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Bristol Community FM PodcastsJerry Cowhig Tribute show & final broadcastA Tribute to Jerry Cowhig who passed away on Friday 23rd May 2025. Anneka Sutcliffe & Pat Hart play messages, music & tributes to Jerry in a special show recorded on 5th June 2025. The tribute show is followed by Jerry's last ever broadcast on Bcfm Radio. On the morning of his passing he came to the BCfm studios and broadcast his classical hour live. He will be sadly missed but also remembered. Friday mornings at 9am will always be "Jerry Cowhig's Classical Hour" on Bcfm Radio .
2025-06-202h 08
Bristol Community FM PodcastsVE Day Bcfm Documentary V3 8th May 2025 Re-EditThis re-edited radio documentary produced by Patrick Hart & Ivan Jackson gives a snapshot of some untold stories from World War two. Some great music of the time and real insights into those soldiers of Global Majority backgrounds that have never really been celebrated. First broadcast as a 12 hour feature on Bcfm Radio on VE Day 75 - 8th March 2020
2025-05-0839 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsWest of England Speaks - Community Sector WECA Mayoral HustingsOn Thursday 1 May 2025 residents across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire will head to the polls to elect the next Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).
In the run-up to this important vote, BCfm in partnership with other local Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations hosted a Mayoral hustings on Tuesday 23 April. The event provided an opportunity for residents and community leaders to hear directly from the candidates about their vision for the region and to ensure the voices of the VCSE sector are firmly part of the conversation.
This is a recording...
2025-04-2448 min
RADIO CREATORSBCfm - Marcus SmithIn this episode of RADIO CREATORS Steve Randall is joined by Marcus Smith from BCfm in Bristol, a community radio station that promotes community cohesion and well-being by providing an engaging and challenging audio experience.Marcus is BCfm's development lead and is a driving force in the station's collaborative approach to on air content, and perhaps more importantly, to initiatives that spread beyond the speakers! The station recently announced that is has secured £40,000 in funding for a road safety initiative, working with stakeholders to make the community's roads safer.Find out more at h...
2024-09-2035 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsBCfm - Patrick HartOver two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.
Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol.
In this episode, part of the MEDIA interviews, We will hear about the power of the press to hold power to account, to celebrate local heroes, and to spark community conversation.
M Shed informed us on some of the topics and themes that are missing from their archive audio...
2023-12-1137 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsStoryTrails: The People's Map Bristol RemixedAs part of StoryTrails, the UK's largest immersive storytelling experience, 'The People's Map Bristol Remixed' brings to life an audio psychogeographic representation of Bristol. The piece combines good old-fashioned audio storytelling with experimental and immersive sound effects.
Bringing together past and present, StoryTrails aims to re-connect people to their community through local stories, demonstrating what the very latest immersive technologies have to offer local storytellers. Over 400 stories and nearly 7000 scans were captured to create 15 animated maps, bespoke to each location and telling stories in new and surprising ways. StoryTrails toured the UK as a pop-up event in summer 2022, visiting 15 different...
2023-03-0214 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsUnlocking Our Sound Heritage - FamilyFAMILY is the work of local people, freshly trained in podcasting by BCfm, using old archival audio digitised by UOSH digitised.
The podcasters tell special stories inspired by the oral history from two collections held at Bristol Libraries - ‘A Town in the West Country’ and ‘Bristol People’s Oral History Project’.
Under the guidance of BCfm’s Pat Hart, local people were recruited and trained to create podcasts. Using the oral histories as their starting point, participants enhanced them with research and commentary, reflecting on what these voices are telling us. Moving, funny and thoughtful by turns, they have been compile...
2022-01-061h 07
Bristol Community FM PodcastsUntold - BCfm on BBC Radio 4Phoenix from the Airwaves
The Untold
In a community centre in inner city Bristol, next to the nursery, and the café and the hall for local meet-ups and yoga, sits a very special place. The BCfm – Bristol Community FM – radio station. From their studio next to Easton community centre’s reception, 204 volunteer radio presenters broadcast to the city of Bristol and beyond. Dezzi Rankin (the resident Sunday morning reggae host), Shout Out (LGBTQ+), Silver Sound (for the older listener), Mid-Week Sports bar, Real Women – they’re all here.
Pat Hart has been the station manager for ten years – and also the station’s...
2020-09-0327 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsOne Way A Flex SpecialHere's a chance to hear Lioness on Bcfm Radio
Hi Everyone
Sunday 10th Marks our fallen Hero's show 😢 I will be broadcasting on BCFMRADIO 2 PM TILL 4PM. It will be my 1st time trying out new equipment so please bare with me. The tracks were chosen by the family and I am honoured to be presenting and celebrating their loved ones with you all. Show your love to all our fallen heros. Lioness x
2020-05-101h 41
Bristol Community FM PodcastsVE Day 75 BCfm DocumentaryThis 1 hour radio documentary produced by Patrick Hart & Ivan Jackson gives a snapshot of some untold stories from World War two. Some great music of the time and real insights into those soldiers of Global Majority backgrounds that have never really been celebrated. First broadcast on Bcfm Radio on VE Day - 8th March 2020
2020-05-0855 min
Love and ScienceComputer Games and Screen Time - Are they really bad for you?Rachel Collins and Andrew Glester talk to Dr Pete Etchells, a researcher in the long term effects of video games and author of the Lost in a Good Game book.
2020-03-2436 minLove and ScienceLucy visits the Houses of Parliament and the latest science news.Josh brings you the latest science news and Lucy reports back from STEM for Britain.
2020-03-1630 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsHarshinder Sirah Autism InterviewA mother fighting the local authority for the education her son needs whilst re-mortgaging her home and losing her marriage under the pressures. Her fight continues as she advocates Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) as a way to continue to improve the life and life chances of her son. Meet Harshinder Sirah as she talks to BCfm Radio's Pat Hart about her struggle and find out more on her facebook page A spoonful of Autism or visit her www.harshinder.com
2020-03-1020 minLove and ScienceBiggest Explosion since the Big Bang and Reprieve for BadgersJosh and Andrew bring you the science news this week.
2020-03-0936 minLove and ScienceBristol Youth Climate Strike and Greta ThunbergWe have all the talks from Greta Thunberg's visit to Bristol for you this week.
2020-03-0231 min
Love and ScienceBoris "doesn't understand climate science" and Missions to Moon and the Sun.Andrew and Josh are joined by David Judge to discuss the science news this week.
2020-02-1040 minLove and ScienceTrying to mitigate for Brexit and an interview with Frank DeWinneAndrew, Lucy and Josh discuss this week's news and Ti Singh interviews former commander of the International Space Station, Frank Dewinne.
2020-02-0436 minLove and ScienceClimate Assembly, Chadden Hunter and Gravitons with MassWe're back. Sorry about the wait.
2020-02-0433 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsClive Smith InterviewThe Legendary Clive Smith from As It Is TV talks to Pat Hart on BCfm Radio's One Love Breakfast about his film The Windrush Journey Of Mental Health and issues surrounding it in a candid and often raw discussion about race, perception and our own communities. Includes contributions from Roma Widger & Prianka Ravel.
2019-10-0231 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsUp Our Street Radio Show On BCfm - 22nd July 2019July's instalment of the award winning Up Our Street radio show on Bristol's BCfm Radio. For more information go to upourstreet.org.uk
2019-07-2355 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsParis Troy Talks To Pat Hart On BCfm RadioFor over 17 years law graduate Paris Troy was the poster boy for Heart Breakfast in Bristol & the South West initially with Bush & Paulina and then Ed. In May 2019 after major programming changes Heart Breakfast became a national show leaving the region without their favourite presenters and no local output. Hundreds of thousands of listeners were left devastated as the corporate wheels of commercial radio came rolling into Bristol. In this interview One Love Breakfast host Pat Hart gets up close & personal with Paris exploring his Welsh/Greek Cypriot heritage and getting a little insight into him outside radio.
2019-06-2650 minLove and ScienceM87, climate emergencies and ocean virusesMalcolm, Lucy, Josh and Andrew discuss the latest science news and we hear from one of the many scientists behind that stunning image of the Black Hole.
2019-05-0143 minLove and ScienceFour legged whales with hooves, Mars Helicopter and Bombing AsteroidsMalcolm and Andrew are joined by the IOP's Miranda Addey
2019-04-1040 minLove and ScienceFinding Exoplanets, Dogs still great and AsteroidsA packed studio and a packed show including the moments on Earth after the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit.
2019-04-1042 minLove and ScienceMillions of 'Oumuamuas, a trip to Venus and a huge fossil find.Malcolm, Andrew, Josh and Jamie discuss the latest science news.
2019-04-0145 minLove and ScienceThe science of Music, Climate Strikes and the people who made the wwwMalcolm, Andrew and Josh are joined by Dr Maddy Nichols and Nigel Evans from Bristol Blues and Jazz Festival.
2019-03-1847 minLove and ScienceThe Supernovas that killed the Megalodon, swimming with Great White Sharks and Prof Jo DunkleyAndrew delves deep into the ocean and far out into space with this week's show.
2019-02-0436 minLove and ScienceSpace Seeds on the Moon, The Magic of Tidying and more science newsMalcolm, Jamie and Josh discuss this week's science news.
2019-01-2844 minLove and ScienceTrump's impact on Science, FRBs and ExoplanetsTrump has no impact on Fast Radio Bursts or Exoplanets but it makes for a fun title. We discuss the latest science news and wish Malcolm a very happy birthday.
2019-01-1431 minLove and ScienceThe furthest object we've ever studied, pickled walnuts and The Cosmic ShedFresh into the New Year, we're back with the news that Andrew's podcast The Cosmic Shed has been selected as one of the Guardian's Favourite Podcasts of 2019.
We also discuss plenty of science.
2019-01-0744 min2018-12-1039 minLove and ScienceRaking America Great again, The Ghost Galaxy and Square PoosMalcolm and Andrew discuss the latest science news in this week's Love and Science.
2018-11-1940 minLove and ScienceIs Oumuamua an alien spacecraft? How do we get there to find out?Maddy Nichols joins Andrew in the studio and we hear from Prof Avi Loeb, the Harvard scientist making the news for suggesting that it's possible that Oumumua is an alien probe or light sail.
We also hear from Andreas Heim, the man behind Project Lyra...the proposed mission to send a spacecraft to Oumuamua.
2018-11-1240 minLove and ScienceA computer to rival human brains, the future of the KG and making your own fireworksMalcolm tells us that he used to make his own fireworks and Hannah Little is far more sensible but no less fun in this week's Love and Science.
2018-11-0841 minLove and ScienceThe Science of Fear, Colliding Galaxies and Clever CrowsMalcolm and Andrew discuss the latest science news.
2018-10-2942 minLove and ScienceSmacking children, An Artificial Moon and BepiColomboJamini, Malcolm and Andrew discuss the wonderful BepiColombo mission to Mercury, whether you should smack your children (stupid question) and whether you should launch a massive mirror into space to reflect sunlight back to earth at night (also a stupid question).
2018-10-2242 minLove and ScienceA Goblin in Space, Weird Physics at the South Pole and Stephen Hawking's last workMalcolm is joined by Robert Massey, Deputy CEO of the Royal Astronomical Society to discuss some of the most interesting space news we've heard for a while.
We also hear from Andrew as he interviews Dr Derek Fox about his scientific study which strongly suggest that the particles appearing to come up from the Antarctic Ice must point to physics outside the standard model.
2018-10-1644 minLove and ScienceAda Lovelace Day, Women in Physics and much moreKaren Drake of Bristol's Engine Shed joins Malcolm and Andrew before John Ford pops in.
2018-10-0839 minLove and ScienceScience Comedy and Science NewsAndrew and Malcolm are joined by UWE's Hannah Little for this week's Love and Science.
2018-10-0146 minLove and ScienceThe Lesser Sun, landing robots on an asteroid and poor old waspsMalcolm and Andrew are joined by Tom Adams to discuss his new show The Lesser Sun, which he just happens to be making with our Andrew Glester.
Tom even performs a song from the show all about the astronaut Michael Collins.
All that plus the latest science news and chat.
2018-09-2446 minLove and ScienceBlue Dot Festival, Naming a Mars Rover and losing the MoonJohn Ford steps in for Andrew as Malcolm and John discuss a whole host of science news stories.
The only problem for John is that Andrew was tasked with turning the show into a podcast so John didn't get away with his scandalous remark about Andrew.
In a first for the Love and Science podcast, we'll also hear content which wasn't in the original radio show including Andrew in conversation with Dr Lucy Quinn (of the Blue Planet 2 series and the British Antarctic Survey) and Dr Stephen Wilkins who is going to be using the...
2018-07-2456 minLove and ScienceNeutrinos off the shoulder of Orion, Hating your own voice and how to see MarsMalcolm and Andrew delve through the latest science stories including discovering the real reason we hate the sound of our own voices and a new invention to combat motion sickness.
2018-07-1643 minLove and ScienceBoris resigns, The Marshmallow Test and Life on Moons and Mars?It's an eventful week for the show as Boris Johnson resigns while we're live on air.
We also manage to concentrate on the science news and it's a packed show in which we discover a whole lot including that neckties decrease blood flow to your brain by 7.5%. Bad news for David Cameron who once famously (and apparently stupidly) asked Jeremy Corbyn to do up his tie.
2018-07-0946 minLove and ScienceClever Crows, the Interstellar Comet and CERN's redevelopmentCrows using vending machines, Oumuamua's mytery solved and Achintya Rao tells us about the latest developments at the LHC at CERN.
2018-07-0945 minLove and ScienceKoko the gorilla, an amazing short story, gene-edited pigs, and stopping slugs eating your plants.This week we hear Esther Clifford read the short story she has written for the BBC's short story competition. Jamie Love talks about his experience with Koko the gorilla whilst he was making a documentary about her. Scienticts believed they have successfully edited the genes of pigs to make them immune to the most expensive disease they get. Scientists are blaming our "obsessively clean" lifestyles for the rise in hayfever! And finally, the Royal Horticultural Society are going to test out gardeners' tricks to keep away slugs, under controlled environments for the first time ever - results this autumn!...
2018-06-2743 minLove and ScienceTalking to aliens, the festival of nature, cheltenham science festival and boosting your immune system to fight cancerThis week Malcolm and Hannah are joined by Jenny French and Philippa Gardom! We hear about the Cheltanham Science Festival, and the Festival of Nature, Jenny announces the WINNER of the photography competition she has run so listen out incase it's you!
Doug Vakoch, of METI, talks about the nature of language, and whether we can use some universal laws to talk to aliens! We also hear about a woman who has beaten an extremely advanced form of cancer through an experiementla treatment which boosted her own immune system to fight it back. We also h...
2018-06-1245 minLove and ScienceRemembering Alan Bean, the Festival of Nature puffins in decline, and searching for the Loch Ness monster.This week Malcolm, Andrew and Hannah are joined by Rosie McCallum and Jenny French to discuss Bristol's Festival of Nature, this weekend. Find out what they've got on by checking out their website here. We remember the fouth man on the moon Alan Bean, and the excitement before his moon walk. We also hear about scientists on the hunt for Nessie in Loch Ness, how the dino ancestors of birds survived the K-T extinction, the recent reporting on puffin numbers in the Farne Islands, and to what extent can you trust your suncreams claims!
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2018-06-0437 minLove and ScienceArachnophobia, memory transplants, and the first stars in the universe!This week it's Malcolm and Hannah again without Andrew. We give the space news a crack ourselves to not leave you without. We hear from Charlie Carter about arachnophobia and we discuss the shocking impact humans are having on our so called protected areas, detecting the legacy of the first stars in our universe, whether or not they have managed to transplant, and whether clothes moths are on the rise!
2018-05-2240 minLove and ScienceThe Man Who Saved the Planet, the Man (allegedly) ruining it and Creative Reactions
We hear from Professor Mario Molina, who won the Nobel Prize for demonstrating that CFCs were causing the hole in the ozone layer and he tells us which politician he thinks is being simply "irrational".
We also hear about Donald Trump's administration calling an end to the funding for NASA to study greenhouse gas emissions...
Elsewhere, Lyra gets her question put to Professor Alice Roberts, "How do we grow?" and Andrew visits Creative Reactions, an art exhibition taking place at Hamilton House this week as part of the Pint of...
2018-05-1427 minLove and ScienceToxic caterpillars, gorillas, and Martian rocks.This week Malcolm and Hannah are sadly without Andrew, meaning a bit less space news. We discuss the infestation of toxic caterpillars in London, the top three things we need to address to help gorilla and chimp populations, and how Nasa and ESA intend to fire rocks from Mars back to Earth.
2018-04-3040 minLove and ScienceWhere everything was before the big bang, asteroid mining, and the plastic eating enzyme.*The issue is now fixed*
This week Malcom, Andrew and Hannah discuss this week's science news. We learn about asteroid mining, the enzyme which can break down plastic, advancements in understanding motor neurone disease, and Lyra asks the big question of where everything was before the big bang.
P.S. I don't really dislike cows, and I'm sorry I said that. My appologies to cows.
2018-04-2442 minLove and ScienceHypersonic travel, dementia, and a man who almost died eating a chili pepperMalcolm and Andrew were joined by Jamini Thakrar and Alfie Wearn and conversations ranged from hypersonic travel around earth to dementia. We talked about the salty, icy lakes on Earth that might give us clues to life in the oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa and Pint of Science, the festival that brings all the wonderful work being done by scientists in cities around the world to you, in the company of a pint.
2018-04-1644 minLove and SciencePint of Science, Space Lightning and the ParalympicsThis week we have a full house at BCFM!
Malcolm, Hannah, and Andrew are joined by Alfie Wearn, Romain Costil, Jamini Thakrar and Catherine Gilmore who discuss their involvement in the upcoming Pint of Science events around Bristol, and Maddy Nichols tells us a bit about what it was like working at the Paralympics fixing prosthetics.
2018-04-1030 minLove and ScienceA volcano sliding into the sea, driverless cars, and an update on ’OumuamuaMalcolm and Andrew are joined again by Arran and Rosie again to discuss this week's science news.
2018-03-2742 minLove and ScienceSpace junk, plastic in your water, and volcanic lightning.This week, Malcolm and Hannah are joined by Rosie and Arran to discuss how much plastic is in bottled water, how we can hope to clear up all the space junk with a harpoon, and what lightning from volcanoes sounds like.
2018-03-2644 minLove and ScienceHolding hands, a space station falling to earth, and pine martensThis week we hear back from Pavel Goldstein about his research into holding hands and how it can reduce pain, and from Peter Beck for a bit more information about his disco ball in space. We also talk about the "out of control" space station which is due to enter the earths atmosphere sometime soon, and how introducing a predator can help boost a squirrel population.
2018-03-1239 minLove and SciencePenguin super colony, insight into the cosmic dawn, and the five new categories of diabetes.This week, Malcom, Hannah, and Andrew discuss how you can use radio waves to uncover secrets from the cosmic dawn, the 1.5 million penguin super-colony recently discovered, how diabetes has now been found to be at least five different diseases.
2018-03-0643 minLove and ScienceNeanderthal art, ketamine, and supernovasThis week Andrew, Hannah, and Malcolm discuss an amateur astronomer who discovered a supernova as it was happening, new research into which anti-depressants appear to be the most effective, the art that Neanderthal man may have made, ketamine on the brain, and had you noticed that it's getting a bit cold lately?
2018-02-2743 minLove and ScienceThe earthquake, 8 months of Mars, and a cherry red TeslaThis week Hannah and Andrew discuss the cherry red Tesla which is was shot into space, and we hear from Nicky Young about the earthquake we felt on Saturday, and from Dr. Michaela Musilová about what she's going to be up to for 8 months in an analogue of Mars.
If you'd like to hear more about the analogue of Mars you can find the rest of the interview here on The Cosmic Shed.
2018-02-2041 minLove and SciencePutting plants to sleep, the loneliest frog, and the Cheddar ManThis week Malcolm, Juliana, and Hannah discuss the Cheddar man, how you can put plants to sleep with anaesthetic, the asteroid which is going to fly by, and Romeo the frog who cant find a mate.
2018-02-1842 minLove and ScienceThree parent babies, Nigel the lonely gannet, and when dogs biteThis week Hannah and Malcolm are joined by Juliana to discuss three person babies, who's more likely to be bitten by a dog, how we can measure ice from space with lasers, and orcas who can talk like people.
2018-02-0744 minLove and ScienceSpace graffiti, evolution of eyes, and crows with hooksThis week we discussed tool use in crows, space graffiti, and heard from Professor David Newbold about the difference between Physics and Astronomy.
2018-01-3144 minLove and ScienceOrang Utan medicine, Bloodhound Super Sonic Car, and new planet discoveriesThis week we have Ben Sykes on the show to talk about the Bloodhound Project which aims to get a car to 1000 mph.
We discuss the use of herbal medicine observed in Orang Utans, how alcohol can irreversibly damage your genome, the importance of sleep, and how citizen scientists have identified new planets through Zooniverse.
2018-01-1644 minLove and ScienceA bionic arm, frozen iguanas, the Cassini crash and growing lambs in bags.In the first show of the new year, Hannah and Malcolm recap their favourite stories from last year.
We revisit the incubation premature lambs in fluid-filled bags and the crash of Cassini, have an interview with Seth Shostak about the search for extra terrestrial life, and hear news about the bomb cyclone's effect on iguanas.
2018-01-1539 min
Love and ScienceChewbacca, a poorly Polar Bear and a planet discovered by Artificial IntelligenceIn the last show of 2017, Malcolm, Hannah and Andrew are joined by Juliana Cuccaro to discuss a whole host of science stories.
Alex Vail is a scientist come Cameraman who worked on the Blue Planet 2 series
We hear from the people behind the BBC's stunning Blue Planet 2 series as well as the man inside the Wookie...Chewbacca.
Timon Singh, Joonas Suatamo (Chewbacca) and Andrew
Timon Singh, Chewbacca and Andrew
To hear more of those conversations, visit www.thecosmicshed.com
Show notes
Andrew also m...
2017-12-1843 minLove and ScienceVaccinations save lives, Space Junk mission planned and Yetis still never existedHannah, Malcolm and Andrew gather to discuss this week's pressing science stories.
2017-12-0430 min
Love and ScienceAn alien asteroid, a message to Aliens and our thanks to spidersHannah, Malcolm and Andrew discuss a new Avatar therapy which is helping voice hearers and the neutrinos which actually do interact with our planet before we hear from Douglas Vakoch, an American search for extraterrestrial intelligence researcher, psychologist, and president of METI, a nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to transmitting intentional signals to extraterrestrial civilizations.
Doug tells us why he thinks we're safe enough to be calling out to potential alien civilisations and discusses the message METI have just sent out to a nearby solar system.
Andrew also catches up with geologist L...
2017-11-2744 min
Love and ScienceHead transplants, editing your own DNA and The Idiot BrainMalcolm, Hannah and Andrew dissect the latest science stories as controversial head transplants and gene editing hit the headlines.
Andrew tells us about his latest adventure bringing Andy Weir, author of the Martian to Bristol and we hear how having a dog is really good news if you live alone.
We also hear from Dr Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain.
It wouldn't be Love and Science without some astronomy though so Andrew tells us about the latest attempts to contact alien life.
2017-11-2039 min
Love and ScienceThe Zombie Star, A Behemoth Planet and Prof James Hough OBE FRSMalcolm and Andrew discuss the star that wouldn't die, a giant planet and hear from Prof James Hough OBE FRS.
Sheep that can recognise faces, Blue Planet 2, elastic bras and a whole host more crop up as John Ford pops in towards the end of the show.
2017-11-1344 min
Love and ScienceNigel Lawson wrong about the climate again and a Monster New PlanetMalcolm is joined by a host of guests for a packed show this week and we begin the show by discussing Nigel Lawson being wrong again.
We hear from Ian Jones of the LIGO collaboration on the new discovery of colliding Neutron Stars.
2017-11-0637 min
Love and ScienceRecord surge in CO2 and apossible visitor from another solar systemMalolm is joined by Robert Goddard and Jamini Thakrar for another delve through the science headlines.
2017-10-3041 min
Love and ScienceLord Martin Rees, How Gold is Made and the Lightyear FoundationOn today's 'Love and Science' show - Andrew and Malcolm are joined by the Lightyear foundation - the charity that helps EVERY child get access to a good science education.
Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Lightyear Foundation, along with Katie Sparkes, CEO of the Lightyear Foundation with Malcolm and Andrew.
We hear from Astronomer Royal - Lord Rees. We find out where gold and silver come from (not locally apparently), why the lack of midges on your wind screen is a bad thing and why wolves get a bad rap.
2017-10-2441 min
Love and ScienceThe Nobel Prize for Physics 2017 and Pseudoscience in the Abortion DebateAndrew and Hannah were joined by Tushna Commissariat from Physics World to discuss the Nobel Prize for Physics 2017, given to LIGO for the discovery of Gravitational Waves.
Here is a photo of LIGO, taken by Tushna herself on her trip there, which can read all about here
Photo credit: Tushna Commissariat.
We also talk about the controversy surrounding the Nobel Prize and the pseudoscience in the abortion debate.
Professor Ethan Siegel even pops in to explain why some stars appear to be older than the universe. Spoiler: They aren't.
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2017-10-0939 min
Love and ScienceBBC Astronauts winner Dr Suzie Imber and Gravitational WavesMalcolm and Andrew were delighted to be joined by Dr Suzie Imber, a space scientist and winner of the wonderful BBC show Astronauts: Do you have what it takes? Andrew and Suzie chatted about the show and Suzie's research as well as Elon Musk's plans to colonise Mars.
With the discovery of graitational waves coming from two massive black holes hitting the news last week, Andrew and Malcolm were very fortunate to be joined by Professor Gabriela Gonzalez of the LIGO facility to talk about the significance of the discovery.
A...
2017-10-0248 minLove and ScienceIcebergs, Cosmic Rays and VacuumingMalcolm and Hannah discuss the week's news as Andrew takes the day off to watch Star Trek.
2017-09-2740 min
Love and ScienceIt's the end of the world as we know it but we feel fineAndrew, Hannah and Maddy take the helm to discuss Cassini, the end of the world, the science of genders, how do teeth grow and so much more in today's Love and Science
You can get tickets for Science Show off, featuring Maddy, on the Grain Barge here
2017-09-1839 min
Love and ScienceAstronauts' Tim Gregory and the end of CassiniMalcolm and Andrew are joined in the studio by Tim Gregory to discuss the wonderful BBC Two series Astronauts: Do you have what it takes which stars Tim.
As you can see from the picture, they had a wonderful time and you can listen to the resulting podcast here now. The podcast was recorded in the new BCFM studios and there was a small problem with the sound so we apologise for the slightly less than perfect audio but think you'll agree that Tim is worth it.
Tim, Andrew and Malcolm also discuss...
2017-09-1143 min
Love and ScienceWe are a way for the Cosmos to know itself, Exomoons and cricketsThere's an alien moon outside our solar system, a moon with the possibility of alien life within our solar system and up to half the matter in our galaxy coming from supernova explosions in our galactic neighbours for Malcolm, Hannah and Andrew to explore in today's episode of Love and Science.
The Huygens probe snapped the above images of Saturn's Moon Titan.
Somehow, they also find time to discuss the hoped for return of crickets and the darkening of Greenland.
Finally, John Ford pops in to give us some interesting titbits that...
2017-07-3137 min
Love and ScienceExpensive Moon Dust, Rusty Squid, Friendly Dogs and much moreMalcom and Hannah return for another show packed full of science news and science chat.
We'll pop some proper notes for this here, later. We just wanted to you to have this for your ears sooner.
2017-07-2635 min
Love and ScienceButterflies, Doctor Who and Jupiter's Red SpotMalcolm is joined in the studio by Hannah Bestwick again to discuss the latest science news.
Andrew joins in briefly with Dr Sarah Tesh from the International Conference of Women in Physics to discuss the appointment of Jodie Whittaker to the role of Doctor Who
Malcolm and Hannah discuss the stunning new images of Jupiter's Red Spot, Dippy being replaced by a Blue Whale at the Natural History Museum and the pivotal moment for Butterflies
2017-07-1840 min
Love and ScienceSick Jungle Beats and Could you be an Astronaut?Malcolm and Andrew are joined in the studio by Hannah Bestwick to discuss a whole host of topics including a strange coincidence in the mass and alignment of exoplanets lurking in the Kepler data, birds making their own drumsticks to beat jungle beats and the chance for 10,000 citizens to go into space.
Sophie Pavelle joins live on the phone as she celebrates completing her 300 mile trek around the Cornish Coast for Sophie's Wild Cornwall.
Alice Whale also joins the show on the phone to tell us all about Tech Spark Uk an...
2017-07-0341 min
Love and ScienceLISA's Gravitational Waves, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Hannah PeelDame Evelyn Glennie, Hannah Peel and Michael Perreur Lloyd join Andrew for this week's Love and Science.
Michael tells us about his work on LISA and LISA Pathfinder as ESA give LISA the green light to hunt for gravitational waves in space.
Dame Evelyn Glennie tells us about what science means to her as she tours her new show Sounds of Science.
Hannah Peel joins Andrew for a chat about her work as a musicians inspired by science.
Sophie Pavelle give us an...
2017-06-2634 minLove and ScienceProf Alice Roberts, NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan & Dr Lauren GavaghanIt's an interview packed show this week as Andrew, freshly back from the wonderful Cheltenham Science Festival, is joined by Professor Alice Roberts, former NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, Philosopher, scientist and poet Professor Ray Tallis and Dr Lauren Gavaghan.
Up first is Prof Alice Roberts to answer our listener Lyra's question "How do we grow?" Alice also discuess the stunning new discovery of "The first of our kind". We also hear of the Professor's forthcoming book and book tour "Tamed".
Alice is followed swiftly by Ellen Stofan who tells us about her fa...
2017-06-1247 min
Love and ScienceBloodhound SSC and Trump pulls out of Paris Climate AgreementMalcolm is joined by Ben Sykes to talk all about the Bloodhound SSC project.
Here's a film Ben made with several other students from the MSc in Science Communication at UWE all about the project.
In the film (and the screenshot above) you may well recognise Tay from the previous episode of Love and Science.
Malcolm also begins to express his dismay at Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate agreement.
2017-06-0539 min
Love and ScienceLactose Tolerance, Women in Science and your ideas for a Europa MissionAndrew was delighted to be joined in the studio by Tay Aziz who is a member of the Live Sciences team at At Bristol and is just beginning a project looking at perceptions of Women in Science.
Andrew and Tay discovered how we all don't see the world as it really is and actually prefer the fake version of reality to the real thing.
Andrew also catches up with the wonderful Dr Julie Dunne of Bristol University to explore how 10,000 years ago everyone on earth was Lactose Intolerant...
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2017-05-2236 min
Love and ScienceScience and Religion, Volcanoes and JupiterMalcolm and Andrew were delighted to be joined in the studio by Ailsa Nailsmith, a phd student researching Volcanoes and the risks associcated with them.
Ailsa told us all about her volcano Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala and vulcanism more widely and had us both enthralled.
Malcolm told us all about his recent trip to Bulgaria where he gave a talk all about the intersection between Religion and Science.
Andrew nearly falls off his chair with excitement several times as he tries to pick his highlights from the first findings of th...
2017-05-1542 min
Love and ScienceMars, Bees, Orcas, Sophie's Wild Cornwall and Pint of ScienceMalcolm and Andrew are joined in the studio by Sophia Pavelle, Rachel Botrugno and Jamini Thakrar to discuss the origins of Mars, the awful fate of one of the UK's most precious creatures and much, much more.
Left to right: Malcolm, Andrew, Jamini, Rachel and Sophia.
Sophia tells us all about her 300 mile walk around the coats of Cornwall this summer to explore the wildlife and discover how social media can engage people with science and nature. You can find out more on her website.
Jamini and Rachel tell us all about P...
2017-05-0843 min
Love and ScienceChris Packham, PT Scientists and their Moon Rovers and HobbitsAndrew is joined in the studio by Harriet Croome as they discuss bird poaching with Chris Packham, Karsten Becker tells us about his plans to send two rovers to the Moon in 2018, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's rockets and Grace Mullally joins us to tell us all about a brand new exhibition exploring CRISPR technology coming to Bristol this week.
Karsten Becker is head of electronics at PTScientists who are sending two rovers to the Apollo 17 landing site next year. This is what they look like.
Chris Packham was talking...
2017-04-2440 min
Bristol Community FM PodcastsThe BCfm 10 Official Birthday CeremonyHear the action & excitement from City Hall in Bristol as Sony Gold Award winning radio station BCfm celebrate their 10th Birthday. Speeches, tributes and some emotional moments. recorded 26th March 2017
2017-04-0559 min
Love and SciencePint of Science, the lost atmosphere of Mars and Lyme DiseaseMalcolm and Andrew were delighted to be joined in the studio by three of Bristol's Pint of Science team (left to right: Jamie Thakra, Sharon Hook and Hanna Isotalus).
Pint of Science is a three day festival which comes to Bristol, along with several other places around the world, where science comes to the pub. We hear all about it. Get your tickets here now
We also talk about Mars losing its atmosphere, as revealed by NASA"s Maven mission and how we are missing a vaccine for Lyme's disease even though we a...
2017-04-0344 min
Love and ScienceMoon, Mars, Trappist 1 and Dinosaurs ReclassifiedGuests galore as Andrew tries to fill the void left by Malcolm. Luke Jerram tells us about his stunning artwork Museum of the Moon, Emeline Bolmont tells us about the tidal effects on and of the Trappist 1 planets and Andrew is joined in the studio by Maddy Nichols and Steve Bullock to discuss all that and much more.
Dinosaurs are reclassified, the waters on Mars are Tsunamis in one report and not the cause of streaks in another.
This handy graphic from the BBC explains the Dinosaur reclassification we talk about.
2017-03-2730 minLove and ScienceBoaty McBoatface launches, Ben Carson and Memory PalacesMalcolm and Andrew are joined by Dr Dean Burnett, author of Idiot Brain and the Brain Flapping blog on the Guardian website to discuss just how wrong Ben Carson was about the way the brain works in his speech this week.
The Boaty McBoatfaces (3 submarines looking into Climate Change) launch on their first mission and Malcolm and Andrew discuss the findings that Memory Palaces are scientifially demonstrated to boost your memory significantly.
There's also the news that Andrew's podcast The Cosmic Shed is up for an award. The Bristol Life Awards, in fact.
2017-03-1346 min
Love and ScienceHow Mars lost its atmosphere, The Nature Report and Michael GillonMichael Gillon is the lead scientist on the Trappist project which found the seven exoplanets orbiting the star Trappist 1, just 40 light years from Earth and we are thrilled to say that he joined us for this episode of Love and Science. He tells us just how they found those planets and what we might see in the sky if we were to be standing on the surface of one of them. Quite simply amazing. You can hear the full interview over on Andrew's other podcast The Cosmic Shed.
An update from MAVEN, NASA's Mars probe tells us...
2017-03-0641 min
Love and ScienceTrappist 1, Bees playing golf, Zealandia and CucumberNASA announced the discovery of a treasure trove of planets and, in this show, Malcolm and Andrew try to contain their excitement as they discuss this amazing discovery.
The (relatively) newly discovered continent of Zealandia makes us ponder just what else is lurking in our oceans and we hear about the never endingly wonderful world of animals with birds feeling a sense of justice and bees playing golf.
2017-02-2844 min
Love and ScienceKaty Parrott, Steve Wright, Natural History and DronesNatural History filmmaker and star of BBC Two's Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week, Katy Parrott joins Malcolm and Andrew to chat about natural history film making and what on earth possessed her to sign up for Ultimate Hell.
Dr Steve Wright is the second guest of the show and he joins in for a fascinating chat about drones, both racing and autonomous.
Besides all that, the de-extinction of mammoths edges closer, Space X have another successful launch and much more.
2017-02-2037 min
Love and ScienceStranded Whales saving themselves, Robotic Bees and Dr Gabrielle Hogan-BrunMalcolm consoles himself with the lack of Andrew in the studio by delving deep into the science news and the science behind the headlines.
Black Mirror and the link with bees, whales saving themselves and much more in this episode of Love and Science.
Malcolm is also joined on the phone by Dr Gabirelle Hogan-Brun to discuss her new book "Linguanomics. What is the Market Potential of Multilingualism?"
All that plus understanding how our planet formed and the fate of a star being sucked into a black hole.
2017-02-1636 min
Love and ScienceProfessor Richard Pancost, Bee Immigration Policy and Visiting Alpha CentauriMalcolm and Andrew were delighted to be joined in the studio by Professor Rich Pancost, Director of the Cabot Institute.
Richard told us all about the work he and the Cabot Institute do and joined us to discuss the immigration policy of bees, sending tiny space craft to (and stopping them at) at Alpha Centauri and what Trump and Brexit might mean for science.
A whole lot more came up in conversation in this episode of Love and Science.
Left to right: Malcolm, Professor Richard Pancost and Andrew
You can hear m...
2017-02-0642 min
Love and ScienceRogue NASA, Rachel Ignotofsky and Exoplanet AtmospheresAndrew was joined in the studio by Maddy Nichols, a nanoscientist from the University of Bristol for a look behind the science headlines.
Andrew mentions this stunning video of planets orbiting an alien star...from NASA, obviously as Andrew and Maddy discuss looking for atmospheres on exoplanets.
Maddy tells us how the world of science is feeling where she is right now with the way Donald Trump and Brexit are affecting things.
We also hear from New York Times Bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky on her book Women in Science and a whole...
2017-01-3038 min
Love and ScienceScientists march against Trump, Cloning Dinosaurs and Cosmic Rays in your pint glassMalcolm finds himself discussing the impact of Donald Trump on the world of Science and the science of whether we should eat toast. Beth Shapiro talks to Andrew about the possibility of cloning dinosaurs and Antony Poveda finds out how to see cosmic rays from the other side of the universe appearing in your pint glass. All that and a fair bit more in this episode of the Love and Science podcast.
More of the Beth Shapiro interview is available along with more on Cosmic Rays in the Jurassic World episode of Andrew's other podcast The Cosmic...
2017-01-2526 min
Love and ScienceWhat will 2017 mean for Science? 14.1.17This is the very first podcast version of Love and Science.
Love and Science is a radio show on BCFM. Malcolm Love and Andrew Glester present an hour of fascinating facts, interviews and reviews from the world of science.
In this, the first episode of 2017, Malcolm and Andrew look forward to what looks like a promising year of science, including the end of the Cassini mission which has provided us with some amazing science and stunning images of Saturn like this.
The podcast does not include any of the music fr...
2017-01-2338 min