Discovery
Hosted by Jim Al-Khalili and Ella Hubber · BBC World Service
4.5from 1,290 ratings
- 840
- Episodes
- 137
- Transcribed
- 1,290
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Discovery
Explorations in the world of science.
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
137 of 840 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Life Scientific: Robert Ballard
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Life Scientific: David Canter
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The Life Scientific: Robert Ballard
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's where I just loved exploring as an early age. And I gather your love of the sea was also fed by fiction. Correct. See, I'm dyslexic and I never read the book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But when I was 12, I saw Walt Disney's movie and I was captivated by the submarine Nautilus. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Robert Ballard
- Gillian Forrester
- David Canter
- Edith Heard
- Ginger Kerrick
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 953 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 337 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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Who hosts Discovery?
Jim Al-Khalili and Ella Hubber host the show. Published by BBC World Service.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Discovery take guests?
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