Life Without

Alan Davies

Booking Overview

Life Without is a BBC Radio 4 roundtable-style series that imagines a single essential thing disappearing and explores the scientific, social, and economic fallout. It’s a strong platform for experts who can translate complex research into clear, evidence-based consequences for everyday life.

Metrics

Episodes: 12

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Alan Davies - Alan Davies is the host of Life Without, guiding a roundtable of expert guests to examine what happens when something essential to society abruptly vanishes. The show frames each episode around a b...

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Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

University-affiliated researchers (e.g., professorships/associate professorships in relevant fields) plus practitioners/communicators such as authors, historians, watchmakers with deep subject expertise, and public-interest voices (e.g., climate justice and mental health advocates). Strong ability to explain evidence-based impacts of disruption in accessible terms.

Required Achievements:

Academic leadership roles (professor/associate professor) in relevant domains, Published books or authorship in the subject area, Notable awards or public recognition in specialist fields, Public-facing impact work (e.g., advocacy with demonstrable relevance to mental health/climate)

Recent Guest Discussions

Tori Tsui - Climate Justice And Mental Health Impacts In A World Reshaped By The Disappearance Of North America

Dr. Anjana Khatwa - Earth Science Implications Of North America Disappearing; Societal And Global Knock-on Effects

Dr Rebecca Struthers - Historical And Practical/cultural Considerations Of Timekeeping Systems And Clock-change Policy

Aarti Jagannath - Circadian Rhythm And Health Impacts If Clock Changes Stopped

Dr Sophie Bostock - Performance, Cognition, And Practical Understanding Of Sleep Science Under Extreme Conditions

Recent Topics

Sleep, Chronobiology, Psychology, Economics, Sociology

Episodes

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Life Without

Life Without S2 - Trailer

October 09, 2026

What if, one day, something essential to our world suddenly vanished? No warning. No explanation. Just gone. What happens next?Life Without is a roundtable-style podcast that explores this fascinating and thought-provoking question with insight, evidence-based assumptions and a range of perspectives. Hosted by Alan Davies, each episode brings together 2 guests, scientists, psychologists, economists, sociologists and journalists to discuss the unexpected consequences of losing something vital ...

Life Without North America

April 17, 2026

What would happen to the world if the USA disappears? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies explores a planet earth without the land mass of North America. How would opening up the Atlantic impact us in the UK and what would the disappearance of North American produce and people mean for the rest of the world?This episode features Dr. Anjana Khatwa an award winning Earth Scientist and author, and Tori Tsui, a climate justice activist, author, and mental health advocate.An ITN producti...

Life Without Standard Time

April 10, 2026

Spring Forward, Fall Back or what if we just didn’t? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies looks at how our circadian rhythms would be impacted if we simply stopped changing the clocks. Some scientists have argued to do away with the twice-yearly clock change in order to see some beneficial impacts on our health. So why have some parts of the world adopted this system while places like Russia and Mexico don’t use it at all?This episode features Aarti Jagannath, a leading chronobiologi...

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