The Life Scientific

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Edith Heard on unravelling the mystery of X-chromosome inactivation

October 13, 2026

Imagine looking at a map of a city you thought you knew inside-out, only to discover a collection of tightly knit neighbourhoods that nobody had ever realised existed... Edith Heard has achieved something rather similar with DNA.Edith is a leading expert in epigenetics: put simply, the science around how our bodies can turn particular genes on or off without actually altering our DNA. She’s spent her career studying the mechanisms that make us who we are and transforming our understanding of ...

Ginger Kerrick on manning Nasa's Mission Control and getting to Mars

October 06, 2026

What do you do when your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut is grounded at the final hurdle?If you’re physicist Ginger Kerrick, you go on to help run the missions instead. After failing the medical of her astronaut application process, Ginger went on to become Nasa’s first non-astronaut CAPCOM and its first Hispanic female Flight Director. Across a remarkable three-decade career, she helped train the International Space Station’s first long-term crew, logged thousands of hours in Missio...

Dean Lomax on discovering ichthyosaurs and defying nay-sayers

May 26, 2026

Have you ever been told you aren't good enough to do something, then gone ahead and proved the naysayers wrong by doing it anyway - in glorious, headline-grabbing style? That is the satisfying story of Dr Dean Lomax. Dean grew up in Doncaster with a passion for fossils but after failing various school exams, was told by teachers that he'd never make it as a palaeontologist. Undeterred by leaving school with no qualifications, Dean sold his childhood Star Wars collection to fund a fossil-hunti...

A Question of Science · High booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners

How do I get in touch with The Life Scientific?

The Life Scientific is hosted by Jim Al-Khalili. Its publicly listed email is podcast.support@bbc.co.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Life Scientific?

The publicly listed email for The Life Scientific: podcast.support@bbc.co.uk.

How many listeners does The Life Scientific have?

Podseeker estimates The Life Scientific reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Life Scientific?

The Life Scientific typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established, high-profile scientists and global research leaders (e.g., university professors/department heads, recognized experts in a field, or major leaders of international health initiatives). Common among recent guests: Leadership in large research or public-health programs; Founding or steering major global initiatives; Discovery and naming of new scientific species. Recent guests include Dean Lomax, Helen Hastie, and Seth Berkley.

How hard is it to get booked on The Life Scientific?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Life Scientific cover?

Recent episodes cover Science, Research, Technology, Medicine, and Vaccines. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.