this is the part of the C4 coverage where all my WhatsApp groups are debating who and in what order they'd have sex with the presenters and guests. Landslide Fry and Campbell so far, but Rory's sensitive, frog-like mouth intrigues me.

If you missed today’s #TheLifeScientific BBC Radio 4, with Jim Al-Khalili chatting to Janet Treasure Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience about eating disorders and the quest for answers, catch up on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳 Brand new Infinite Monkey Cage starts this Thursday 11th July opening with an episode all about, you guessed it - 🌳 trees 🌳 featuring national treasure, Dame Judi Dench herself. Brian Cox Infinite Monkey Cage | 🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds 🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳

Today on #TheLifeScientific, Jim Al-Khalili talks to Raymond Schinazi about his life and work in biochemical pharmacology - from childhood experiences as a refugee, to revolutionising treatments for killer viruses. Catch up BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Today’s episode of #TheLifeScientific was so much fun to make! Jim Al-Khalili talks to incredible astrophysicist Kip Thorne about black holes, gravitational waves, Nobel Prizes and taking physics to Hollywood. From 9am BBC Radio 4 or catch up later BBC Sounds. 💫

Just a heads-up. My guest on #TheLifeScientific on Tuesday is Bill Gates. We talk about vaccines, conspiracy theories and the pleasures of pickleball. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Kicking off a new series of #TheLifeScientific today, Jim Al-Khalili talks to Microsoft founder Bill Gates about science-driven philanthropy, the power of vaccines and having a sense of humour about conspiracy theories… from 9am BBC Radio 4 or BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

“You’ve got to have a sense of humour.” Bill Gates responds to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories that claim he’s secretly tracking the world population. Jim Al-Khalili Life Scientific | Listen on BBC Sounds

Morning. Today’s guest on #TheLifeScientific on BBC Radio 4 is the brilliant and multi-talented Ijeoma Uchegbu, Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience. We discuss, among other things, how nanoparticles can be used for drug delivery. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Can we assign a probability to a single extreme weather event being due to climate change? On the Life Scientific this morning on BBC Radio 4 I talk to climate scientist Peter Stott about this and whether we can adapt quickly enough to deal with it. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

This - was just perfect 🙌🏼 💙 ⁦BBC Sounds⁩ #jeffbuckley bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

*Peers around train carriage trying to guess who’s identifying themselves as The Doctor*

For my UK followers, there’s a special NYE special edition of The Life Scientific this afternoon on ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ at 4.30pm. My guest is astronaut Tim Peake who talks about his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

🚨Special episode alert!🚨 Our NYE edition of #TheLifeScientific with ⁦Jim Al-Khalili⁩ chatting to the awesome ⁦Tim Peake⁩ at London’s ⁦The Royal Society⁩ goes out from 16:30 today ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ and ⁦BBC Sounds⁩. 🚀✨ instagram.com/share/BASgi4OW…

A fascinating, gruesome and oddly hilarious #GreatLives today, with comedian Jessica Fostekew choosing English warrior queen Boudica. Discover the personal reason for her pick with Matthew Parris & Celtic expert Miranda Aldhouse-Green from 3pm BBC Radio 4. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

A new series of #TheLifeScientific kicked off today on BBC Radio 4, with Jim Al-Khalili speaking to former director of NIAID and long-time US Presidential adviser Dr Anthony Fauci. Catch the extended podcast BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Greggggg-based gold from Marina Hyde 🙌🏼