# chesterton (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chesterton. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rebecca: The Story That Never Let Us Go](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rebecca-the-story-that-never-let) _2026-08-22 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Six adaptations, one unforgettable novel—and the remarkable moment a familiar story opened a door to childhood again [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212224237/596c02dae2904a6ae881c8b7afae7d6d.mp3) ## [Les Misérables: From Orson Welles to Broadway](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/les-miserables-from-orson-welles) _2026-08-22 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Victor Hugo’s great story of justice, mercy and redemption — and how it traveled from the page to the golden age of radio to one of the world’s most beloved musicals. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212221916/bb41571a6c27c6b32aba8ae412faee50.mp3) ## [Who Is Writing Your Story?](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/who-is-writing-your-story) _2026-08-21 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Benedictine College, AI, and the Church in an Algorithmic Age [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212214965/9d17db761fb282fb00b9fd3d12810e13.mp3) ## [ROOK: Still There](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rook-still-there) _2026-08-21 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Jake heard it once before. This time, his friends hear it too. ## [The Little Station Is Getting Bigger](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/the-little-station-is-getting-bigger) _2026-08-21 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ What Chesterton Radio is becoming—and why all these strange little rooms belong under one roof ## [ROOK: Architecture](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rook-architecture) _2026-08-20 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ She spent all weekend on it. Unfortunately, the weekend ended four days ago. ## [Pet Sounds: The Kids Who Learned to Listen](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/pet-sounds-the-kids-who-learned-to) _2026-08-20 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Sixty years after Brian Wilson built a masterpiece, a group of teenagers took it apart, learned every harmony—and discovered how to put it back together. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211969368/cc8e62c4cbcf397fb6ca15a92cb35009.mp3) ## [ROOK: Undecided with a Polo Shirt](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rook-undecided-with-a-polo-shirt) _2026-08-19 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ It’s the first question everyone asks at college. Ryan has found the efficient answer. ## [The Blue Cross — A Father Brown Mystery by G. K. Chesterton](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/the-blue-cross-a-father-brown-mystery) _2026-08-19 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ The First Father Brown Story • A Chesterton Radio Presentation [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211806437.mp3) ## [The Last Train from Bellweather](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/the-last-train-from-bellweather-3c3) _2026-08-18 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ A Full-Length British Mystery — A Chesterton Radio Original [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211654543.mp3) ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pUI0vS5JHa1g) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Daybreak: Goodbye, Mr. Chips — and the Lives That Quietly Matter](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/daybreak-goodbye-mr-chips-and-the) _2026-08-18 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ A new school year in Atchison, the Gospel’s great reversal, Chesterton at the morning table, and a beloved teacher who never really leaves his classroom [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211627308/12f910e95cb4f088b31063f3e616bdbb.mp3) ## [Casablanca: We’ll Always Have Paris](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/casablanca-well-always-have-paris) _2026-08-17 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Love, sacrifice, “As Time Goes By”—and the remarkable afterlife of a Hollywood classic [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211632514/da1f9687742d8357714166a13a2e05d3.mp3) ## [ROOK: The Freshman Fifteen](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rook-the-freshman-fifteen) _2026-08-17 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ For most freshmen, it’s a warning but not for Ryan ## [ROOK: Builds Character](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/rook-builds-character) _2026-08-17 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Six a.m. practice. Apparently, Sarah needed a lot of character ## [The Desert Song: Romance, Rebellion & The Railroad Hour](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/the-desert-song-romance-rebellion) _2026-08-17 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Gordon MacRae, Sigmund Romberg, and the Broadway operetta that carried its melodies from the stage to Hollywood and the golden age of radio. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211553809/17a637ef14a77b5226ff01c1b13013ed.mp3) ## [Daybreak: The Corn Is Green — Who Saw Something in You?](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/daybreak-the-corn-is-green-who-saw) _2026-08-17 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ The morning news, the rich young man, and the extraordinary power of someone who sees what we might become. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211551177/98e5974cfb32abf80c62518e2b9a37de.mp3) ## [What’s Behind the Tapestries? Notre Dame’s Columbus Murals](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/whats-behind-the-tapestries-notre) _2026-08-16 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ Columbus, Catholic America, Native memory—and what Chesterton might say about changing the past [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211472851/2132a859864d5fcabcabf430b795003e.mp3) ## [My Dearest Angel: The Marriage Behind the Crown](https://chestertonradio.substack.com/p/my-dearest-angel-the-marriage-behind) _2026-08-16 · Chesterton Radio · CHESTERTON RADIO_ R. F. Delderfield, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert—and a lost age when an 80-minute drama could hold a nation’s attention. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211435001/06ae786905bc1448b9127dc774a15907.mp3) ## [Should we be scared of AI viruses?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9780) _2026-08-13 · BBC Inside Science_ The extreme possibilities of synthetic biology hit the headlines last week, when researchers at Stanford University in the US announced they had created new kinds of viruses designed by Artificial Intelligence. Roland Pease is joined by microbiologist Dr Simon Clarke from Reading University and Joy Zhang, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, to discuss whether we should be concerned… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0p4chq5.mp3) ## [The state of our substrate: What is drought doing to our soil?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977z) _2026-08-06 · BBC Inside Science_ Large parts of Europe are in the grip of drought. According to the UK Meteorological Office, last week was the UK's driest July on record. Katie Field, professor of plant-soil processes at Sheffield University, joins us to discuss the state of our struggling substrate. Next week, a dramatic solar eclipse will be sweeping down the Atlantic. In the past, eclipses have been vital to astronomers… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0p32mkv.mp3) ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yQrwoNrXg5B4) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Are we alone in the universe?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977y) _2026-07-30 · BBC Inside Science_ Scientists have long referred to the Goldilocks zone – the region around a star where conditions are not too hot and not too cold but “just right” for life. Joined by a live audience at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK, Tom Whipple asks what are the true limitations of alien life? How do we spot it? And have we been looking too narrowly? Planetary scientist at MIT Sara Seagar discusses… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0p1pzvk.mp3) ## [Testing testosterone testing](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977x) _2026-07-23 · BBC Inside Science_ Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has announced that the US military will be screening military personnel aged 30 and older for testosterone deficiency. Those found with low testosterone levels will be offered voluntary hormone replacement therapy. The secretary says this is to ensure “a healthy, capable, and decisively dominant fighting force”. Tom Whipple is joined by Professor Joe Herbert from… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0p0hhgy.mp3) ## [How might we spot nukes in space?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977w) _2026-07-16 · BBC Inside Science_ A few years ago a satellite speeding through the Van Allen belt in earth orbit raised concerns that it may include a nuclear weapon. An explosion in that orbit would take out much of our global space infrastructure. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 specifically prohibits such a thing, but it has proven technologically impossible to verify and monitor over the decades. Tom Whipple is joined by Prof… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nz6sjg.mp3) ## [Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977v) _2026-07-09 · BBC Inside Science_ Synthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a significant step towards building life from scratch. Science journalist, Kai Kupferschmidt, joins us to discuss the implications of this research, as well as the controversies. Nature reporter Lizzie Gibney tells us how science has helped us better understand… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nxvz8q.mp3) ## [How do you immortalise natural history?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977t) _2026-07-02 · BBC Inside Science_ During this year’s visit to the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London, Tom Whipple discovers how sea urchins are being used to develop techniques to digitally preserve natural history, why we haven’t got robot butlers just yet, and what it takes to bottle lightning. Plus, in his ongoing quest to assemble a World Cup squad of science Tom recruits health reporter James Gallagher to scout… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nwhgr7.mp3) ## [Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977s) _2026-06-25 · BBC Inside Science_ As the UK and Europe battles with extreme weather warnings, is it time for us to consider some more extreme tactics to tackle the heat? Tom Whipple is joined by Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, to explore if solar geoengineering can help. Also on the show, science journalist Lizzie Gibney discusses the "Salah effect", when exposure to celebrities from… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nv4n2b.mp3) ## [Finding the evidence for the social media ban](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977r) _2026-06-18 · BBC Inside Science_ After this week’s announcement that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, we delve into the evidence behind the ban with Professor Amy Orben, Programme Leader of the Digital Mental Health Group at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Catherine Sebastian, Head of Evidence at Wellcome. Also on the show, what can penalty shoot-outs teach us about international diplomacy? And how… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nstlg9.mp3) ## [How do you build an unbuildable tower?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977q) _2026-06-11 · BBC Inside Science_ After 144 years the tallest tower on the Sagrada Familia is finally complete, but when Gaudi first designed it, the technology to build the tower didn’t exist. We’re joined by Tristram Carfrae, structural engineer and designer at Arup who was tasked with this impossible feat over a decade ago. With the reappearance of screwworm in North America, we ask – is it ever acceptable to intentionally… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nrgz4w.mp3) ## [How is AI going to change science?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977p) _2026-06-04 · BBC Inside Science_ Are we moving away from science as a strictly human endeavour? This is the view of Pushmeet Kohli, head of AI for Science at Google DeepMind. He joins Tom Whipple to discuss the use of the AI tool Co-Scientist as a collaborator in the lab, and the challenges in making Artificial Intelligence that works in science. Clare Bryant from the University of Cambridge also joins the conversation. And Steve… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nq4bnx.mp3) ## [Plankton's untapped potential](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977n) _2026-05-28 · BBC Inside Science_ From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans, with plankton specialist Vincent Doumeizel and physicist turned oceanographer Helen Czerski. Vincent is author of the Power of Plankton, which describes the crucial history and future of plankton and planktonic life on our planet. Helen's book The Blue Machine looks at the physical oceanic processes that shape the world. Presented by… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nnv6wp.mp3) ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6MiPYWzhF06b) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [El Niño is nigh, but so what?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977m) _2026-05-21 · BBC Inside Science_ With 2023’s El Niño – a recurring pattern of extreme weather across the pacific basin - still leaving a bad taste in people's mouth, 2026 sees an El Niño stirring in the Pacific Ocean and there are warnings that this will be one of the strongest yet. Roland Pease speaks with Amanda Maycock, a climatologist from Leeds University, to discuss what this climate phenomenon is and how it will impact the… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nml4fq.mp3) ## [The science behind hantavirus](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977l) _2026-05-14 · BBC Inside Science_ Following three deaths linked to the deadly hantavirus disease on a cruise ship this month, the scientific community is racing to answer the many unknown questions surrounding the outbreak. Tom Whipple speaks to Dr Emma Hodcroft, an epidemiologist at the University of Basel and co-founder of Pathoplexus, an online database of pathogen genomes, to explore what the new hantavirus genomic sequences… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nl8mzf.mp3) ## [Should Pluto become a planet again?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977k) _2026-05-07 · BBC Inside Science_ "Make Pluto a planet again" was the call this week from Donald Trump’s NASA Administrator, Jared Isaacman. The icy body was first seen in 1930 and was the only planet whose discovery was claimed by the United States. In 2006, though, it was officially stripped of its planet status. Tom Whipple is joined by astronomer Chris Lintott to discuss the debate that has raged ever since over whether Pluto… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0njync0.mp3) ## [Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977j) _2026-04-30 · BBC Inside Science_ The latest European State of the Climate report has found that Europe is once again getting warmer, and at a rate that is twice as fast as the global average. Tom Whipple is joined by Dr Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, to understand the driving forces behind this stark difference and anticipate what Europeans can expect in the coming years as a result.… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nhnz10.mp3) ## [Can we prevent the next pandemic?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977h) _2026-04-23 · BBC Inside Science_ A phase 3 clinical trial is underway to determine the effectiveness of an mRNA vaccine for H5N1, a strain of influenza that is currently of concern. The virus, which is commonly found in birds across the world and is rarely transmitted to humans. However, when it is transmitted, the disease is often fatal, and scientists fear that if the virus were to mutate, it could lead to rapid, widespread… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0ng6dtr.mp3) ## [Forty years on from nuclear disaster](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977g) _2026-04-16 · BBC Inside Science_ For 40 years scientists have been fascinated by the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Professor Jim Smith from the University of Portsmouth is one of those scientists, a frequent visitor over the past 20 years. He joins Inside Science to explain whether the region still suffers after the nuclear fallout and how how it has shaped European energy production. It… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0ndtjm4.mp3) ## [Return to the moon](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977f) _2026-04-09 · BBC Inside Science_ This week, humans once again looked down on the magnificent desolation of the lunar surface, from the orbit of the moon itself. They saw earth rise and earth set. They named the craters on the far side. They travelled further from Earth than any human has travelled before. Now, the Artemis mission returns home. Libby Jackson, Head of Space at the Science Museum, joins Inside Science to illuminate… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0ncj498.mp3) ## [Responding to your science questions](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct977d) _2026-04-02 · BBC Inside Science_ This week, we’re letting you run the airwaves. Victoria Gill puts your science questions to Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, and Penny Sarchet, Managing editor of New Scientist. If you’ve ever wondered why men have nipples, how gravity… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nb9ltd.mp3) ## [The future of space travel](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8ty5) _2026-03-26 · BBC Inside Science_ Are we, at last, getting the spacefaring future we were promised back in the 1960s? This week, NASA has been outlining ambitions for a base on the Moon and, perhaps more surprisingly, the development of a new class of spacecraft powered by nuclear electric propulsion. Dr Hannah Sargeant at the University of Leicester explains the potential of nuclear-powered space travel, how it could take us… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n8z2g0.mp3) ## [Is quantum computing having its moment?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8ty4) _2026-03-19 · BBC Inside Science_ In a bid to invest in the future of computing and keep emerging quantum companies on their shores, the UK government has announced a £2 billion ‘Quantum Leap’ fund. Tom Whipple heads to ORCA Computing in London to find out exactly how close we are to realising that quantum future and the industries that may be revolutionized in the process. After Iranian missiles have hit a key helium production… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n7nc37.mp3) ## [Is the Earth warming faster than we expected?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8ty3) _2026-03-12 · BBC Inside Science_ This week new research suggests that in recent years the Earth has been warming faster than we predicted. But scientists are undecided on whether this change is going to be permanent. Laura Wilcox, Professor of Aerosol-Climate Interactions at the University of Reading explains. Tom Whipple is joined by Kit Yates, Author and Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement at the University… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n693gs.mp3) ## [How is war being fought in space?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8ty2) _2026-03-05 · BBC Inside Science_ This week Inside Science comes from Space Comm Expo in London, one of the biggest space conferences in the world. Tom Whipple explores the conference with Suzie Imber, Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester. Tom also speaks to Dr Everett Dolman, Professor of Space Strategy at John Hopkins University in the USA, about the role of space in modern warfare. Jodie Howlett, who… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n4wplz.mp3) ## [Does new science get us closer to finding out how life on earth began?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8ty1) _2026-02-26 · BBC Inside Science_ Perhaps it’s the biggest question science has left to answer, how did life begin? Now, molecular biologists in Cambridge university have discovered tiny molecules of RNA which they say might provide some clues. Science journalist and author Philip Ball explains what we know and whether we’ll ever find the origins of life on earth. Professor Michael Wooldridge has given this year’s Royal Society’s… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n3h6xd.mp3) ## [How to bury radioactive waste](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8tyl) _2026-02-19 · BBC Inside Science_ A small but mighty problem: what to do with the radioactive waste we have already made? Professor Clare Corkhill from the University of Bristol gives us the run down on how radioactive waste is created. In Onkalo Finland, Victoria Gill visits the first national facility able to provide a long term solution to nuclear waste by burying it deep underground, which is due to begin operations this year.… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n24b4l.mp3) ## [Will there be a city on the moon in ten years?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txz) _2026-02-12 · BBC Inside Science_ Elon Musk says his company Space X will focus on establishing a ‘self-growing city’ on the moon before going to Mars. Why the pivot? And what would it take to build a lunar metropolis? Victoria Gill speaks to head of space at the Science Museum Libby Jackson. Can we stimulate the human brain to make humans more altruistic? Professor of neuroeconomics at the University of Zurich, Christian Ruff… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n0rzjk.mp3) ## [Where do forever chemicals come from?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txy) _2026-02-05 · BBC Inside Science_ This week the UK Government decided it was worried enough about so called ‘forever chemicals’ to bring in it’s first ever plan to tackle them. Environment Minister Emma Hardy called PFAS "one of the most pressing chemical challenges of our time". Stephanie Metzger, policy adviser at the Royal Society of Chemistry talks us through where all these chemicals have come from, and Lucy Hart, researcher… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mzc6pt.mp3) ## [Should we rethink navigating by GPS?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txx) _2026-01-29 · BBC Inside Science_ This week 14 European countries warned that “maritime safety and security” was being put in jeopardy by Russian interference. The Royal Institute of Navigation says GPS is so vulnerable to so called ‘spoofing’ and ‘jamming’ that we need to rethink the navigation systems on which shipping relies. Tom Whipple speaks to Ramsey Faragher, CEO of the Institute. Something else with the potential to… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mxz588.mp3) ## [How is air travel returning to supersonic speeds?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txw) _2026-01-22 · BBC Inside Science_ It’s exactly half a century since two Concorde jets took off from Paris and London respectively. The supersonic jet would come to define top end luxury travel. But Concorde has also been retired for nearly half that time, famously making its final flight to Bristol, UK where it was built, in 2003. What is Concorde’s engineering legacy? And will supersonic speeds ever be a reality for air… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mwjz1r.mp3) ## [Why is Nasa sending people around the moon?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txv) _2026-01-15 · BBC Inside Science_ The space science world is buzzing. In the next few days, NASA is expected to begin the rollout of its Artemis II rocket to the launch pad with the launch itself expected as early as February. Science journalist Jonathan Amos explains why NASA is interested in travelling around the moon now? And what we will learn from sending humans further into space than ever before. Penny Sarchet, Managing… [Listen](http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mv6pkm.mp3) ## [How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8txt) _2026-01-08 · BBC Inside Science_ President Trump has his sights set on Greenland. If he succeeds, what mineral wealth will he find there? Adrian Finch, Professor of Geology at St Andrews University has been visiting Greenland for more than 3 decades and explains what so called ‘rare earth elements’ are found in Greenland and why. 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