Outriders is BBC Radio 5 live's programme dedicated to exploring the frontiers of the web. 

Put your headphones on; get outside and look up at some of the best bits of the night sky with help from Stargazing LIVE’s Mark Thompson and astronomers from across the country.

Material World

Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm on BBC Radio 4. 

Dr Chris Smith aka The Naked Scientist with the latest news from the world of science and Dr Karl answers listeners' science questions on Radio 5 live's Up All Night programme.

The Life Scientific

Each week, Jim al-Khalili invites a leading scientist to tell us about their life and work. He'll talk to Nobel laureates as well as the next generation of beautiful minds to find out what inspires and motivates them and what their discoveries might do for us.

The science documentary series that looks in depth at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science. Available to download weekly on Mondays.

Walking Through Landscape

Take a walk through Scotland's most intriguing landscapes. With Iain Stewart.


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