BBC Inside Science

Tom Whipple

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Booking Overview

A weekly science magazine-style show that tackles cutting-edge research and the controversies behind it—bringing in experts across climate, tech, ethics, and health. It’s a strong booking target for researchers and science communicators who can explain complex topics for a broad, UK audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 660

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Tom Whipple - Presenter of BBC Inside Science. The episode descriptions state that Tom Whipple is the host and joins guests in the studio to explore science challenges and controversies.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior academics in relevant fields (climate/earth systems, digital mental health), bioethics experts, and established science journalists; sometimes industry engineers/scientists (e.g., engineering firms) with credible subject-matter authority.
Required Achievements:  
Academic leadership roles or professorships, Published research in public-facing or evidence-based domains, Recognized science communication track record (journalism/major public explanations), Professional expertise tied to high-profile scientific/engineering challenges

Recent Guest Discussions

Lizzie Gibney - The 'salah Effect' And Research On The Atom Nucleus And Energy For Telling The Time; Laughter In Great Apes And Human Language Evolution

Mark Maslin - Solar Geoengineering And Whether It Can Help Tackle Extreme Heat; Broader Climate Science And Risks

Catherine Sebastian - Evidence For The Social Media Ban; Research Framing Around Child And Adolescent Wellbeing

Amy Orben - Evidence Behind The Under-16s Social Media Ban And Digital Mental Health Impacts

Caroline Steel - Scientific Discoveries That Headlines Missed; Key Takeaways From Recent Research

Recent Topics

Science, Climate, Technology, Ethics, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
BBC Inside Science
:

Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab?

July 09, 2026

Synthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a significant step towards building life from scratch. Science journalist, Kai Kupferschmidt, joins us to discuss the implications of this research, as well as the controversies.Nature reporter Lizzie Gibney tells us how science has helped us better understand the route that the famous Carthaginian general, Hannibal – and not forgetting his elephants – took a...

How do you immortalise natural history?

July 02, 2026

During this year’s visit to the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London, Tom Whipple discovers how sea urchins are being used to develop techniques to digitally preserve natural history, why we haven’t got robot butlers just yet, and what it takes to bottle lightning. Plus, in his ongoing quest to assemble a World Cup squad of science Tom recruits health reporter James Gallagher to scout out the best football science from around the world. This week, we want to know if there is rob...

Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?

June 25, 2026

As the UK and Europe battles with extreme weather warnings, is it time for us to consider some more extreme tactics to tackle the heat? Tom Whipple is joined by Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, to explore if solar geoengineering can help.Also on the show, science journalist Lizzie Gibney discusses the "Salah effect", when exposure to celebrities from stigmatised groups can help increase tolerance. She also examines new research into how the atom nuc...

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