10 Best BBC Science Podcasts

1. Curious Cases

Latest Episode
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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Ranking #12 in Apple Charts (GB)
Hosts Dr Hannah Fry, Dara Ó Briain
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@hannahfry.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.9KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 491.9K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Sliced Bread

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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up Toast. A study of the spectacular failures of brands which had promised so much to consumers. In each episode, the presenter and BBC business journalist Sean Farrington examines one big idea. What did it promise? Why did people back it? Why did they get burnt? Some of the world's most successful businesses have also brought us some of the world's most remarkable failures. So, what led them to be toast? And what can we learn from their stories today? Sean unpicks all the early optimism, hype and ambition...MORE Ranking #15 in Apple Charts (GB)
Host Greg Foot
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 727Facebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 491.9K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. 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
Ranking #16 in Apple Charts (GB)
Host Jim Al-Khalili
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.8KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 491.9K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. 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.
Ranking #20 in Apple Charts (GB)
Hosts Marnie Chesterton, Victoria Gill, Adam Rutherford
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Science In Action

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Website Apple Spotify YouTube
The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Host Roland Pease
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 61.5MTwitter 41.8MInstagram 563.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. 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
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 61.5MTwitter 41.8M Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Unexpected Elements

Latest Episode
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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
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 9.2MTwitter 585.7KInstagram 563.4K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. 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
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 72Facebook 1.9MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 491.9K Avg Length 30 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
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 705 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact