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Naked Scientists Radio Show & Podcast
FormatScience Talk radio
Talk radio

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 / Podcast
Running time60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom

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LanguageEnglish
Broadcast TimeSundays, 6-7 p.m.






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The Naked Scientists
The Naked Scientists Radio Show & Podcast
FormatScience Talk radio
Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
 / Podcast
Running time60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast TimeSundays, 6-7 p.m. UK time
Broadcast Area BBC Radio in the East of England
East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk....
 Worldwide Online and as a Podcast
FrequencyBBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Cambridgeshire. It broadcasts from studios on Hills Road close to the Cambridge railway station in Cambridge and a studio on Priestgate in Peterborough....
 - 96.0 & 95.7 FM

BBC Essex
BBC Essex

BBC Essex is the BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Essex. It broadcasts from its studios on New London Road in Chelmsford, England on 103.5 and 95.3 FM, and on 729 , 765 , and 1530 Amplitude modulation....
 - 103.5 & 95.3 FM

BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk

BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM , 104.4 FM , 95.6 FM , 855 kHz Mediumwave , 873 kHz Mediumwave , Digital audio broadcasting and through the internet using Real Playe...
 - 95.1 & 104.4 FM 855 & 873 AM
AM broadcasting

AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation....


BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Northampton

BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton on 104.2 and 103.6 FM....
 - 104.2 and 103.6 FM

BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Suffolk

BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Suffolk, commencing broadcasts on 12 April 1990. Its studios are at Broadcasting House in St Matthews Street, Ipswich on 95.5 , 95.9 , 103.9 and 104.6 FM....
 - 103.9, 104.6, 95.5 & 95.9 FM

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Contact [mailto:Chris@thenakedscientists.com Email the Naked Scientists here]
The Naked Scientists is a one-hour audience-interactive science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 radio talk show, broadcast live by the BBC in the East of England
East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk....
, and internationally as a podcast. The programme was created by Cambridge University
University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
 clinical lecturer Chris Smith
Chris Smith, The Naked Scientist

Dr Chris Smith - "the Naked Scientist" - is a medical doctor and a clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge University. He is also a science radio Presenter and writer, and presents the Naked Scientists on the BBC, a programme which he founded in 2001....
. He also hosts the show with other scientists.

Content

Each episode is one hour long and includes a digest of topical science news stories, audience questions answered live on the air and interviews with two or more guest scientists. These individuals join the hosts in the studio to talk about their work and to take questions live from listeners. Previous featured guests include , Alec Jeffreys
Alec Jeffreys

Sir Alec John Jeffreys, Fellow of the Royal Society is a United Kingdom geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used all over the world in forensic science to assist police detective work, and also to resolve paternity and immigration disputes....
, the Astronomer Royal
Astronomer Royal

Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Monarch of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834....
  Sir Martin Rees, and the co-discoverer of DNA
DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetics instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses....
 structure, James D. Watson
James D. Watson

James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biology, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer...
.

The show also features on-location reports and interviews, and an interactive segment called Kitchen Science where listeners are encouraged to attempt a science experiment at home during the show. Previous Kitchen Science experiments have included building a desktop trebuchet
Trebuchet

A trebuchet or trebucket is a siege engine that was employed in the Middle Ages either to smash masonry walls or to throw projectiles over them....
, a chocolate
Chocolate

Chocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree.Chocolate has become one of the most popular flavors in the world....
 teapot
Teapot

A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or an herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured....
 and a Liver
Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion....
 powered Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket is a 1996 in film directed by Wes Anderson. It was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. As well as being Wes Anderson's film director debut, Bottle Rocket was the debut feature for brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with James Caan and Robert Musgrave....
 . The Kitchen Science segment also plays host to some experiments that the listeners may not be able to do at home, such as generating X-rays from Sticky Tape with Dr Carlos Camara of UCLA and testing how much fat would stop a bullet with researchers at Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory

The Cavendish Laboratory is the University of Cambridge's Department of Physics, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory and was initially located on the New Museums Site, Free School Lane, in the centre of Cambridge....
.

Awards and Prizes


The Naked Scientists were in the top 5 finalists in the 2006 World Podcast Awards and received two nominations, for "best produced" and "best science and technology podcast" in the 2007 awards. They were also finalists in the 2008 podcast awards.

The show also won the Prize for Science Communication, 2006, the JOSH Award 2007, the Society for General Microbiology
Society for General Microbiology

The Society for General Microbiology is a scientific organisation based in the United Kingdom but with members in more than 60 countries. With approximately 5000 members, it is the largest microbiological society in Europe....
's Peter Wildy Prize 2008, the Royal Society
Royal Society

The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, or even the Royal, is a learned society for science that was founded in 1660 and is considered by most to be the oldest such society still in existence....
 Kohn Award 2008, the Best Radio Show Award at the Population Institute's 29th Global Media Awards, 2008, and the European Podcast Award for UK Non-Profit podcast.

Another claim to fame is the prodigious amount of bandwidth consumed by the programme's podcast, which regularly exceeds 4TB (terabytes) of downloads per month.

Other Media

The Naked Scientists also appear on TV Channel Five's panel game
Panel game

A panel game is a game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete ? either in teams or individually....
 The What in the World? Quiz
The What in the World? Quiz

The What in the World? Quiz is a United Kingdom comedy panel game first broadcast on 5 September 2008 on Five . The show is hosted by Marcus Brigstocke and guest stars Lee Hurst and Dominic Holland as the team captains....
, and on 22 September, in collaboration with the Open University, launched a new UK national radio edition of their programme, The Naked Scientists - Up All Night, on BBC Radio Five Live. In November 2008, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry sciences." The organisation carries out research, publishes journals, books and databases, as well as hosting conferences, seminars and workshops....
 a new series entitled "The Naked Scientists In Africa" began broadcast on Channel Africa
Channel Africa

Channel Africa is the international broadcasting service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Airing on shortwave, satellite radio and Internet radio platforms, the service airs news, cultural, sports and public affairs programming focusing on South Africa and the African continent....
, the international broadcasting
International broadcasting

International broadcasting is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the Internet as means of reaching audiences....
 service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
South African Broadcasting Corporation

The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 4 television broadcasts to the general public....
. The Naked Scientists in Africa incorporates international science news and a focus on science stories originating in, or pertinent to, African countries.

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