
Show overview
Discovery launched in 2025 and has put out 76 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. Published by BBC.
Episodes
76
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
27 min
Cadence
Weekly
From the publisher
An in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space. Podcast weekly on Mondays.
Latest Episodes
View all 76 episodesThe Life Scientific: Robert Ballard
Nov 2, 202626 min
The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester
Oct 26, 202628 min
The Life Scientific: David Canter
Oct 19, 202627 min
The Life Scientific: Edith Heard
Oct 12, 202627 min
The Life Scientific: Ginger Kerrick
Oct 5, 202627 min
The Ocean Within Us
Sep 28, 202628 min
The Art of Being a Zombie Ant Fungus
Sep 21, 202629 min
Women Not Included: Consumer Products
Sep 14, 202627 min
Women Not Included: Medical Devices
Sep 7, 202628 min
Women not included: Artificial Intelligence
Aug 31, 202628 min
Women Not Included: Urban Planning
Aug 24, 202628 min
Women Not Included: Safety Equipment
Aug 17, 202626 min
Women Not Included: Drugs and Clinical Trials
Aug 10, 202626 min
The friendly virus
Jun 22, 202626 min
The Life Scientific: Dean Lomax
Jun 15, 202627 min
The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie
Jun 8, 202627 min
The Life Scientific: Seth Berkley
Jun 1, 202627 min
The Life Scientific: Hiranya Peiris
May 25, 202626 min
The Life Scientific: Washington Yotto Ochieng
May 18, 202626 min
The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter
May 11, 202626 min