Curious Cases

By BBC Radio 4

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Subscribers: 5113
Reviews: 56
Episodes: 148

Brett Kerley
 Jun 3, 2024
great show, and great chemistry between the two presenters. Look forward to hearing it each week.

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Matt Buckland
 Nov 29, 2023
Love this podcast. Always about something interesting and always funny.

Description

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!


Episode Date
11. Freeze Me When I Die
Dec 21, 2024
10. Night Walkers
Dec 14, 2024
9. A lemon-powered spaceship
Dec 07, 2024
8. Be More Athlete
Nov 30, 2024
7. Invincible Moss Piglets
Nov 23, 2024
6. The Shock Factor
Nov 16, 2024
5. The Taste of Words
Nov 09, 2024
4. In the Groove
Nov 02, 2024
3. Mirror, Mirror
Oct 26, 2024
2. The 5 Second Rule
Oct 19, 2024
1. Space Bubbles
Oct 12, 2024
Introducing a brand new series of Curious Cases!
Oct 04, 2024
The Impossible Number
Feb 14, 2023
The Mind Numbing Medicine
Feb 07, 2023
The Resurrection Quest
Jan 31, 2023
The Puzzle of the Pyramids
Jan 24, 2023
The Magnetic Mystery
Jan 17, 2023
The Case of the Blind Mind's Eye
Jan 10, 2023
Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Teaser
Jan 05, 2023
The Puzzle of the Plasma Doughnut
Sep 20, 2022
The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Sep 13, 2022
The Problem of Infinite Pi(e)
Sep 06, 2022
The Suspicious Smell
Aug 30, 2022
The Wild and Windy Tale
Aug 23, 2022
The Case of The Missing Gorilla
Aug 16, 2022
Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Tease
Aug 09, 2022
The Colour Conundrum
Mar 24, 2022
The Turn of the Tide
Mar 17, 2022
The Shocking White Hair
Mar 10, 2022
Surprising Symmetries
Mar 03, 2022
The Weird Waves of Wi-Fi
Feb 24, 2022
The Mystery of the Teenage Brain
Feb 17, 2022
We’re (almost) back!
Feb 11, 2022
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI: A Future for Humans
Dec 23, 2021
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI: AI in the Economy
Dec 15, 2021
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI: AI in Warfare
Dec 08, 2021
Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI: The Biggest Event in Human History
Dec 01, 2021
The Venomous Vendetta
Nov 11, 2021
The Slippery Situation
Nov 04, 2021
The Painless Heart
Oct 28, 2021
The Weirdness of Water Part 2/2
Oct 21, 2021
The Weirdness of Water Part 1/2
Oct 14, 2021
The Guiding Hound
Oct 07, 2021
We’re back!
Sep 30, 2021
More Frytful Scares
Feb 23, 2021
Back to The Sinister Hand
Feb 16, 2021
A Weighty Matter Part 2/2
Feb 09, 2021
A Weighty Matter Part 1
Feb 02, 2021
The Flying Clock and the Stopped Watch
Jan 26, 2021
The Mosquito Conundrum
Jan 19, 2021
The Scientific Exploration of Astrology
Jan 12, 2021
The Noises That Make Us Cringe
Jan 05, 2021
The Pizza Diet
Dec 29, 2020
The Good and Bad in Fungi
Dec 22, 2020
The Martian Mission
Dec 15, 2020
The Hamster Power Hypothesis
Dec 08, 2020
We’re back!
Dec 01, 2020
The Space Burrito
Jul 14, 2020
The Zedonk Problem
Jul 07, 2020
The End of Everything
Jun 30, 2020
The Sting in the Tail
Jun 23, 2020
The Seeded Cloud
Jun 16, 2020
The Growling Stomach
Jun 09, 2020
We’re back!
Jun 03, 2020
The Exotic Wormhole
Mar 06, 2020
A Cold Case Part 2
Feb 28, 2020
A Cold Case Part 1
Feb 21, 2020
The ASMRnswer
Feb 14, 2020
Adam's ASMR cocktail
Feb 14, 2020
Hannah's ASMR cocktail
Feb 14, 2020
The Power of Love
Feb 07, 2020
The Golden Secret
Jan 31, 2020
We’re Back!
Jan 24, 2020
The End of the World
Dec 09, 2019
The Trouble Sum Weather
Nov 22, 2019
The Heart of the Antimatter
Nov 15, 2019
Stephen Fry's Identity Crisis
Nov 08, 2019
A Frytful Scare Part 2
Nov 01, 2019
A Frytful Scare Part 1
Oct 25, 2019
Curious Cases Returns
Oct 18, 2019
Jurassic Squawk
May 03, 2019
The Lunar Land Pt2
Apr 26, 2019
The Lunar Land Pt 1
Apr 19, 2019
An Instrumental Case
Apr 12, 2019
The Periodic Problem
Apr 05, 2019
The Mesmerist
Mar 29, 2019
Coming Soon – More Curious Cases
Mar 22, 2019
The Horrible Hangover
Dec 21, 2018
The Good Bad Food
Dec 14, 2018
Two Infinities and Beyond - part 2
Dec 07, 2018
Two Infinities and Beyond - part 1
Nov 30, 2018
The Stressful Scone
Nov 23, 2018
The Viking Code
Nov 16, 2018
A World of Pain
Sep 07, 2018
The Random Request
Aug 31, 2018
The Running Joke
Aug 24, 2018
The Alien Enterprise Part 2
Aug 17, 2018
The Alien Enterprise Part 1
Aug 10, 2018
The Dawn Chorus
Jun 01, 2018
The Lucky Number
May 25, 2018
The Déjà Vu
May 18, 2018
The Human Instrument
May 11, 2018
The Fifth Dimension
May 04, 2018
The Cosmic Egg
Mar 02, 2018
The Atomic Blade
Feb 28, 2018
The Tiniest Dinosaur
Feb 23, 2018
The Enigma of Sex, Part 2
Feb 16, 2018
The Enigma of Sex, Part 1
Feb 09, 2018
Goldfinger's Moon Laser
Jan 12, 2018
The Curious Face Off
Jan 05, 2018
The Cosmic Speed Limit
Dec 29, 2017
The Dreadful Vegetable
Dec 22, 2017
The Baffled Bat
Dec 15, 2017
Adventures in Dreamland
Sep 29, 2017
The Shocking Surprise
Sep 22, 2017
The Sticky Song
Sep 15, 2017
The Polar Opposite
Sep 08, 2017
The Curious Cake-Off
Sep 01, 2017
Kate Bush's Sonic Weapon
Jun 16, 2017
Itchy and Scratchy
Jun 15, 2017
The Burning Question
Jun 14, 2017
The Dark Star
Jun 02, 2017
The Cat Who Came Back
May 19, 2017
A Code in Blood
Mar 15, 2017
The Forgetful Child
Mar 10, 2017
The Astronomical Balloon
Mar 10, 2017
The World That Turns
Mar 10, 2017
The Broken Stool
Mar 10, 2017
The Lost Producer
Dec 02, 2016
The Bad Moon Rising
Dec 02, 2016
The Hunt for Nothing, Part 2
Dec 02, 2016
The Hunt for Nothing, Part 1
Dec 02, 2016
The Melodic Mystery
Dec 02, 2016
The Strongest Substance
Oct 07, 2016
The Space Pirate
Oct 05, 2016
The Portly Problem
Oct 05, 2016
The Sinister Hand Part 2
Oct 04, 2016
The Sinister Hand Part 1
Oct 03, 2016
The Counting Horse
Jun 02, 2016
The Hairy Hominid
May 30, 2016
A Study in Spheres
May 26, 2016
The Psychic Tear
May 26, 2016
The Tea Leaf Mystery
May 26, 2016
The Stellar Dustbin
Feb 18, 2016
The Squeamish Swoon
Feb 11, 2016
The Aural Voyeur
Feb 11, 2016
The Phantom Jam
Feb 11, 2016
The Scarlet Mark
Feb 11, 2016