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Cover of Quantum 2.0

Quantum 2.0

by Paul Davies
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Dec 1, 2025
Cover of Lower than the Angels

Lower than the Angels

by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Free Thinking · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 28, 2025
Cover of Decoding the Hand

Decoding the Hand

by Alison Bashford
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 24, 2025
Cover of Crick

Crick

by Matthew Cobb
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 24, 2025
Cover of Baltic

Baltic

by Oliver Moody
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 17, 2025
Cover of Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today

Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today

by Naomi Alderman
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 17, 2025
Cover of Enshittification

Enshittification

by Cory Doctorow
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 17, 2025
Cover of Green Crime

Green Crime

by Julia Shaw
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 10, 2025
Cover of A Love Story from the End of the World

A Love Story from the End of the World

by Juhea Kim
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 10, 2025
Cover of Tigers Between Empires

Tigers Between Empires

by Jonathan C. Slaght
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Nov 10, 2025