Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
Find out how to listen to other BBC stations
Relativity
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Halliwell explains Einstein's theory of relativity
07 Feb 1996,·4 mins
Bad bacteria, how they spread and the diseases they can cause
24 Jan 2003,·13 mins
Omnibus
Geoff Watts and guests discuss the past week's Moments of Genius.
12 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.
11 Apr 2007,·30 mins
Chris Ledgard asks if gender testing will mean a level playing field for female athletes.
10 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Cyfres 2, Pennod 3: Gwenni Jenkins Jones
Mae Herbert a Heledd nôl, ac yn cael cwmni'r actifydd amgylcheddol, Gwenni Jenkins Jones!
04 Nov 2021,·36 mins
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
26 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Trevor Cox goes behind the scenes at a multi-million pound science funding event.
28 Dec 2009,·30 mins
The innovation in trauma science that's saving the lives of bleeding trauma patients.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and Dr Brian May of Queen celebrate the Doppler effect.
15 Aug 2017,·30 mins
Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.
29 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Power and Prejudice
From middle to old age - from power and prejudice to the age of reminiscence
21 May 1998,·26 mins
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
27 Mar 2013,·30 mins
Natalie Haynes attempts to find the algorithm to determine the perfect joke.
08 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Global Telecoms
What can we expect from the next generation of mobile phones?
23 Jan 2003,·27 mins
AIDS/HIV Phone-in
An introduction to AIDS/HIV crisis from 1987, followed by a phone in
13 Sep 1987,·44 mins
Mastering The Servant
First broadcast in 1989. Can we control the development and use of technology?
10 Aug 1989,·27 mins
Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection.
19 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Naomi Alderman looks a the advantages of thinking algorithmically.
05 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Angela Saini explores shared space - an idea set to bring peace and harmony to our streets
03 Jan 2012,·30 mins
X-Rays
The oldest surviving X-ray equipment was made in 1896 by Dr John Reynolds
13 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Federal Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee
Examining the Federal Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee
01 Nov 2007,·22 mins
Food Technology
First broadcast in 1998. The technology at the cutting edge of the food industry
17 Jul 1998,·13 mins
Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.
30 Aug 2010,·30 mins
Information technology is Not a Luxury
Information technology is an essential tool for the developing world
23 Dec 2002,·27 mins
Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' computer software.
01 Jun 2009,·30 mins
Are close ties to industry distorting priorities of scientific research in universities?
15 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Jerry Brotton navigates the transformation from paper to digital mapping.
30 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Deforestation and Prevention
First broadcast in 1991. George Monbiot on the consequences of the loss of the Amazon
15 Nov 1991,·28 mins
Glue
History and science of glue from Ancient Egypt to the Post-it note
07 Feb 1996,·13 mins
