Science In Action

Science in Action provides a vital place for discussion and learning at a pivotal time when science is under attack. I am gutted to hear the news that this program is being cut. Shame on the BBC. These are dark times.

I generally have enjoyed theScience in Action podcast, but here we have 5 scientists all just trying to make money by selling their books! How is this different from the “science deniers “ trying to support their businesses by denying climate change? If the public is to really believe this science, we need truly impartial science, not science writers trying to make money selling books.

Like some other listeners, I remember this show when I discovered the BBCWS on shortwave in 1972. It has been one of the World Services’ better programs, and Roland Pease has done a particularly outstanding job keeping the quality and relevance of the content to a high standard. So - why kill a good thing? Science is the best tool we have for probing the nature of our world. It’s likely that our civilization needs some course correction - but we need some navigation lights to steer by. Institutions help guide us, and this show was one of these. - azstefano, from Arizona, now living in Italy.

Too bad the BBC is now anti-science

This is the finest “Science for the General Public” show in the world. Bar none. The charming and knowledgeable Roland Pease interviews the scientists themselves, on their discoveries, and asks the kind of well-informed and thoughtful questions which frequently elicit “that’s a great question!” from his informants. I have learned so much from this long-running (30 years)show. No other widely heard program goes into such depth and gets it from the horse’s mouth, interviewing scientists rather than second hand information from another journalist. So, I am heartbroken and mystified as to why the show is being killed next month. I guess the baby is being tossed out with the bath water as the Beeb continues to remake itself into a dumbed-down version of its former glory. We will miss you, Roland, and mourn Science in Action.