Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHiding in Plain Sight
We tend to think of wildlife as something which exists in the countryside or in nature reserves, but in fact there are plenty of plants and animals w…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Evolution of Evolution
190 years ago Charles Darwin stepped ashore in Falmouth at the end of a five year voyage that would transform the way in which we all think about nat…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Fashioning the Future
Whether you love to express yourself through fashion, or find getting dressed a chore, clothing isn’t optional - and every choice has an impact. So h…
6 months, 1 week ago
COP30: A New Hope?
For thirty years world leaders have been gathering to negotiate the planet's route away from climate disaster. For thirty years carbon emissions hav…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Trains on Trial
It's 200 years since the first passenger rail journey saw George Stephenson’s Locomotion No.1 travel 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockto…
8 months ago
Great Migrations
New technology gives fresh insights into the great animal migrations. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski discuss the great spectacles of the bird, mammal an…
8 months, 1 week ago
World of Steel
The modern world is built on steel but can it ever be green? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski search for the holy grail of environmentally friendly steel.…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Engineering the Planet
Efforts to reduce our carbon emissions are falling far short of what’s necessary to keep our temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade. Is it time…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Creatures of the Night
A celebration of the wildlife that works while we sleep. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski explore the world of animals that provoke fear and wonder in equ…
9 months ago
The Risk Takers
Can the insurance industry save the planet? With the nod from insurance companies a must for everything from coal mines to new homes, is the industry…
9 months, 1 week ago