9 Best BBC Science Podcasts

1. BBC Inside Science

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A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Hosts Marnie Chesterton, Victoria Gill, Adam Rutherford
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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2. CrowdScience

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We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Unexpected Elements

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The news you know, the science you don't. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.more Host Marnie Chesterton
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.2K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Sliced Bread

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Sliced Bread is the series that investigates the latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier and greener. Are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Science presenter Greg Foot finds out. Greg speaks to experts on a bunk-busting mission to test the latest consumer trends chosen by listeners. Do they live up to the hype? Or are they just marketing BS? Greg chats to the experts, dives into the data, performs tests and crunches the numbers before putting his findings back to the listener so they can decide if it's worth spending their hard earned money on. New episodes of Sliced Bread are released weekly on Thursdays wherever you get your BBC podcasts...more Host Greg Foot
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 945 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Life Scientific

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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
Host Jim Al-Khalili
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.9K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Science In Action

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The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Host Roland Pease
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Scientifically...

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Home of the best science programmes from BBC Radio 4, from the ingenuity behind everyday objects to the biggest questions facing our planet. Released weekly, this podcast is introduced by Dr. Alex Lathbridge.more Host Alex Lathbridge
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 82 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Curious Cases

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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Hosts Dr Hannah Fry, Dara Ó Briain
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@hannahfry.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 6K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. 28ish Days Later

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What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? In this award-winning podcast India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.more Host India Rakusen
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 772 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact