Science On The Radio Podcast Index

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  Episode 130 - Alzheimer's Disease

  Nina talks to Becky Caryle, Associate Professor at the Departent of physiology, anatomy and genetics at Oxford University, abouther research onAlzheimer's disease and her tips for resisting its effects.
  https://kavlinano.ox.ac.uk/people/becky-carlyle.
  First Broadcast: 28march 2026

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  Episode 129 - Moths

  Ninaexplores the wonderful world of moths with Louis Lofthouse, curator of the British insect collection at the Oxford university Museum of Natural History.
  www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections
  First Broadcast: 21 March 2026

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  Episode 128 - Epilespy and sleep research

  Nina chats with Dr Jose Prius Mengual from the department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford University about his research on Epilepsy and on Sleep.
  https://www.scni.ox.ac/team/jose-prius-mengual
  First broadcast: 14 March 2026

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  Episode 127 - Richard Fortey

  Episode 127 - Richard Fortey
  Nina chats with Professor Derek Siviter, Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences, at Oxford University about his friend and colleague, palaeontologist, science writer, and television presenter, Richard Fortey.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fortey
  First Broadcast: 7th March 2026

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  Episode 126 - Citizen Science

  Nina talks to Sasha Woods Director of Science and impact at earthWatch, about the value of Citizen Science and how you can contribute.
  http://earthwatch.org.uk/getinvolved/volunteer
  First Broadcast: 28 February 2026

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  Episode 125 - Circadian Clocks Akanksha Bafna

  Nina chats with Dr Akanksha Bafna of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at Oxford University about the impacts of sleep and circadian rhythms in different diseases in humans.
  https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/akanksha-bafna
  First Broadcast: 21st Feb 2026

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  Episode 124: Microscopy and imaging

  Nina talks to Dr Michele Darrow of the Rosalind Franklin Institute in Harwell about different types of microscopy and their widespread applications.
  Michele.darrow@rfi.ac.uk
  First broadcast 14th feb 2026

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  Episode 123 - Stroke Research

  Episode 123: Strokes
  Nina talks to Dr Yvonne Couch, associate professor of Neuroimmunology at Oxford University of Oxford about the molecular biology of strokes and how strokes affect the brain.
  www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/yvonne-couch
  First Broadcast 7 February 2026

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  Episode 122 - Our Brains Our Selves

  Episode 122: Our brains: Ourselves Nina discusses cognitive disorders and how the brain works with Masud Husain, professor of Neurology and cognitive neuroscience and the department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.
  First broadcast: 31 January 2026
  Website: www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/masud-husain

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  Episode 121 - The COP Climate Talks

  Episode 121: COP talks update: Nina chats with barrister and arbitrator Richard Lord KC, about the legal aspects of climate change, and his experiences of the COP talks
  First broadcast: 24 January 2024
  Website: www.brickcourt.co.uk

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  Episode 120 - Brain Imaging and Neuroscience

  Episode 120: Early diagnosis: Nina talks to neuroscientist Professor Nicola Sibson of the Department of Oncology at Oxford University about improvements in imaging technologies that are making it possible to spot the brain tumours at an earlier stage.
  First broadcast: 17 January 2026
  Website: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/nicola-sibson

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  Episode 119: The Ig Noble Prizes

  Nina and Grant discuss the Ig Nobel Prizes are satirical awards that honor achievements making people "LAUGH, then THINK," celebrating unusual, imaginative, and humorous scientific research that often has a serious, underlying point, organized annually by improbable research.
  First broadcast January 10th 2026

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  Episode 118: The importance of Pure Science

  Nina and Grant discuss the importance of doing pure science and how it can bring unexpected results and surprising breakthroughs.
  First broadcast: 3rd January 2026

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  Episode 116: Science Books for Giving at Christmas

  Episode 116: Books for giving – With Christmas in mind Nina chats with Patrick Neale of Jaffe and Neale bookshop in Chipping Norton to find out what’s hot in popular science books.
  www.jaffeandneale.co.uk
  First broadcast: 13 December 2026

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  Episode 115 - The mysteries of quantum physics

  Episode 115 - The mysteries of quantum physics – Nina explores physics underground Dr Harry Pirie of the Department of Physics at Oxford University. www.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/theme/quantum-information-and-computation
  First broadcast: 6 December 2025

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  Episode 114: Net Zero Farming

  Episode 114: Net Zero Farming – Nina talks to Julie Ingram, Professor of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), University of Gloucestershire, about Net Zero Farming – a big topic in Agriculture these days www.ccri.ac.uk/
  First broadcast: 29 November 2025

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  Episode 113: Supporting Seagrass

  Episode 113: Supporting Seagrass – Nina talks to Mike Furness about the importance of and efforts to support seagrass
  www.projectseagrass.org
  First Broadcast: 24 November 2025

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  Episode 112: Helping to mitigate climate change

  Episode 112: Helping to mitigate climate change – Nina talks to social anthropologist Marcus Colchester about what we in the industrialised world can do to help to mitigate climate change.
  www. https://www.forestpeoples.org/
  First Broadcast: 16 November 2025

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  Episode 111: Tooth extraction

  Episode 111: Tooth extraction. Grant talks to Dentist Richard Stockwell about tooth extraction
  First Broadcast: 8 November 2025

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  Episode 110 - Charlbury Solar Farm

  Episode 110: Charlbury Solar Farm – Nina talks to Tim Crisp, one of the instigators of the South Hill Community Energy solar farm
  www.southillcommunityenergy.coop/southill-solar
  First Broadcast: 1 November 2025

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  Episode 109 - Stuart Robinson Geology & Climate Change

  Episode 109: Climate change – Nina talks to geologist Stuart Robinson about how geology helps to understand climate change.
  Website address: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/stuart-robinson
  First Broadcast: 25 October 2025

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  Episode 108 - Dr Suzanne Bartington - Air Pollution and Health

  Episode 108: Suzanne Bartington on Air Pollution [Grant interview]
  Grant talks to Dr Suzanne Bartington about Air pollution
  https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/applied-health/bartington-suzanne
  First Broadcast: 18 October 2025

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  Episode 107 - Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve

  Episode 107: Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve – Nina talks to Mike Furness about the development and management of the Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve in Thame.
  www.cuttlebrook.org.uk/
  First Broadcast: 11 October 2025

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  Episode 106 - Forest Peoples with Marcus Colchester

  Episode 106: Forest Peoples – Nina talks to social anthropologist Dr Marcus Colchester about what indigenous peoples can teach us about living in harmony with the environment.
  www. https://www.forestpeoples.org/
  First Broadcast: : 4 October 2025

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  Episode 105 - OUMNH Autumn Activites with Chris Jarvis

  Episode 105: Nina talks to Chris Javis, head of education, about autumn activities at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
  www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/events
  First Broadcast: 27 September 2025

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  Episode 104 - IF Oxford - Festival of Science and Ideas

  Episode 104: IF Oxford - Festival of Science and Ideas – Ninaand Grant preview the upcoming IF Oxford - Science and Ideas festival in Oxford. IF-Oxford.com

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  Episode 103: The Oxfordshire Nature Project

  Episode 103 - The Oxfordshire Nature Project – Nina talks to Marcus Simmons of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire about helping community and parish groups get going with nature recovery initiatives. www.nature-recovery-network.org

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  Episode 102 - Return to Gibbets Hill

  Episode 102: Rewilding – Nina talks to conservation biologists Neil Clennell CEO of the Wychwood Forest Trust about progress in the re-wilding of Gibbets Hill. www.wychwoodforesttrust.co.uk
  First Broadcast: 6 September 2025

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  Episode 101 - Butterflies and the Big Count

  Episode 101: In anticipation of the Big Butterfly Count (18 July to 10 August 2025) Nina talks to Witney based butterfly enthusiast Roger Newman about local butterflies and how to get involved. For more information about the Big Butterfly Count visit www.butterfly-conservation.org
  First broadcast ; July 12th 2025

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  Episode 100 - Science and Poetry

  Episode 100 - Science and Poetry – Nina talks to Charlbury-based poet Hilda Reed about science and poetry and an inspiring exhibition in the History of Science Museum in Oxford. www.hsm.ox.ac.uk
  First broadcast 19 April 2025

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  Episode 99 - Science Labs and Scientists

  Episode 99 - Science Labs and Scientists – Nina talks to Chadlington resident, architect Neil Eaton, about how science lab design can enhance multi-disciplinary science collaborations.
  First broadcast: 12 April 2025

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  Episode 98 - Vaccines Exhibition

  Episode 98 - Vaccines Exhibition at the History of Science Museum – Nina visits the History of Science Museum to talk to curator Tina Eyre about the current exhibit about vaccines. www.hsm.ox.ac.uk
  First broadcast: 5 April 2025

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  Episode 97 - The Evenlode Geographical Lectures 2025

  Episode 97 The Evenlode Geographical Lectures 2025 – Nina talks to organiser Nigel Winser and previews the talks planned for the May 2025 Evenlode Lectures in Chadlington.
  First broadcast : 29 March 2025

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  Episode 96 - How Radio Changed the Home

  Episode 96 - How Radio Changed the Home: Nina and Grant enjoy a visit to the How the Radio Changed the Home exhibition in the Weston Library in Oxford
  https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/weston
  First broadcast: 22 March 2025

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  Episode 95 - Designing Science Labs

  Episode 95 - Designing Science Labs – Nina talks to Chadlington resident, architect Neil Eaton, about designing science labs
  First broadcast: 5 March2025

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  Episode 94 - Judith Siefring - Digital Libriaries

  Episode 94 The Bodleian Digital Library : Nina talks to Judith Siefring – head of digital discovery at the Bodleian Library in Oxford – about the digital resources available at the Bodleian Library
  For more information visit: www.digital.bodleian.ac.uk
  First broadcast: 8 March 2025

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  Episode 93 - Oxford Wave Research - AI

  Episode 93 - Episode 93 - Oxford Wave Research - AI
  Nina chats to Anil Alexander, CEO and Founder of Oxford Wave Research about his thoughts on the pros and cons of AI – the good, the bad and the ugly!
  For more information see: www.oxfordwaveresearch.com
  First broadcast: 1 March 2025

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  Episode 92 - Oxford Wave Research - Deep Fakes

  Episode 92 - Oxford Wave Research - Nina talks to Anil Alexander, CEO and co-founder of Oxford Wave Research about his company’s work Deep Fakes
  For more information see: https://www.oxfordwaveresearch.com/
  First broadcast 22 February 2025

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  Episode 91 - Ross Anderson - Palaeontologists

  Episode 91 – Ancient Life Nina chats with Dr Ross Anderson, a
  a Royal Society university research fellow based in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, about his exciting work on very ancient forms of life.
  For more information: ross.anderson@oum.ox.ac.uk
  First broadcast: 15 March 2025

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  Episode 90 - Will Ingram Water Resources

  Episode 90 – Water supply issues in Africa : Nina talks to Chadlington native, Dr William Ingram, about his work on providing secure access to clean water in Africa and elsewhere.
  First broadcast: 8 February 2025

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  Episode 89 - Ardley Quarry Dinosaur Trackway

  Episode 89 - Ardley Quarry Dinosaur Trackway – Nina talks to Cumnor-based geologist Philip Powell about the discovery and research on dinosaur trackways in the Ardley area
  First broadcast: 1 February 2025

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  Episode 88 -Megalosaurus Club - Stonesfield

  Episode 88 -Megalosaurus Club - Stonesfield – Nina talks to Stonefield residents Viv Kendall and Trish Williams about establishing the Megalosaurus Clut, a new local and natural history in Stonesfield.
  First broadcast: 25 January 2025

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  Episode 87 - ARCHiOx at the Bodleian

  Episode 87 – 3D images at the Bodleian Library. Nina talks to John Barrett, senior photographer at the Bodleian library in Oxford about using 3 dimenstional imaging technologies to create images that look more ‘real’ than the real thing.
  First broadcast: 18 January 2025

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  Episode 86 - Churchill Geology Walk

  Episode 86 - Churchill Geology Walk – Nina joins Chadlington artist Gerry Eaton and geologist Owen Green of the Oxfordshire Geology Trust on a geological ramble around Churchill
  First broadcast: 11 January 2025

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  Episode 85 - Fascinating Maps

  Episode 85 – Facsimile Maps
  An amazing map facsimile - Nick Millea, map curator at the Bodleian Library tells Nina how advanced imaging technologies were used to produce a facsimile of the rare Gough map of Britain so realistic that it is hard to tell from the real thing – and explains why it is important to do this.
  First broadcast: 4 January 2025

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  Episode 84 - Bioarchaeology

  Episode 84 - Bioarchaeology – Nina chats with Julia Granato, a visiting researcher at Paleogenomics and Bioarchaeology Research Network in the Department of Archaeology at Oxford University about her work to use genomics to study the live of ancient populations.
  First broadcast: 14 January 2025

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  Episode 83 - Christmas Science Books Review

  Episode 83 - Christmas Science Books Review – Nina visits the Jaffe and Neale bookshop in Chipping Norton to talk about Christmas gift science book ideas with co-owner, Patrick Neale
  First broadcast: 7 December 2025

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  Episode 82 - Oxford Biodynamics - Prostate Cancer

  Episode 82 - Oxford Biodynamics – and Prostate Cancer
  Nina talks to Bartu Ahiska, a statistical geneticist and the Senior Director of commercial development at the Oxford-based biotech company, Oxford biodynamics, about developing clinical diagnostic tests for life changing diseases, including prostate cancer
  First broadcast: 30 November 2024

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  Episode 81 - Asthall Kitchen Garden

  Episode 81 - Asthall Kitchen Garden - Nina chats to Tim Mitchell down at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden about different approaches to food growing and true sustainability. Could we change the way we think of agriculture and would this be part of the solution to our poor relationship with what we eat.
  First broadcast: 23 November 2024

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  Episode 80 - Kirtlington Quarry

  Episode 80 - Kirtlington Quarry
  Nina, geologist Owen Green from Ascott under Wychwood and Chadlington-based artist, Gerry Eaton enjoy exploring the fascinating industrial history, geology and evidence of dinosaurs at Kirtlington Quarry
  First broadcast: 16 November 2024

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  Episode 79 - Peter Lincoln - Buckland Exhibit

  Episode 79 - Peter Lincoln - Buckland Exhibit
  
  Nina and Peter Lincoln, a Research Associate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), enjoy a visit to the temporary exhibit at the OUMNH about the pioneering Oxford 19th century geologist, William Buckland.
  First broadcast: 9 November 2024

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  Episode 78 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

  Episode 78 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics - Nina chats about marine geology, underwater volcanoes and adventures on research cruises, with Tony Watts, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences and senior research fellow at Oxford University
  First broadcast: 2 November 2024

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  Episode 77 - The Geology of Cumnor and Beyond

  Episode 77 - The Geology of Cumnor and Beyond - Nina and geologist Philip Powell explore the geology around Cumnor.
  First broadcast: 26 October 2024

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  Episode 76 - Conservation at the Ashmolean

  Episode 76 - Conservation exhibit at the Ashmolean -
  Nina and Grant visit the Ashmolean Museum and learn about the science involved in conserving art and artifacts .
  First broadcast: 19 October 2024

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  Episode 75 - Science Books with Patrick Neale

  Episode 75 - Science Books with Patrick Neale
  Nina and Patrick Neale, co-owner of Jaffe and Neale bookshop in Chipping Norton enjoy a chat about their favourite science books.
  First broadcast 12 October 2024

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  Episode 74 - The Oxford Science and Ideas Festivals 2024 - Preview

  Episode 74 - The Oxford Science and Ideas Festivals 2024 - Preview
  Nina and Grant peruse the catalogue and highlight their choices of the best science events and exhibits at the 2004 Science and Ideas Festival (IF) in Oxford
  First broadcast: 5 October 2024

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  Episode 73 - Fossil Insects

  Episode 73 - Fossil Insects
  Nina enjoys a chat with Dr Emily Swabey of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History about her fascination with fossil insects from the Jurassic
  First broadcast: 28 September 2024

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  Episode 72 - Life Displays at the OUMNH

  Episode 72 - Life Displays at the OUMNH
  Nina and Grant explore the new permanent displays about the history of life at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH)
  First broadcast: 21 September 2024

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  Episode 71 - Jurassic Geologist - WJ Arkell

  Episode 71 - Jurassic Geologist - WJ Arkell
  Nina chats to Ascott-under-Wychwood-based geologist Owen Green about the life and achievements of geologist and stratigrapher WJ Arkell, who lived in Cumnor for many years.
  First broadcast: 14 September 2024

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  Episode 70 - Planetessimals and magnetism

  Episode 70 - Planetessimals and magnetism
  Nina talks to PhD student Hannah Sanderson of the Department of Earth Sciences about how magnetic fields in planetesimals are generated.
  First broadcast: 7 September 2024

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  Episode 69 - Northleigh Wildlife at the Church

  Episode 69 - Northleigh Wildlife at the Church -- Nina visits the churchyard at St Mary’s in North Leigh to meet up with some of the volunteers involved in their Wildlife in the Churchyard project.
  For more information see: https://www.northleighchurch.org/environment.htm
  First broadcast: 24 August 2024

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  Episode 68 - Palaeo-Environments

  Episode 68 - Palaeo-Environments - Dr Alice Paine of the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford tells us about her PhD work on Climate Change in the Geological Past
  For more information see: https://evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com/2021/02/19/from-water-to-fire-my-journey-into-volcanology/
  First broadcast: 17 August 2024

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  Episode 67 - Ben Igielman - Vertebrate Palaeontologist

  Episode 67 - Ben Igielman - Vertebrate Palaeontologist -- Episode 67 - Ben Igielman - Vertebrate Palaeontologist -- Grant talks to Dr Ben Igielman, now a post graduate researcher at Birmingham University, about his Oxford PhD work on vertebrate palaeontology.
  For more information see: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ben-igielman-81a57316b
  First broadcast: 10 August 2024

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  Episode 66 - Oxford PV - the future of solar power

  Episode 66 - Oxford PV - the future of solar power -- Nina talks to Dr Ed Crossland, deputy chief technology officer of Yarnton-based company Oxford PV about solar panel developments
  For more information see: www.oxfordpv.com
  First broadcast: 2 August 2024

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  Episode 65 - The Science of the Guitar

  Episode 65 - The Science of the Guitar --Classical guitarist Craig Ogden of Dean near Chadlington demonstrates the acoustics of the guitar
  For more information see: www.craigogden.com
  First broadcast: 3 August 2024

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  Episode 64 - Ocean Biogeochemistry

  Episode 64 - Ocean Biogeochemistry -- PhD student Arianwen Herbert tells us about her work on Ocean Biogeochemistry at the Department of Earth Sciences in Oxford
  For more information see: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/arianwen-herbert
  First broadcast: 20 July 2024

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  Episode 63 -Adventures in Volcanoland

  Episode 63 -Adventures in Volcanoland
  Volcanologist Professor Tamsin Mather of the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford talks to Nina about her new book, Adventures in Volcanoland
  For more information see: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/tamsin-mather
  First broadcast: 13 July 2024

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  Episode 62 - Coccoliths and Ocean Systems

  Episode 62 - Coccoliths and Ocean Systems -- Dr Nishant Jow Han talks about his work on coccolithophores in the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford
  First broadcast: 6 July 2024

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  Episode 61 - Magnetism at Bartington Instruments - Part2

  Episode 61 - Magnetism at Bartington Instruments – Part 2 -- Tom Simcox, sales manager at Bartington Instruments in Witney tells us about the many applications of magnetometers
  For more information see: www.bartington.com
  First broadcast: 29 June 2024

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  Episode 60 - Gibbets Close Hill - Rewilding

  Episode 60 - Gibbets Close Hill - Rewilding -- Nina talks to Neil Clennell, the chief executive of the Wychwood Forest Trust and visits Gibbets Hill in Witney to see the re-wilding project there.
  For more information see: https://www.wychwoodforesttrust.co.uk/reserves
  First broadcast: 22 June 2024

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  Episode 59 - Swifts in the Tower at the OUMNH

  Episode 59 - Swifts in the Tower at the OUMNH --
  Chris Jarvis of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History discusses swifts in the Museum tower.
  For more information see:
  https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/swifts-diary-2025
  First broadcast: 15 June 2024

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  Episode 58 - Conservation of Church Buildings

  Episode 58 - Conservation of Church Buildings -- Nina talks to Jennie Shillig, of the Church buildings team, responsible for looking after the fabric of the 815 churches in the Diocese of Oxford about the conservation of church buildings.
  First broadcast: 8 June 2024

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  Episode 57 - The Geology of Holywell Cemetery Part2

  Episode 57 - The Geology of Holywell Cemetery Part 2 -- Nina and geologist Philip Powell continue their geology walk around the gravestones in Holywell Cemetery in Oxford
  For more information see: www.gravestonegeology.uk
  First broadcast: 25 May 2024

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  Episode 56 - The Buzz about Bees

  Episode 56 - The Buzz about Bees -- Nina talks to Julie Maken, founder of Eynsham-based Neve’s Bees to hear the buzz about bees.
  For more information see: www.nevesbees.co.uk
  First broadcast: 18 May 2025

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  Episode 55 - FarmEd

  Episode 55 - Farm Ed CIC – Nina and Grant spend some time exploring FarmEd near Shipton-under-Wychwood. For more information see: www.farm-ed.co.uk
  First broadcast: 11 May 2024

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  Episode 54 - Magnetism at Bartington Instruments - Part1

  Episode 54 - Magnetism at Bartington Instruments - Part1
  Tom Simcox of Bartington Instruments in Witney discusses magnetometers
  For more information see: www.bartington.com
  First broadcast: 4 May 2024

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  Episode 53 - The Geology of Holywell Cemetery Part1

  Episode 53 - The Geology of Holywell Cemetery Part1
  Nina and geologist Philip Powell take a geological walk among the gravestones in Holywell Cemetery
  First broadcast: 24 April 2024
  For more information see: www.gravestonegeology.uk

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  Episode 52 - Conserving Objects Baggy Trousers

  Episode 51a - Conserving Objects at Oxfordshire Museums --
  Grant visits the Oxfordshire Museum Services Object Storage site to hear about conserving objects and chats to conservator Sam van de Geer.
  First broadcast: 17 April 2024
  For more information see: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/contactus/contact-oxfordshire-museum-service

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  Episode 51 - The Evenlode Lectures

  Episode 51 - The Evenlode Lectures - Nigel Winser, geographer and organiser, tells us what we can look forward to hearing in Spring 2024 at the Evenlode Lectures in Chadlington.
  First broadcast: 12 April 2024

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  Episode 51a - Conserving Objects at Oxfordshire Museums

  Episode 51a - Conserving Objects at Oxfordshire Museums --
  Grant visits the Oxfordshire Museum Services Object Storage site to hear about conserving objects and chats to conservator Sam van de Geer.
  First broadcast: 17 April 2024
  For more information see: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/contactus/contact-oxfordshire-museum-service

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  Episode 50 - Asthma

  Episode 50 - Asthma -- Dr Robin Carr, retired GP in Witney, talks about asthma and the making of the film ‘Preventable a short film about asthma’
  First broadcast: 5 April 2024
  For more information see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2hKmzH4b4s

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  Episode 49 - A Tour of the Building Stones of Oxford

  Episode 49 - A Tour of the Building Stones of Oxford
  Geologist Philip Powell takes us on a tour of the building stones of Oxford
  First broadcast:30 March 2024

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  Episode 48 - DNA and Clinical Diagnostics

  Episode 48 - DNA and Clinical Diagnostics – Grant talks to molecular biologist Dr Matt Crow about DNA and Clinical ~Diagnostics
  First broadcast: 23 March 2024
  

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  Episode 47 -Butterflies

  Episode 47 -Butterflies – Roger Newman, butterfly enthusiast and trustee at the Wychwood Trust, talks about the importance of butterflies and how to encourage into your garden.
  First broadcast: 15 March 2024
  For more information email: rogerdnewman@hotmail.com

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  Episode 46 -The Science of Burial Remains

  Episode 46 -The Science of Burial Remains – Grant visits the Oxfordshire county council museum Resources Center in Standlake to investigate some of the science associated with ancient burial remains with Angie Boulton, curator of archaeology for the Oxfordshire Museum Service.
  First broadcast: 8 March 2024

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  Episode 45 - The History of Science Museum

  Episode 45 - The History of Science Museum - Dr Silke Ackerman, Director of the History of Science Museum celebrates the 100th birthday of the founding of this hidden Oxford Gem.
  First broadcast: 1 March 2024
  For more information visit: https://www.hsm.ox.ac.uk/

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  Episode 44 - Material Science and Alloys

  Episode 44 - Material Science and Alloys - Metallurgist Professor Roger Reed, of the Department of Materials at Oxford University and founder of Yarnton-based Alloyed Ltd discusses the design, development and use of metal alloys.
  First broadcast: 16 February 2024
  For more information contact: Roger.reed@eng.ox.ac.uk

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  Episode 43 -The Cumnor Conservation Group

  Episode 43 - The Cumnor Conservation Group – Jim Mower and Ben Grady discuss the enterprising and wide-ranging activities of the thriving Cumnor Conservation Group
  First broadcast: 8 February 2024
  For more information see: https://www.cumnorf4f.org/cumnor-conservation

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  Episode 42 - Oxford Wave Research

  Episode 42 - Oxford Wave Research
  Nina chats with Dr Anil Alexander, CEO and co-founder of the Hinksey Hill based company Oxford Wave Research, about speech recognition, its uses and the who, what and when in audio processing.
  First broadcast:30 January 2024
  For more information see: https://www.oxfordwaveresearch.com/

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  Episode 41 - Fair Water Exhibition at the OUMNH

  Episode 41 - Fair Water Exhibition at the OUMNH – Nina and Grant visit the Fair Water exhibition at the Oxford University of Natural History
  First broadcast:26 January 2024

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  Episode 40 - Pudlicote and the Evenlode Partnership

  Episode 40 – Environmental Scientist Anne Miller takes Nina on a tour of Pudlicote and discusses the work of the Evenlode Catchment Partnership. For more information see: https://evenlodecatchment.org.uk/
  First broadcast: 19 Jan 2024

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  Episode 39 - Colour Revolution at the Ashmolean

  Episode 39 - Colour Revolution at the Ashmolean
  Matthew Winterbottom, curator of decorative arts and sculpture at the Ashmolean Museum and the Western art department, and co-curator of the colour revolution exhibition talks to Nina about the role of chemistry in bringing colours to life in the 19th century.
  First broadcast: 12 January 2024
  For more information contact: matthew.winterbottom@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

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  Episode 38 - The Highlights from 2023

  Episode 38 - The Highlights from 2023 - Grant and Nina discuss the highlights from 2023. First Broadcast: 5 January 2024

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  Episode 37 - Freedom of the Press - Winemaking in West Oxfordshire

  Episode 37 - Freedom of the Press - Winemaking in West Oxfordshire – Chadlington resident and Wine Maker Gavin Carver reveals how to make excellent wine in the UK
  First broadcast: 22 December 2023
  For more information see: www.freedomofthepress.co.uk

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  Episode 36 - Medieval Rickets

  Episode 36 - Medieval Rickets – Retired renal consultant and Stonesfield resident David Bennett-Jones discusses his work on medieval bones and rickets
  First broadcast: 15 December 2023
  For more information contact: david.nbj@gmail.com

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  Episode 35 - Tiny Forests

  Episode 35 - Tiny Forests – Louise Hartley of Earthwatch talks about the introduction of Tiny Forests to increase carbon capture
  First broadcast: 8 December 2023
  For more information see: www. earthwatch.org.uk/program/tiny-forest

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  Episode 34 - Fascinating Fossils

  Episode 34 - Fascinating Fossils
  Nina chats with Derek Siveter, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Associate at the Oxford University of Natural History, about some amazing fossil finds in Herefordshire.
  First broadcast: 30 November 2023
  For more information see: www. oumnh.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-derek-siveter

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  Episode 33 - Brilliant Beans

  Episode 33 - Brilliant Beans – Dr John Ingram of the Environment Change Institute at Oxford University talks about introducing beans as a protein source in menus
  First broadcast: 24 November 2023
  For more information see: https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/beanmeals

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  Episode 32 - Dentistry

  Episode 32 - Dentistry – Witney Dentist Richard Stockwell talks about toothpastes and cleaning your teeth
  First broadcast: 18 November 2023

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  Episode 31 - Dealing with PTSD

  Episode 31 - Dealing with PTSD – Chadlington resident Jackie Sturt, Professor of behavioural medicine in nursing at King's College London. talks about her work on methods for treating post-traumatic stress disorders
  First broadcast: 10 November 2023
  For more information see: www.kcl.ac.uk/people/jackie-sturt

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  Episode 30 - Nuclear Archeology

  Episode 30 - Nuclear Archaeology – Victoria Robinson of Nuvia Ltd discusses the use of Gamma Ray surveys in Archaeology
  First broadcast: 3 November 2023
  For more information see: www.nuvia.com

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  Episode 29 - Digital Mapping

  Episode 29 - Digital Mapping – Martin Davis of the Map Department at the Bodleian Library talks about digital mapping
  First broadcast: 20 october 2023
  For more information contact: martin.davis@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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  Episode 28 - Freshwater Watch

  Episode 28 - Freshwater Watch – Soraya Wooler of Earthwatch talks about the Freshwater Watch citizen science project
  First broadcast:
  For more information see: www.freshwaterwatch.org

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  Episode 27 - IF-Oxford

  Episode 27 - IF-Oxford – Nina and Grant recommend science activities at the 2023 Oxford IF Festival
  First broadcast: 13 October 2023

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  Episode 26 - OUMNH-Science-Activities

  Episode 26 - OUMNH-Science-Activities Chris Jarvis, a public engagement officer, at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, talks about the science activities on offer at the Museum.
  First broadcast: 7 October 2023
  For more information see: https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/events

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  Episode 25 - Climate-Change

  Episode 25 - Climate-Change – Chadlingon resident and energy engineer Philip Sharman talks about the impact of carbon dioxide emissions from energy on Climate Change
  First broadcast: 29 September 2023
  For more information contact: philip.sharman2@btinternet.com

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  Episode 24 - ARCHiOX

  Episode 24 - ARCHiOX - John Barrett – Senior Photographer at the Imaging Services Department at the Bodleian Library tells Nina about the exciting information revealed by ARCHiOx project at the Bodleian Library
  First Broadcast: 23 September 2023
  For more information see: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/archiox-research-and-development-in-imaging/
  

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  Episode 23 - Stonesfield Geology Walk

  Episode 23 - Stonesfield Geology Walk – Nina and friends take a geological walk around Stonesfield
  First broadcast: 15 September 2023

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  Episode 22 - Gold Mining Adventures

  Episode 22 - Gold Mining Adventures – Radford-based geologist Jeremy Burton discuses his youthful adventures gold mining. First broadcast; 8 September 2023

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  Episode 21 - Fossil Brains

  Episode 21 - Fossil Brains – Molecular palaeontologist Ally Morton Hayward of the Earth Sciences Department at Oxford discusses her work on fossil brains
  First broadcast: 2 September 2023
  For more information visit: www.palaeobiology.web.ox.ac.uk/people/alexandra-morton-hayward

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  Episode 20 - Dustscan2 - Air Pollution

  Episode 20 - Dustscan2 - Air Pollution: -- Nina and Grant speak to Gordon Allison, an air pollution scientist. Of Duscan dust scan limited to use low cost sensors to develop a new technique to understand the sources of pollution
  First broadcast: 26 August 2023
  For more information see: www.dustscan.com

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  Episode 19 - Ox Geol Trust

  Episode 19 – Oxfordshire Geology Trust – Geologist Owen Green tells Nina about the activities of the Oxfordshire Geology Trust, and the events open to the public it organises.
  First broadcast: 19 August 2023
  For more information visit: www.oxfordshiregeologytrust.org.uk/upcoming-events/

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  Episode 18 - Dr SB Air Pollution

  Episode 18 - Air Pollution Champion -- Witney resident and friend of wrfm. Dr Suzanne Bartington, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Health tells Nina about her work on air pollution and her role as a clean air champion.
  First Broadcast: 12 August 2023
  For more information see: www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/applied-health/bartington-suzanne

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  Episode 17 - Dr Eli Hatchwell - Genetics

  Episode 17 - Dr Eli Hatchwell - Genetics
  Nina talks to Dr Eli Hatchell, Chief Scientific Officer of Population Bio UK, at the company’s UK branch at Begbroke Science Park in Yarnton about methodologies for studying complex genetic diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and autism.
  First Broadcast: 05 August 2023
  For more information see: www.populationbio.com

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  Episode 16 - Will Hartz PFAS

  Episode 16 - Will Hartz PFAS
  Nina talks to Dr Will Hartz about his Oxford PhD research on the chemistry and spread of PFAS or ‘Forever Chemicals’ and their spread to remote regions of the Norwegian Arctic.
  For more information contact: william.hartz@oru.se
  First broadcast: 28 July 2023

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  Episode 15 - Danielle Archivist

  Episode 15 – William Buckland archive – Danielle Czerkazyn, librarian and archivist at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History tells us about the recently acquired William Buckland archive
  First broadcast: 22 July 2023
  For more information contact: library@oum.ox.ac.uk

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  Episode 14 - Philip Powell - Pliosaur

  Episode 14 - – Philip Powell, retired Curator of Geology at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History talks about finding a fossil Pliosaur in a quarry in Yarnton. First broadcast; 15 July 2023

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  Episode 13 - ICE-cryogenics

  Episode 13 - ICE-cryogenics – Nina visits the Witney-based company ICE Oxford and talks to CEO Chris Busby about designing and manufacturing equipment for cyrogenic applications
  First broadcast: 8 July 2023
  For more information see: www.iceoxford.com

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  Episode 12 - Insects in Amber

  Episode 12 - Insects in Amber – Dr Ricardo Perez de la Fuente discusses fossil insects preserved in amber and tells her why Jurassic Park really is fiction
  First broadcast: 1 July 2023
  For more information see: www. oumnh.ox.ac.uk/people/ricardo-perez-de-la-fuente
  

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  Episode 11 - Dr David Pyle - Eclipses and Volcanoes

  Episode 11 - Dr David Pyle - Eclipses and Volcanoes – Volcanologist Dr David Pyle of the Earth Sciences Department at Oxford University discusses the relationship between lunar eclipses and volcanic eruptions
  First broadcast: 24 June 2023
  For more information see: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/david-pyle

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  Episode 10 - Conodonts - Dr Duncan Murdock

  Episode 10 - Conodonts - Dr Duncan Murdock -- Duncan Murdock of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History discusses his work on the enigmatic fossils known as conodonts
  First broadcast: 17 June 2023
  For more information see: www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/people/duncan-murdock

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  Episode 9 - Prof-Julie Ingram-Soil-Science

  Episode 9 - Julie Ingram : Soil Scienc,e Chadlington resident, Dr Julie Ingram Professor of innovation for sustainable agriculture at the countryside and community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire talks about plastics in soils
  First broadcast: 10 June 2023
  For more information see: www.glos.ac.uk/staff/profile/julie-ingram

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  Episode 8 - Lovell-Johns-Map-Makers

  Episode 9 - Prof-Julie Ingram-Soil-Science. [LINK WOULD BE BETTER TO READ: Julie Ingram : Soil Science] Chadlington resident, Dr Julie Ingram Professor of innovation for sustainable agriculture at the countryside and community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire talks about plastics in soils
  First broadcast: 3 June 2023
  For more information see: www.glos.ac.uk/staff/profile/julie-ingram

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  Episode 7 - Ediacaran Fossils

  Episode 7 - Ediacaran Fossils – Dr Frankie Dunn of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History talks about her research on early animal evolution
  First broadcast: 27 may 2023

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  Episode 6 - Dustscan-Part - One

  Episode 6 – Dustscan Ltd.-Part - One Nina and Grant discuss dust with Oliver Puddle, Technical Director at Dustcan Ltd in Witney
  First broadcast: 20 May 2023
  For more information see: www.dustscan.co.uk

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  Episode 5 - Food Security with Dr John Ingram

  Episode 5 - Food Security with Dr John Ingram -- Dr John Ingram of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University discusses Food Security
  First broadcast: 13 May 2023
  For more information see: https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/person/dr-john-ingram

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  Episode 4 - Photography and Chemistry at The Bodleian

  Episode 4 - Photography and Chemistry at The Bodleian – Nina talks to Philip Roberts, Former Bern and Ronny Schwartz Curator of Photography at the Bodleian Library, about photography and chemistry. First Broadcast: 6 May 2023

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  Episode 3 - Citizen Science in Charlbury

  Episode 3 - Citizen Science in Charlbury – Nina and Grant visit the Citizen Science Day in Charlbury
  First broadcast: 29 April 2023

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  Episode 2 - Nigel Winser

  Episode 2 - Nigel Winser and the Evenlode Lectures -- Nigel Winser discusses the Evenlode lectures in Chadlington. First Broadcast: 22 April 2023

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  Episode 1 - Nina and Grant

  Episode 1 - Nina and Grant Welcome to Science on the Radio. First Broadcast: 15 APril 2023