Rare Earth

New science documentary series for BBC Radio 4

Recent Episodes
  • Set in Concrete
    Apr 11, 2025 – 53:21
  • Paradise on the Edge
    Apr 4, 2025 – 53:14
  • How to Clean Up the Shipping Industry
    Mar 28, 2025 – 53:27
  • Forever Chemicals
    Mar 21, 2025 – 53:15
  • The Hole That Changed the World
    Mar 14, 2025 – 53:01
  • Cry Wolf
    Mar 7, 2025 – 53:16
  • Arctic Goldrush
    Feb 28, 2025 – 53:18
  • Reasons To Be Cheerful
    Dec 27, 2024 – 53:15
  • Christmas Trees
    Dec 20, 2024 – 53:13
  • Good Clean Fun
    Dec 13, 2024 – 52:44
  • Amazon Future
    Dec 6, 2024 – 52:42
  • The Final Frontier
    Nov 29, 2024 – 53:24
  • Who's in charge: us or plastic?
    Nov 22, 2024 – 53:26
  • Beak and Talon
    Nov 15, 2024 – 53:20
  • Clean energy or green fields?
    Nov 8, 2024 – 52:25
  • Rise of the Tuna
    Nov 1, 2024 – 53:11
  • Battle for the Planet
    Oct 25, 2024 – 53:42
  • The Magic of Microbes
    Oct 18, 2024 – 53:24
  • Save Our Seabirds
    Aug 9, 2024 – 53:20
  • How to Floodproof A City
    Aug 2, 2024 – 53:21
  • The Seabed: out of sight, out of mind?
    Jul 26, 2024 – 53:28
  • World on Fire
    Jul 19, 2024 – 53:24
  • The Future of Meat
    Jul 12, 2024 – 53:09
  • Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?
    Jun 27, 2024 – 52:54
  • Environment and the General Election
    Jun 21, 2024 – 53:25
  • Can writers save the planet?
    Jun 14, 2024 – 53:01
  • Hush! Don't Mention the Environment
    Jun 7, 2024 – 53:51
  • How do we get our healthy rivers back?
    Mar 1, 2024 – 53:18
  • Can the Oceans Save Us from Climate Change?
    Feb 23, 2024 – 52:28
  • Can Politicians Save the Planet?
    Feb 16, 2024 – 53:05
  • Alien Invasion
    Feb 9, 2024 – 53:12
  • Can We Build a Better World with Wood?
    Feb 2, 2024 – 53:52
  • Can we live without waste?
    Jan 26, 2024 – 53:12
  • Is Nature Better Off Without Us?
    Jan 19, 2024 – 53:09
  • Welcome to the future
    Jan 16, 2024 – 01:55
Recent Reviews
  • laslo0728
    Really liking it so far
    I think this is a great podcast that mixes real analysis of climate issues with a healthy, much-needed dose of solutions journalism that doesn’t make me feel like we’re all bound for Hades. That said, in the episode about wooden buildings, I didn’t like the battle royale format in which the two experts were pitted against each other in real time over video call. By all means, cover both positions, but the back and forth style felt too much like cable news fights and emphasized areas of difference more than I think was necessary. I much prefer hearing the two hosts, as well as the remote pre-recorded segments.
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