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Head in the Clouds - Owain Wyn Evans, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Amanda Maycock

12/10/2025 • 42 min

Robin Ince and Brian Cox look up to the heavens as they try to ‘de-mistify’ the foggy science of clouds. They’re joined by Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney, climate scientist Amanda Maycock, and former weather presenter and drummer Owain Wyn Evans, for a whirlwind tour of our too often-overlooked aerial realm. The panel explores how clouds … Play episode

Fusion – Ria Lina, Yasmin Andrew and Howard Wilson
What’s the deal with eels? – Lucy Porter, David Righton and Caroline Durif
What’s the time? - Marcus Brigstocke, Leon Lobo, Louise Devoy
Mind-reading Computers – Phil Wang, Anne Vanhoestenberghe and Luke Bashford
Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie
Moths v Butterflies - Katy Brand, Jane Hill and Chris Jiggins
Technofossils - Sarah Gabbott, Mark Miodownik and Aurie Styla
The Mighty Spud - Sandy Knapp, Glenn Bryan and Susan Calman
How to Build the Perfect Athlete - Helen Glover, Hugh Dennis, Steve Haake …
Should We Settle in Space? - Tim Peake, Kelly Weinersmith and Alan Davies
201st Birthday Bonanza - Mel Giedroyc, Deborah Meaden and Nish Kumar
Nature's Shapes - Dave Gorman, Sarah Hart and Thomas Woolley
The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Saturn v Jupiter - Katherine Parkinson, Paul Abel and Michele Dougherty
Adventures on Ice - Darren Harriott, Liz Morris, Christoph Salzmann and Fe…
How selfish are we really? - Jo Brand, Matti Wilks and Steve Jones
Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Phil Wang, Ana Ferreira and Chris Jac…
An Unexpected History of the Body
Is Extinction the End?
Fantastic Elastic
The Science of Baby Making
Starless World
Hedgehogs
The Cyber Codebreakers
Alien Life - Russell Kane, Lisa Kaltenegger and Chris Lintott
An Unexpected History of Science - Rufus Hound, Matthew Cobb, Victoria Her…
What a Gas! - Dave Gorman, Mark Miodownik and Lucy Carpenter
Extreme Exploration - Anneka Rice, Mike Massimino, Britney Schmidt and Jes…
'Beastly Bodies' Kids Special - Steve Backshall, Jess French and Adam Kay
Science of Board Games - Jess Fostekew, Marcus du Sautoy and Dave Neale
The Wonder of Trees - Dame Judi Dench, Tony Kirkham and Tristan Gooley
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Audience Favourites (Pt 2)
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Tiny Things
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Future
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Failure
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gambling
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Gods
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Talking to Aliens
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gardening
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Love
The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Murder
Higgs Boson
Cats v Dogs
Poison
Asteroids
Could it be magic?
Egyptian Mummies
The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night
Jo Brand's Quantum World

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