10 Best BBC Science Podcasts
BBC Science Podcasts
Here are 10 Best BBC Science Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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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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2. 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
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 985.9KTwitter 514.4K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
3. 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.
Hosts Caroline Steel, Anand Jagatia
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 59.8MTwitter 41.2M Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact
4. 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 Hosts Marnie Chesterton, Camilla Mota, Alex Lathbridge
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook 8.9MTwitter 562.5KInstagram 450.6K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact
5. Sliced Bread
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The series 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.MORE Host Greg Foot
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook 926.6KTwitter 514.4KInstagram 95.1K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
6. The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
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Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.
Hosts Dr Adam Rutherford, Dr Hannah Fry
Producer/Network BBC Podcasts
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook 926.6KTwitter 514.4KInstagram 95.1K Frequency 1 ep/month Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
7. 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 Radio 4
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Facebook 915.9KTwitter 514.4KInstagram 95.1K Frequency 1 ep/month Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact
8. Scientifically...
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The 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
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 985.9KTwitter 514.4KInstagram 95.1K Get Email Contact
9. 28ish Days Later
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What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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BBC Science shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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| Roland Pease | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnb/episodes/player | @peaseroland | ||
| Marnie Chesterton | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b036f7w2 | @amsterdammed | 3.8K | |
| Victoria Gill | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b036f7w2 | @vic_gill | 15.6K | |
| Caroline Steel | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04d42rc/episodes/player | @carolinesteel3 | ||
| Anand Jagatia | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04d42rc/episodes/player | @anandjagatia | 897 | |
| Marnie Chesterton | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tmt2/episodes/player | @amsterdammed | 3.8K | |
| Camilla Mota | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tmt2/episodes/player | @cavmota | 5.9K | |
| Alex Lathbridge | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tmt2/episodes/player | @thermoflynamics | 7.5K | |
| Greg Foot | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07012sf | @gregfoot | 15.5K | |
| Dr Adam Rutherford | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07dx75g | @adamrutherford | 164.6K | |
| Dr Hannah Fry | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07dx75g | @fryrsquared | 248.8K | |
| Jim Al-Khalili | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b015sqc7 | @jimalkhalili | ||
| Alex Lathbridge | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07shc5x/episodes/downloads |
