Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLeaving Fossil Fuels Behind
Is the conflict in Iran, with its knock-on effect on oil supplies, accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski debate t…
14 hours ago
World of Flowers
Tom and Helen explore why the evolution of flowers created the world we know today, uncover some of the fascinating ways flowers use shape, colour an…
1 week, 1 day ago
The Joy of Soil
Beneath our feet is a world wide web that keeps us all alive. Estimated to be the origin of about 97% of the calories we eat, soil is fundamental to…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hot Sport
The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the most environmentally costly yet. But are there alternative models that provide sporting thrills without the…
2 months ago
America and the Planet
President Trump has been very clear in his views on climate change but how much of his rhetoric will have real impacts on the environment in the US a…
2 months, 1 week ago
Lakes, Lochs and Loughs
Plunge into the chilly embrace of the UK's lakes and you enter troubled waters. They're a place for recreation and an inspiration for our greatest p…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Should we still have zoos?
This year London Zoological Society marks its 200th anniversary. Established in 1826, today it has around 8000 animals and claims to be "the original…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ocean Explorers
150 years ago the British research ship Challenger returned from a three and a half year voyage that changed the world. Plucking species from every …
3 months ago
Love of a Cold Climate
What does the arrival of winter mean for plants and animals? In this programme Tom Heap and Helen Czerski find out how wildlife survives the freezing…
5 months, 1 week ago
City Transport: Faster, Cheaper, Greener
How we get around town has never been more political, with controversies over low traffic neighbourhoods and 15 minute cities, and rows about congest…
5 months, 2 weeks ago