2021-02-11 Working for yourself
Introduction Many people choose to, or have to work as a freelancer to survive, but is it worth the risk?…
2021-01-28 The woman whose cells never die
Introduction Henrietta Lacks made an amazing contribution to medical research which has only recently been recognised. Rob and Georgina discuss…
2021-01-21 What makes a good story?
Introduction Telling stories is a powerful way to connect and communicate with people – they help us make sense of…
2021-01-14 For the love of foreign languages
Introduction How many languages would you like to speak? Do you agree that “to have another language is to possess…
2021-01-07 Comfort Food
Introduction Cakes, chocolate and crisps! Comfort food refers to snacks and meals we like to stuff our faces with, even…
2020-12-31 What is fat-shaming?
Introduction Incidents of fat-shaming, when someone is criticised or humiliated for being overweight, are on the rise. Neil and Georgina…
2020-12-24 Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Introduction Compared to historical pandemics like the Spanish flu and economic crises like the Great Depression, coronavirus isn’t apparently so…
2020-12-17 Are trees intelligent?
Introduction According to Suzanne Simard, one of the world’s leading tree researchers, trees should be seen as intelligent. Neil and…
2020-12-10 Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
Introduction Scientific research is discovering that jellyfish might provide a solution to plastic pollution in seas and oceans. Neil and…
2020-12-03 Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
Introduction Some people are too busy texting to talk. With the huge rise of mobile phones in recent decades, communicating…
2020-11-26 Loneliness
Introduction Loneliness can affect all people at different times in their lives, but is it a new idea or something…
2020-11-19 Is punctuality important?
Introduction Some people are always on time but others are always late – they never allow enough time to get…
2020-11-12 Could you be a victim of online fraud?
Introduction Online fraud involves using the internet to trick someone into giving away their money or data and takes many…
2020-11-05 Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
Introduction This year’s global heating and melting polar ice has many scientists asking whether it’s now too late to stop…
2020-10-29 Walkman: the music player revolution
Introduction Years before iPods and MP3 downloads, the Sony Walkman was the first widely available portable music player. It revolutionised…
2020-10-22 Could humans live in underwater cities?
Introduction While human exploration of space has landed a man on the Moon and journeyed to the surface of Mars,…
2020-10-15 Hacking help for US elections
Introduction The 2020 presidential elections in the US, in which President Donald Trump faces the Democrat candidate Joe Biden, are…
2020-10-08 Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
Introduction In this programme, we’ll be hearing iconic environmentalist Jane Goodall reflect on how attitudes have changed as science has…
2020-10-01 How can we make the web a better place?
Introduction In this programme, we’ll hear about a new academic subject called Web Science, which studies the technology behind the…
2020-09-24 Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and forced thousands more temporarily out of…