 2026,·23 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
Series 24
Frosty Fractals
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate nature's most intricate patterns
02 Jan 2026,·29 mins
Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution
4. Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine.
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman gives his fourth and final Reith Lecture.
16 Dec 2025,·57 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
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
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
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
Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers
Dean Lomax on his unconventional route into palaeontology and making BIG discoveries.
28 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Body Clock
Tick, tock! What is your body clock and is it possible to change it?
11 Aug 2021,·18 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Life Without North America
What would happen to the world if the USA disappears?
17 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Series 3: Exercise
S3. Ep 8 - Activity Revolution
The Van Tulleken twins explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.
06 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Episode 5: The Flickering
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
18 Jul 2025,·14 mins
Artemis II
14. The Learnings
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is back to talk about the mission and Artemis III
04 May 2026,·41 mins
A message from Terry
Some sad news to share with you, our Plotcast community
25 Jul 2025,·1 min
Bonus Episodes - Series 2
Bonus Episode 8. From Two to Three - Parents on the Couch: Dr. Orna Guralnik
India chats to Dr. Orna Guralnik about how the arrival of a child impacts a couple.
21 Jan 2026,·15 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Omnibus
Presenters Andrew and Richard look back over their four-year odyssey to find the yeti.
14 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Is tech ruining the World Cup?
World Cup tech, AI’s infinite workweek, and a look back at our favourite Season 1 stories.
25 Jun 2026,·37 mins
Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)
Deborah's barefoot walk, The Wildlife Trusts and one of the country's biggest landlords
14 Apr 2023,·46 mins
