Science in Action (radio programme)

Science in Action was a long-running weekly radio programme produced by the BBC World Service and hosted by British journalists Roland Pease,^[1] Marnie Chesterton, and scientist and broadcaster Professor Adam Hart. It was broadcast on Thursdays at 18.32 GMT and repeated twice the following day, at 01.32 and 08.32.

Science in Action

Genre	Current science
Running time	28 minutes
Country of origin	UK
Language	English
Home station	BBC World Service
Hosted by	Roland Pease
Recording studio	Broadcasting House
Original release	7 July 1979
Website	Science in Action
Podcast	Podcasts

A programme with the title Science in Action is believed to have begun life in 1964, when it replaced an earlier series, dating from the 1950s, called Science and Industry.^[2] From September 1965 a short-lived series called Science in Action ran on the Home Service; it was broadcast at 19.30 on Thursdays, later 21.30. In December 1965 it was moved to 14.30 on Fridays. The present weekly World Service series, also called Science in Action, began on Saturday 7 July 1979.

The last broadcast was on 30 October 2025,^[3] as part of a cut of £6 million from the World Service and loss of 130 jobs.^[4]

See also

• Inside Science, radio programme on BBC Radio Four