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• December 2021
  Hello? Is there anybody there? In the show this time, we talk to Tom Scragg about Pulsar timing arrays, Jonathan Wong rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• May 2021
  Back in Business. In the show this time, we talk to Bert Hawkins and Matt Morgan about their work at the NRAO, Amy Suddards rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• December 2020
  2020 Is Over. In the show this time, we talk to Kaustav Basu about The Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, Cameron Bogue rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• November 2020
  A-RIP-bo. In the show this time, we talk to Taïssa Danilovich about the chemistry of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• October 2020
  Worthy Winners. In the show this time, we talk to Sofia Wallstrom about Studies of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars with TESS, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• September 2020
  A Pair of Planets. In the show this time, we talk to Andrew Tkachenko about Stellar astrophysics in the era of big data, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• August 2020
  Sights Scarce Seen. In the show this time, we talk to Rosita Kokotanekova about her work on Jupiter family comets, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• May 2020
  Breaking Apart. In the show this time, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• Month 4 2020
  Keeping It Simple. In the show this time, we talk to Stewart Eyres about his study of a star that blew up a long time ago, Luke Hart rounds up the news that has happened in the near past and we find out what we can see in the Month 4 night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske."
• March 2020
  Kaboom. In the show this time, we talk to Rebecca Bowler about galaxies in the early universe, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• February 2020
  A Fond Farewell. In the show this time, we talk to Anais Moller about machine learning to find supernovae for cosmology, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• January 2020
  Now You See It... In the show this time, we talk to Alexandre Lazarian about magnetic fields in astronomy, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• December 2019 Extra
  Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Novae. In the show this time, we talk to Simon Johnston about Searching for pulsars, Laura Driessen tells us about the first new transient source discovered with the MeerKAT telescope, a flaring stellar system in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Iain Mcdonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2019
  Who's afraid of big, bad numbers? In the show this time, we talk to Bobby Seagull about the mathematics of astronomy and popularising maths among the public, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• November 2019
  Baby Black Holes and Blobs. In the show this time, we talk to Connor Smith about searching for blobs in the submillimetre regime, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• October 2019 Extra
  Mission to Transition. In the show this time, we talk to Atsuhisa Ota about his work studying anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background, Shahbaz Chaudhry tells us about the coronal heating problem in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2019
  Worlds Big and Small. In the show this time, we talk to Sadie Jones about her outreach work at the University of Southampton, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• September 2019
  Circling in. In the show this time, we talk to Fabio Antonini about modelling gravitational wave sources, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• August 2019
  Small Steps. In the show this time, we talk to Jonathan Pober about his work with 21cm line and understanding galaxy formation and cosmology, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• July 2019
  To The Moon and Buck(yballs). In the show this time, we talk to Jess Wade about her work within public engagement with science, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• June 2019
  Milky way mergers, moon mining and mice. In the show this time, we talk to Stephane Corbel about the Nancay observatory, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• May 2019
  Seeing the Invisible. In the show this time, we talk to Syksy Rasanen about black holes as dark matter candidates and the future of scientific publishing, Hongming Tang rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• April 2019 Extra
  Chasing the horizon. In the show this time, we talk to Leen Decin about the ATOMIUM project, Tana Joseph tells us about black hole binaries and multi-messenger astronomy in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Benjamin Shaw in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2019
  Asteroids, Aliens and All That. In the show this time, we talk to Matt Smith about dusty star formation in nearby galaxies, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske [1:12:07 - 1:41:36?].
• March 2019
  Fresh starts and fond farewells! In the show this time, we talk to Joe Callingham about his work with colliding wind binaries, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• February 2019 Extra
  Commensal. In the show this time, we talk to Leon Koopmans about EoR studies with the 21cm line and gravitational lensing, Ben Stappers tells us about the MeerTRAP project in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Guillaume Voisin in Ask an Astronomer.
• February 2019
  Try turning it off and on again! In the show this time, we talk to Katherine Mack about Dark matter, academic globetrotting and science communication, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison, Haritana Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
• January 2019
  Missions: past and present!!. In the show this time, we talk to Chris Flynn about Observing Fast Radio Bursts, plus using the Moon to study climate change and Gaia to weigh the Milky Way, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu, and Samuel Leske.
• December 2018 Pantomime
  Our panto-meister Dave Ault is taking a well-earned break from script writing this year, but two of our Jodcasters have stepped up to deliver The Lord of Turing - a tale of suffering, endurance and overly-large data sets! This has ended up being our longest pantomime by some margin - we hope you enjoy it.
• December 2018 Extra
  There And Back Again. In the show this time, we talk to Morgane Fortin about using neutron stars as multimessenger laboratories, Justin Bray tells us about developing a particle detector for the Murchison Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2018
  Seeing Double. In the show this time, we talk to Amaury Triaud about exoplanets, especially the TRAPPIST-1 system, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• November 2018 Extra
  Falling with hotDOGS. In the show this time, we talk to Bernie Fanaroff and Rob Adam about using science to inform policy-makers, and the future of African astronomy, our resident DARA Big Data Science Policy Fellows tell us about their DARA Fellowships in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2018
  Fixers. In the show this time, we talk to Richard Bower about simulating the Universe with the EAGLE project, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• October 2018
  Monsters in the Studio. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tony Irving about finding and studying Martian meteorites, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• September 2018 Extra
  In this Thai-themed special, we talk to Prof. Boonrucksar Soonthornthum about NARIT, Princess Sirindhorn's visit to JBO and Thai/Manchester collaboration, Eamonn Kerins and Supachai Awiphan tell us about the SPEARNET collaboration in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer. Some additional footage of the visit (in Thai) is available here (autoplay video at link).
• September 2018
  An episode of beginnings! In the show this time, we talk to Emily Drabeck-Maunder about forming habitable planets, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
• August 2018
  Summer Patchwork, part II. In the show this time, we talk to Kunal Mooley about EM counterparts to gravitational waves, Jake Staberg Morgan rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
• July 2018
  Absent Friends. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Christina Smith about Mars, Pluto and Canada, Nialh McCallum rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
• June/July 2018 Extra
  Originally titled 'Friends of Neutron Stars'. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Anna Watts about thermonuclear bursts on neutron stars, Benjamin Shaw tells us about a glitchy pulsar in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Mateusz Malenta in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2018
  The Golden Future. In the show this time, we talk to Daniele Michilli about the repeating fast radio burst and its environment, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison, Gaby Perez.
• EWASS/NAM 2018
  In this special episode we have an EWASS/NAM extravaganza, brought to you from the floor of the cross-over event held in Liverpool in April 2018, where the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) met the UK's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM). We also have time for Tana Joseph to round up the latest news and find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
• April 2018 Extra
  Very Close and Very Far. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Steven Longmore tells us about star formation in the galactic centre, Dr. Rachael Ainsworth tells us about advocating for open science and addressing gender inequality in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2018
  Formerly known as the Jodcast! In the show this time, we talk to Fiona Healy about novae and the genesis of The Fiona Show , Fiona Healy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Fiona Healy, Fiona Healy and Fiona Healy.
• March 2018 Extra
  Brains in Space. In the show this time, we talk to Helen Fraser about Laboratory astrophysics and astrochemistry, Dr Adam Avison tells us about Massive star formation and ALMA in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• March 2018
  Sparkly, but in a good way! In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Michael Shara about novae and the American Museum of Natural History, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Jasmine Chan-Hyams and Gaby Perez.
• February 2018 Extra
  Through a Lens. In the show this time, we talk to Hugo Messias about Gravitational lensing, Bob Watson tells us about Three decades of Cosmic Microwave Background(CMB) in this month's JodBite., and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• February 2018
  Still Standing. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Robert Minchin about how to do astronomy after a hurricane, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• January 2018
  New Year, New Missions. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Allison Kirkpatrick about the use of infrared in the detection of star forming regions in other galaxies, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• December 2017 Extra
  Commencing countdown, engines on! In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Andrew Coates about the hunt for life in our Solar System, Dr. Iain McDonald tells us about stars, planets and chromosomes in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2017
  Rocky bodies are operating in this area! In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Romain Tartese about the upcoming PROSPECT lunar mission, Jake Morgan rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• November 2017 Extra
  Pulsars and beyond. In the show this time it is almost all about pulsars with most of the interviews from IAU 50 Years of Pulsars conference in September 2017 but first Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell joins to talk about Advocating for women in science, Rob Archibald and Emily Parent tells us about Pulsars,Rebecca McFadden talks about identifying pulsars with machine learning, Emma Osborne tells us about mountains on Neutron stars, Anne Archibald also talks about pulars, and your astronomy questions are answered by Prof. Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2017
  ... and under new management, but still not on time! In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Premana Premadi, Dr. Hesti Wulandari, Dr. Taufiq Hidayat and Dr. Mahasena Putra about recent highlights in Indonesian astronomy, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• October 2017 Extra
  The Parting Of The Ways. In the show this time, we bring you a second whistlestop tour of the amazing science that came to the 2017 Bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank. Dr. Beth Rogers tells us about Guerilla archeology, Jon Spooner tells us how he hacked his way into space, Dr. Grant Munro talks about the hidden heroes of astronomy and Dr. Amy Vincent tells us all about mitochondrial diseases.
• October 2017
  Blown Away. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Federico Urban about bigravity, graviton and dark matter, Beth Jones rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• September 2017 Extra
  Measuring Star Formation. In the show this time, we present a series of interviews with Sarah Leslie, Jacinta Delhaize, Dillon Dong, and Anna Kapinska from the Measuring Star Formation in the Radio, Millimetre, and Submillimetre meeting.
• September 2017
  To infinity. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Jason McEwen about next generation radio telescopes, Ian and Fiona round up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• Bluedot 2017
  Bluedot 2017. In the show this time, Fiona and Monique take you on a whistlestop tour of the 2017 bluedot festival. We talk to Vicky Dewar-Fowler about zoo-plankton, Abi Stone about the anthropocene and Kat Presland about the life of water. We also have interviews with Isabel Large about beekeeping and Paul Denton about seismology.
• August 2017
  Summer Patchwork. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caitriona Jackman about adventures in the outer Solar System, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• July 2017
  Non-responsive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Adam Amara about A holistic approach to cosmology, Mat Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• June 2017
  Cosmic Sneezing. In the show this time, we talk to Thomas Tauris about compact stars, pulsars and outreach, Ian Evans rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• May 2017 Extra
  For whom the skies burst. In the show this time, Dr Elisabetta Valiante talks to us about the Herschel-ATLAS survey, Josh Hayes and James Stringer tell us about multi-band searches for fast radio bursts and your astronomical questions are answered by Iain in Ask an Astronomer.
• May 2017
  Rebuilt to be better, stronger... but not faster. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Ian Morison about being Ian Morison, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• April 2017 Extra
  All Hope In Eclipse. In the show this time, Dr Stefan Soldner-Rembold talks to us about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, Dr. Amit Tagore tells us about weak gravitational lensing and your astronomical questions are answered by George in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2017
  Going Radio Gaga. In the wake of some sad news, we talk to Dr. Alessandro Navarrini about new technologies for radio telescopes, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news, we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton, and we clear up some loose ends.
• March 2017 Extra
  FOUR FOUR SIX ZERO. Recently, the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics hosted the UK SETI Reseach Network meeting and we were waiting around corners and outside doors, trying to catch unsuspecting alien hunters to interview. We managed! In the show this time, we interview Jamie Drew and Danny Price from the Breakthrough Initiatives, author Stephen Baxter joins us to talk about the interface between science and science-fiction and Mat Malenta tackles your questions on the speed of light. We are also joined by a special guest presenter, Director of JBCA and alien hunter, Prof. Mike Garrett.
• March 2017
  Habitable and Earth-like. In the show this time, we talk to Prof Marten van Kerkwijk about pulsar scintellometry, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• February 2017
  Astrologists. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Teo Munoz Darias about X-ray binaries,, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• January 2017 Extra
  A Falcon Led The Iridium Ark. In the show this time, Elaine Sadler talks to us about the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), Dr. Indy Leclercq tells us about his diffuse galactic emission research and your astronomical questions are answered by Fiona, Ben and George in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2016 Extra
  Merry. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Cristina Romero-Canizales about LIRGI: radio survey of ultra-luminous IR galaxies, new Director of JBCA, Professor Mike Garrett talks to us in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Minnie, Ben, and George in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2016
  The radio star returns. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Ray Norris about EMU: The Evolutionary Map of the Universe, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• November 2016 Extra
  Sleeping Satellites. In the show this time, Katie Detwiler talks to us about the cultural anthropology of ALMA, Dr. Joe Zuntz tells us about weak lensing and his departure from Jodrell Bank and your astronomical questions are answered by Minnie, Ben and George in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2016
  Crashing harder than Schiaparelli. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Laura Spitler about a repeating fast radio burst, Ian Evans rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• October 2016 Extra
  Descent into the Maelstrom. In the show this time, Prof. Tetsuo Hatsuda talks to us about quarks and neutron stars, Dr. Mitch Mickaliger describes his efforts to search for fast radio transients and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2016
  We need to go faster. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Vik Dhillon about high-speed astronomy, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• September 2016 Extra
  Strange Machines. In the show this time, Dr Michelle Lochner talks to us about machine learning and supernova classification, we say farewell to Megan Argo as she leaves us for new pastures and your astronomical questions are answered by Benjamin Shaw in Ask an Astronomer.
• September 2016
  More bees than a Proxima hive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Francesco Shankar about AGN, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• August 2016
  Sagittarius. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Betsy Mills about her ALMA observations of Sgr A*, Megan Argo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• July 2016 Extra
  Only Coming Through In Waves. In the show this time, Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith talks to us about his latest book, Eyes On The Sky, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• July 2016
  Things Aren't Simple Anymore. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Sterl Phinney about pulsars and gravitational waves, Mat rounds up the latest news, Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu take a look at what's happening in the July night sky and Fiona, Minnie and Alex consider the impact of the EU referendum on UK science.
• June 2016 Extra
  Deep and Wavy. In the show this time, we talk to Professor James Dunlop about the ALMA observations of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, Minnie Mao tells us about Double Radio Sources Associated with Galactic Nuclei in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2016
  Nga mihi o Te Tau Hou. In the show this time, we talk to the Vice President at the Society for Maori Astronomy Research and Traditions (SMART), Toa Waaka, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• NAM 2015 Retrospective
  NAM 2015 Retrospective. In the show this time, we cast our ears back to the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) in July 2015. We talk to Dr. Brook Simmons, Becky Smethhurst and Tom Melvin about Galaxy Zoo, Dr. Carolin Villforth about quasars, Professor Pedro Ferreira about general relativity and Dr. Matt Taylor about the Rosetta mission. We also have interviews with Professor Jo Dunkley about the cosmic microwave background, Dr. Daniel Brown about archeoastronomy and Lars Mejnertsen about Neptune's magnetosphere.
• May 2016 Extra
  The Ocean Machine Is Set To 9. In the show this time, Dr. Sambit Roychowdhury talks to us about dwarf galaxies, Professor Phillipa Browning talks to us about the Sun in this month's Jodbite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Professor Tim O' Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• May 2016
  Reaching Out. In the show this time, we talk to Richard Lake, Dr. Sarah Crowther, and Dr. Giles Johnson at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• April 2016 Extra
  In the show this time, we talk to Dr Izaskun Jiminez-Serra about astrochemistry, Professor Richard Battye tells us about the SuperCLuster Assisted Shear Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2016
  Radio Burst. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis about solar magnetism, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• March 2016
  United In Radio Silence. For the second time in history we are recording live with a studio audience in celebration of a decade of Jodcasting! In the show this time, we talk to about Stuart Lowe and David Ault about how they founded the show, Mark Purver and Jen Gupta return to tell us about their lives since their Jodcast tenure ended and Chris Lintott was interviewed for the 7th time about the Zooniverse and his recent wildlife-counting trip to the Antarctic. We find out what we can see in the march night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu and our live studio audience pose their questions to the largest ever Ask An Astronomer panel .
• February 2016
  Recovering. Last month, we had the BBC here at Jodrell Bank for the filming of the annual Stagazing Live specials. We were lucky enough to get backstage access, leading to some fantastic interviews with those involved in the show and in The Zooniverse's new citizen science project Pulsar Hunters. In the show this time, we talk to Sally Cooper about her role as Pulsar Hunter during BBC Stargazing Live, Dr Brooke Simmons about Pulsar Zoo and her role behind the scenes of the public's search for new pulsars, Dr Matt Taylor, Rosetta's project lead, about the current status of the mission and Professor Lucie Green about the Sun's magnetosphere. Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• January 2016 Extra
  Just In Time. In a special 10th birthday episode of the Jodcast, Professor John Seiradakis talks to us about the Antikythera Mechanism, Dr. Jean-Francois Robitaille describes the intricacies involved with measuring galactic magnetic fields, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• January 2016
  Farewell Enceladus. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Judith Croston about the radio galaxy population, and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• December 2015 Extra
  Resurfacing. In the show this time, Professor Frank Close describes the life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Professor Ralph Spencer talks to us about cosmic rays, peryton and inteferometery in this month's Jodbite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain Macdonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2015
  Generally good. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tom Kitching about weak gravitational lensing, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• November 2015 Extra
  Golden. In the show this time, Dr Tom Broadhurst talks to us about cold dark matter in galaxy clusters, Dr Simon Rookyard describes porridge, pulsars and polarisation, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2015
  Spooky. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caroline D'Angelo about accretion around extreme objects, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• October 2015 Extra
  Leaping. In the show this time, Dr Tony Rushton talks to us about jets in X-ray binaries, James Mckee explains his efforts to find gravitational waves using pulsars, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2015
  Martians and Wolves. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Yin-Zhe Ma about the CMB and the limits of cosmology, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• September 2015 Extra
  Rewound. In the show this time, Dr Rainer Beck explains the complexities of studying galactic magnetic fields [19:33 - 36.54], Hannah Stacey talks to us about strong gravitational lensing, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• September 2015
  Banner. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Chris Gordon about mysterious gamma rays, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
• August 2015
  Bucky Balls. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Amanda Karakas about star evolution, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• July 2015
  Awake. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Sarah Crowther about cosmochemistry, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• June 2015 Extra
  Farewells. In the show this time, Professor Douglas Scott gives us a very thorough overview of the current state of CMB research, Dr Mark Purver does his final interview for the Jodcast - on the other side of the microphone - in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2015
  Real. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Debora Sijacki about cosmological simulations, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• May 2015 Extra
  Shut That Door! In the show this time, Emily Petroff explains how to tell the difference between an extragalactic radio burst and a microwave oven, Dr Joe Zuntz reveals the preliminary results of the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• May 2015
  Sleuths. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Ignas Snellen about finding exoplanets from the ground, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• April 2015 Extra
  Buzzing. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Taylor about landing a probe on a comet and to Dr Buzz Aldrin about landing a person on the Moon, Jamie Sloan tells us about the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2015
  Opposites. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Cormac Purcell about The Gum Nebula, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• March 2015 Extra
  Spinning. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Alastair Edge about active galaxy cluster centres, Dr Bob Watson tells us about the cosmic microwave background polarisation results from Planck and BICEP2 in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• March 2015
  Bold. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Rowan Smith about star formation in the early and recent universe, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• February 2015 Extra
  User-friendly. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Lintott about the Zooniverse project, Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharyya tells us about her search for nature's best clocks in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• February 2015
  Rings. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Conselice about galaxy formation in the recent universe, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• January 2015 Extra
  Fuzzy. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Sir Francis Graham-Smith about the crab pulsar and his long career in astronomy, Dr. Iain McDonald tell us how evolved stars chemically enrich the Galaxy in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• January 2015
  Out There. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Jill Tarter about SETI, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• December 2014 Extra
  Aligned. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Subir Sarkar about galactic foregrounds and the BICEP2 result from earlier this year, Dr. Matias Vidal tells us about polarized radio foregrounds in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2014
  Icy. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Elisa Resconi about detecting neutrinos with IceCube, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• November 2014 Extra
  Pulsars and Comets Everywhere. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Scott Ransom about the International Pulsar Timing Array, Sally Cooper tells us about hunting pulsars with the LOFAR telescope in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2014
  Interstellar. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Jim Drake about whether Voyager 1 has really left the Solar System, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• October 2014 Extra
  Clumpy. In the show this time, Professor Annette Ferguson talks about galaxy formation and growth, Professor Sarah Bridle tells us about weak gravitational lensing and cosmology in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2014
  Closer. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Alan Duffy about simulating the earliest galaxies, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• September 2014 Extra
  Almost. In the show this time, Dr Jane Greaves talks about planet formation and the PEBBLES project, Prof Ben Stappers tells us about a 'transformer' pulsar in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Adam Avison in Ask an Astronomer.
• September 2014
  Lost. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Richard Shaw about detecting Baryon Acoustic Oscillations, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• August 2014 Extra
  Harpoon. In the show this time, Dr David Kipping talks to us about exomoons, Dr Rob Beswick tells us about the e-MERLIN array in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• August 2014
  Bonsai. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Elcio Abdalla about quantum field theory, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
• NAM 2014
  Sea, ships and...astronomy. We bring you a National Astronomy Meeting special episode full of interviews with scientists talking about the work they were presenting.
• July 2014
  Mundo. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Clem Pryke about the results from the BICEP2 telescope and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison.
• June 2014 Extra
  Detonate. In the show this time, Dr. Daniel Mortlock talks to us about astrostatistics, Dr Matias Vidal tells us about his research in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2014
  Smashing. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Jon Butterworth about particle physics(!), Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• May 2014
  Beehive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Chris Hales about polarised radio sources, Stuart rounds up the latest news and Ian Morison and John Field take a look at what's happening in the May night sky.
• April 2014 Extra
  Evolved. In the show this time, Prof. Carole Mundell talks to us about the transient explosive Universe, Dr Libby Jones tells us about exploring the evolution of galaxies using dust in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2014
  Only Human. In the show this time, we conduct a linguistic interchange with Prof. Ian Shipsey regarding the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Indy issues a bulletin acknowledging the latest triumph of computational analysis in astronomy and Ian Morison and John Field describe what the human eye can detect during the nocturnal hours of the lunar period known as April. Meanwhile, our new, more efficient presenters bring us superior odds and ends.
• March 2014 Extra
  Inhabitable? In the show this time, Dr. Manda Banerji talks to us about dusty quasars, Prof. Ian Browne talks to us about the BINGO telescope in this month's JodBite, your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer and Stuart rounds up the March news, one episode later than usual.
• March 2014
  Impact. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Miguel Pérez-Torres about radio observations of supernovae and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison.
• February 2014 Extra
  Exotic. In the show this time, Prof. Paul Crowther tells us about the most massive stars in the universe, Dr. Ian Harrison talks to us about his work with weak lensing at JBCA in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
• February 2014
  Spaghetti. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Chris Messenger about gravitational waves, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• January 2014 Extra
  Llama 2. In the show this time, Prof. Valery Nakriakov talks to us about MHD waves and oscillations in the Sun, Dr. Liz Guzman tells us about life at ALMA in a special guest JodBite all the way from the Atacama Desert, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• January 2014
  Octastic. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Victor Debattista about the evolution of spiral galaxies, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Meanwhile, we completely forget that it's the Jodcast's eighth birthday.
• December 2013 Extra
  Late! In the show this time, Dr Jonathan Pritchard tells us about exploring the dawn of cosmic structure with the 21cm line, Dr Michael Keith talks about pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2013
  Stormy. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Erminia Calabrese about the ACT, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• November 2013 Extra
  Momentous. In the show this time, Dr Adam Deller tells us about a new high-resolution radio survey, Peter Schemmel talks about experimenting with the orbital angular momentum of light in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Mark Purver in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2013
  Trigger. In the show this time, we talk to Prof Clive Tadhunter about AGN and their trigger mechanisms, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• October 2013 Extra
  Bling. In the show this time, Dr Rob Crittenden tells us about the Microwave Background, Dr Bryan Rees talks about Planetary Nebulae in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2013
  Splash. In the show this time, we talk to Prof Andrew Jaffe about probing the early universe with Planck, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• September 2013 Extra
  Frontiers. In the show this time, Dr Álvaro Sánchez Monge tells us about High Mass Star Formation, Dr Evan Keane discusses magnetic fields and pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• September 2013
  Telescopey. In the show this time, we talk to Prof David Kirkby about measuring the universe with cosmic sound, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• August 2013
  Cataclysm. In the show this time, we talk to Dan Thornton about Fast Radio Bursts, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• NAM 2013
  St. NAMdrews. We bring you a National Astronomy Meeting special episode full of interviews with scientists talking about the work they were presenting.
• July 2013
  Planet-builders. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Zoë Leinhardt about planet formation, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• June 2013 Extra
  Deep. In the show this time, Dr Omar Almaini tells us about the Ultra Deep Survey, Dr Eamonn Kerins discusses the VVV Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2013
  Flight. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. David Neufeld about hydrides, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• May 2013 Extra
  Oddity. In the show this time, Brother Guy Consolmagno tells us about meteorites in our Solar System, Dr Joe Zuntz discusses the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• May 2013
  Breakable. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Rubina Kotak about supernovae, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• April 2013 Extra
  Orbit. In the show this time, Prof Paola Caselli tells us about her research into water in the very early stages of star formation, Prof Shude Mao tells us about finding exoplanets using gravitational microlensing in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• April 2013
  Forwards. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Auger about dark matter, Christina rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• March 2013 Extra
  Plancking. In the show this time, Dr Paddy Leahy tells us about today's exciting new results from the Planck mission, Prof Richard Davis tells us about the Planck instruments and satellite in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• March 2013
  Moons. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Jeronimo Bernard-Salas about circumstellar and interstellar fullerenes, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• February 2013 Extra
  Mercurial. In the show this time, Maria del Mar Rubio tells us about mass loss in massive stars, Dr Gemma Janssen talks about a new method for timing pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Michael Brown in Ask an Astronomer.
• February 2013
  Bubbles. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Ettore Carretti about magnetised outflows from the Milky Way, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• January 2013 Extra
  Youngsters. In the show this time, Dr. Stuart Lumsden talks to us about young stellar objects, Prof. Peter Wilkinson tells us about MUST, the Manchester University Student Telescope, in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• January 2013
  Seven! In our seventh birthday show, we talk to Professor Joanna Haigh about the effect of the Sun on climate change, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• December 2012 Extra
  Past, Present, Future. In the show this time, Dr Dave Jones tells us about an unusual planetary nebula, Professor Phil Diamond talks about the new Square Kilometre Array headquarters at Jodrell Bank in this month's JodBite and Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions in Ask an Astronomer.
• December 2012
  Argo. In the show this time, Dr Phil Marshall talks to Libby about how and why he weighs galaxies, Ian Morison and John Field bring us the December night sky and Megan gives her last-ever round-up of the astronomy news.
• November 2012 Extra
  Monsters. In the show this time, Dr. Rene Breton talks to us about measuring the mass of binary neutron stars, Dr. Malcolm Gray tells us about objects known as astrophysical masers in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• November 2012
  Gigapixel. In the show this time, Dr Martin Stringer talks to Liz about the principles of supernova driven winds. Ian Morison and John Field tell us what not to miss in the November night sky and Megan gives us a round up of the latest astronomy news.
• IMC 2012
  Meteor. In this International Meteor Conference Special Edition, we bring you a selection of interviews from the IMC which was held in La Palma, Canary Islands.
• LOFAR
  In this video, three Jodcasters go to watch the UK LOFAR station being repaired. Christina finds out about this unusual-looking radio telescope, which is observing the low frequencies of the Universe better than ever before.
• October 2012
  Curious. In the show this time Dr David Moss talks about the magnetic fields of spiral galaxies and Dr David Jess talks about the sun and it's corona. We find out what to see in the night sky from Ian Morrison and John Field and Megan gives us this month's astronomy news.
• September 2012 Extra
  Elevation. In the show this time, Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn talks to us about the interplay between baryonic and dark matter in galaxy formation, Eddie Blackhurst about low noise amplifiers and microwave recievers in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• September 2012
  Tranquility. In the show this time, we have more interviews from the National Astronomy Meeting as Dr Simon Green tells us about collecting cometary dust with the Stardust-NExT mission and Dr Joseph Mottram talks about massive star formation. Stuart brings us the latest astronomy news and we find out about the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• August 2012 Extra
  Sir Bernard Lovell, 1913-2012. We begin this episode with a look back at the life of Sir Bernard Lovell, founder of Jodrell Bank, who sadly died on the 6th of August at the age of 98. We also talk to Prof. Alan Hood about the solar atmosphere, Dr. Jacqueline Hodge about observing submillimetre galaxies with the VLA, and Prof. Ray Norris about the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) project. This month's Jodbite features Jo Bowler who tells us about the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and Dr Mark Purver answers your astronomical questions in Ask an Astronomer.
• August 2012
  A Ring To It. In the show this time, Dr Fergus Simpson tells us about mapping dark matter using weak gravitational lensing and Professor Carlos Frenk talks about exploring the nature of dark matter through simulations. Megan summarises the latest astronomy news and we find out about the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• July 2012 Extra
  Anti-ageing. In this episode we talk to Dr Fraser Clarke about the E-ELT telescope, Dr Lisa Kaltenegger about rocky exoplanets, and Dr Michelle Collins about dwarf galaxies. We also talk to Kim Mance about life as a controller at Jodrell Bank Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
• July 2012
  Amity. In the show this time, we find out about Ian Morison's trip to observe the transit of Venus, Dr Paolo Padovani tells us about active galactic nuclei and we talk to Jakub Bochinski about exoplanets. Stuart rounds up the latest astronomy news and we find out what's in the July night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• June 2012 Extra
  Twice-in-a-lifetime. In this episode we talk to Dr Katharine Johnston about massive star formation, Professor Ed Copeland about alternative theories of gravity, and Dr Dave Jones about binary stars and astronomy at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We also talk to Mike Anderson about managing the site at Jodrell Bank Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• June 2012
  Captured. This month, we continue our feast of interviews from the National Astronomy Meeting. We talk to Dr Patrick Sutton about gravitational wave detection with LIGO, Dr Antonio Chrysostomou and Dr Mark Thompson tell us about the sub-millimetre camera SCUBA-2, and Professor James Dunlop brings us up to speed on sub-millimetre galaxies and the instruments used to observe them. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• May 2012 Extra
  Photogenic. In the show this time, Nik Szymanek tells us about astrophotography, Dr. Thomas Targett tells us about supermassive black holes and Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons tells us about the NEOShield project. We also talk to Foteini Lykou about evolved stars in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
• May 2012
  Piggy-Back. In this month's show we bring you the first of many interviews recorded at the National Astronomy Meeting. We talk to Dr Jayne Birkby about Hot Jupiter planets, Dr Nick Cross about a billion star image, Phil Bull about dark energy and Dr Dan Brown and John Tanner about light pollution in the Peak District. Plus, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• April 2012 Extra
  Alternative. In the show this time, Dr Christine Jordan tells us about the computers that run the telescope and about the data processing at Jodrell Bank in this month's JodBite, we talk to Prof. Raman Prinja about stellar winds in massive stars, Dr Paulo Freire talks about testing alternative theories of gravity using pulsars and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Melanie Gendre.
• April 2012
  Fooling No-one. In the show this month, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• NAM 2012
  Namchester. We bring you four bite-sized chunks of the National Astronomy Meeting in Manchester, recorded each day during the conference. In the first of the NAM special episodes, Libby reports on the opening of this joint UK-Germany meeting. In the second episode, Jen comes out of retirement to provide highlights of day 2. In the third episode, Christina brings us interviews and press releases from day 3. In the fourth episode, Mark rounds up the meeting and reaction to it.
• March 2012 Extra
  The Light Side. In the show this time, Prof. Philippa Browning tells us about the upcoming National Astronomy Meeting and solar physics in the JodBite, we talk to Prof. Tom Shanks about cosmological theories that avoid the need for dark matter and dark energy and Dr Cristiano Sabiu discusses how to study the large-scale Universe using observation and theory. Your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien and we round up some odds and ends from the sphere of astronomy.
• March 2012
  Flat-packed. In this LOFAR-themed episode, we talk to Dr Neal Jackson about the Low Frequency Array itself, Dr Tom Hassall tells us about using it to detect pulsars and Anna Kapinska discusses how it can be used to study active galactic nuclei. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• February 2012 Extra
  Turtle. In the show this time, Dr Danielle Fenech tells us about starburst galaxies and we talk to Dr Ant Holloway about his role at Jodrell Bank in the JodBite. Your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
• February 2012
  Sweet. This time around, we talk to Dr Lucie Green about Solar activity and Dr Paul Woods tells us about a sweet molecule in space. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• January 2012 Extra
  Bitten. In the show this time, Dr David Floyd tells us about microlensing and we talk to Dr Tim O'Brien about his role at Jodrell Bank in the first ever JodBite. Your questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
• January 2012
  Now We Are Six. In our sixth birthday show, we talk to Professor Chris Collins about galaxy formation and we hear about molecules in space from Dr Serena Viti. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• December 2011 Extra
  Habitable? In the show this time, Dr Matt Griffin tells us about the Herschel mission and we talk to Dr Eduard Kontar about the Sun and solar flares. As always, your questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
• December 2011
  Sparky. In this show, we talk to Dr Sonia Anton about quasars and the Gaia mission and we find out about a mysterious radio signal from an old Jodcaster, Dr Evan Keane. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• November 2011 Extra
  Singularity. In the show this time, Dr Silke Britzen tells us about a recent black hole meeting in Manchester and we find out about supermassive black hole formation from Prof Lucio Mayer and ultra-luminous x-ray sources from Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
• The e-MERLIN Roadtrip
  The Jodcast crew take a roadtrip to see all seven telescopes in the e-MERLIN array, from the Welsh borders to Cambridge, in a single day. Jen takes us through the history and technology of the network, which is controlled from Jodrell Bank Observatory and can produce radio images as sharp as the optical pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope.
• November 2011
  Mischievous. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Rob Izzard about the mischievous J-stars. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• October 2011 Extra
  Sunny Side Up. In this show, we talk to Professor Albert Zijlstra about a tasty-looking nebula, Dr Stella Offner tells us about low-mass star formation and we hear from Kirsten Gottschalk about processing astronomical data using your computer's spare time. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your big questions and we discuss a few whimsical odds and ends.
• Radio Astronomy
  Dr Tim O'Brien presents a video all about the science of radio astronomy and its window on the invisible Universe: the history, the role of Jodrell Bank and some of the incredible objects in the radio sky.
• October 2011
  Dusty. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Greg Sloan about evolved stars and dust. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• September 2011 Extra
  Cactus. In this show, we talk to Dr Andrew Strong about the high-energy Universe. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
• September 2011
  Diamond. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Martin Bureau about galaxies and we find out about an exciting new discovery in the pulsar world. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• August 2011 Extra
  Zoom. In this show, we get an update on the ALMA telescope from Dr Robert Laing and we talk to Dr Graham Smith about gravtitational lensing of galaxy clusters. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
• A day in the life: Conference
  In April 2011 the Jodcast team attended the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno. Follow Jen in this video as she shows you a day in the life of an astronomer at a conference.
• August 2011
  Witless. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski about all sorts of different supernovae. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• July 2011 Extra
  Interesting. In this Extra show, Dr Pierre Maxted tells us about the progress of the SuperWASP exoplanet search and Professor Glenn White discusses how observations at far infra-red and submillimetre wavelengths can literally shed new light on our understanding of the Milky Way. Dr Tim O'Brien returns to answer your astronomical questions, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of Astronomy.
• July 2011
  Transmission. In this show we talk to Dr Giovanna Tinetti about exoplanet atmospheres. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison.
• June 2011 Extra
  Rave. In this show we talk to Dr Leigh Fletcher about storms on Saturn, Robert Franke about neutrinos and Professor Iwan Williams about comets and asteroids in the last of our interviews from this year's National Astronomy Meeting. Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
• June 2011
  Spirit. In the show this time we have interviews about dark matter and evolved stars from the National Astronomy Meeting. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• May 2011 Extra
  Einstein. In this show we talk to Dr Karen Masters about LOFAR and Galaxy Zoo, Dr Haley Gomez talks about dust in galaxies and Dr Stephen Serjeant tells us about star-forming galaxies and strong gravitational lensing. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astrophysics.
• May 2011
  Conferring. In the show this time we have interviews from two conferences - .astronomy and the National Astronomy Meeting. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• April 2011
  Arriba! Arriba! In this episode we talk to 4 members of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics: Dr Bob Watson tells us about the cosmic microwave background radiation, Dr Cristobal Espinoza tells us about pulsar glitches, Dr Jaime Pineda tells us about star formation and Matias Vidal tells us about cosmology. As usual, Megan has the latest astronomical news and Ian Morison and John Field tell us what's in the night sky
• Abril 2011
  Ándale! Ándale! En este episodio entrevistamos a 4 miembros de nuestra casa de estudios, Dr. Bob Watson nos platica del fondo de radiacion cósmica, el Dr. Cristobal Espinoza nos platica sobre glitches en Pulsares, el Dr. Jaime Pineda nos cuenta sobre los estados iniciales de la formación estelar y el estudiante de doctorado Matias Vidal nos cuenta sobre cosmología. Liz nos presenta lo mas relevante del mundo astronómico en las noticias y Dave Jones nos explica lo que podremos ver en el cielo nocturno en el mes de Abril.
• March 2011 Extra
  Glorious. In this show, Professor Derek Ward-Thompson tells us about the early stages of star formation and Libby talks to Dr Jay Farihi about locating the remains of planets around white dwarfs. Dr Iain McDonald answers your far-out questions, we bring you the latest astronomical odds and ends and there is a round up your feedback since the last show.
• March 2011
  Llama. In the show this time we find out about quasars from Dr Alejo Martinez-Sansigre, and Dr Alastair Edge tells us about the gas between clusters of galaxies. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• February 2011 Extra
  Royal. In this show, Professor Martin Rees tells us about gamma-ray bursts and the future of humanity and two new work experience students ask Doctor-in-waiting Adam Avison about the ALMA telescope. Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions, we report on some odds and ends from the universe of astronomy and there is a round up your feedback since the last show.
• February 2011
  Bucky. In the show this time we find out about cosmology and the cosmic microwave background from Dr Hiranya Peiris and learn about buckyballs in space from Dr Jan Cami. Megan rounds up the news from the 217th AAS meeting and we hear what can be seen in the night sky in February.
• January 2011 Extra
  Stargazing. In this show we talk to the presenters of BBC Stargazing Live: Dara Ó Briain, Mark Thompson and Professor Brian Cox. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astronomy
• January 2011
  Five. In this show we talk to our first ever interviewee - Professor Michael Kramer - to find out what has happened in pulsar research over the past five years. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the northern hemisphere night sky during January.
• December 2010
  Century. In this special 100th episode show, we talk to two Jodcasters, Dr. Megan Argo and Dr. Stuart Lowe about their day jobs. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• November 2010
  Good Vibrations. In this show we talk to Professor Yvonne Elsworth about solar and stellar vibrations. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• October 2010 Extra
  Have a nice day! In this show we talk to Dr Ronnie Jansson about magnetic fields in space, Professor Dennis Zaritsky tells us about the evolution of galaxies and Professor Andrew MacFadyen talks about the deaths of stars. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions, we report on some odds and ends from the world of (astro)physics and we round up your feedback since the last show.
• October 2010
  Blobby. In the show this time, Dr Anthony Rushton tells us about the EVN and microquasars and Prof Anne Zabludoff talks about blobs. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
• September 2010 Extra
  Homecoming. In the show this time, we have an interview with Dr Dan Evans about black holes and jets and put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien. As always we round up your feedback and bring you a selection of odds and ends from the astronomy world.
• September 2010
  Kinky. In this show we hear about theoretical cosmology and kinky vortons from Jonathan Pearson. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the September night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison and in the southern hemisphere from John Field at the Carter Observatory.
• August 2010 Extra
  There's No Place On Earth To Hide. In this show, Dr Fraser Duncan tells us all about SNOLAB in Canada, Chris Wareing answers your astronomical questions and we round up your feedback.
• August 2010
  O Canada. In the show this time we have two more interviews from Dave's visit to the University of Western Ontario. We hear about lunar geology from Dr Irene Antonenko and Alex de Souza tells us about star formation. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the August night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison and in the southern hemisphere from John Field at the Carter Observatory.
• July 2010 Extra
  School's out for summer. This bumper edition has been created with the help of 6 work experience students. Paul Woods tells us about dust in space, Jon Pearson is interviewed about general relativity, Mark Purver talks about pulsars, Jen Gupta answers questions on galaxies and Adam Avison explains massive star formation. We also get an update on the Planck mission and Dave Jones answers astronomical questions
• July 2010
  Stateside. In this show we have the first of the interviews that Dave has recorded on his travels across North America. In May, Dave visited the University of Western Ontario and while he was there, he talked to John Lanstreet about magnetism in stars, Melissa Battler about life in the Universe and Sarah Gallagher about quasars. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and we hear what can be seen in the July night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison and in the southern hemisphere from the Carter Observatory.
• June 2010
  In the show this time we find out about searches for extraterrestrial intelligence using LOFAR and hear about SOFIA - a telescope which is mounted on a plane. With the Māori new year approaching, we get a New Zealand view on some familiar celestial objects. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the June night sky.
• May 2010 Extra
  In this episode we have an audio tour of an exhibition of portraits of astronomers, we hear about some of the latest results from the Herschel space observatory, and Tim answers your questions.
• May 2010
  CAP and NAM. In the show this time we get an update on two recent conferences that Jodcast presenters were lucky enough to attend. Megan brings us a series of interviews from the Communicating Astronomy with the Public conference. Jen and Stuart find out about the National Astronomy Meeting 2010, hear about planets orbiting backwards and the possibilities of life elsewhere in the Universe. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the May night sky.
• April 2010 Extra
  We bring you back up-to-date from 1990 with updates about the Hubble Space Telescope, the MERLIN interferometer, and cosmology since COBE. We also update the news, our knowledge of exoplanets, and round-up your feedback.
• Spring 1990
  In this cassette we find out about the upcoming launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, find out about the newly extended MERLIN and we talk about the first results from the COsmic Background Explorer. We also have the regular news, tell you what to look out for in the night sky during spring and summer, and answer your questions. Our sleeve notes show an artist's impression of the Hubble Space Telescope.
• China In Space
  The Jodcast visited the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester for the launch of a new exhibition named 'From Gunpowder to Space Rockets'. The exhibition runs until 7th August 2010.
• March 2010 Extra
  We talk to Robert Dunn about supermassive black holes and X-ray binary systems, we put your astronomical questions to Tim, and round-up your feedback.
• March 2010
  In the show this time we learn about supernovae and dust from Professor Mike Barlow. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the March night sky.
• February 2010 Extra
  In this show we find out about space weather from Jim Wild and talk to Marek Kukula about all things Solar, Tim answers your astronomical questions, and we round-up your feedback.
• February 2010
  We have a couple of interview with scientists at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes. We find out about the observatory and compact binaries from Dr Pablo Rodríguez-Gil and planetary nebulae from Dr Miguel Santander-García. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the February night sky. Our cover art shows the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes from the air.
• January 2010 Extra
  We talk to Stewart Eyres about Sakauri's Object, we put your astronomical questions to Tim, and round-up your feedback. Apologies for the audio quality this time; one of our microphones has been playing up.
• January 2010
  It's the end of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. We bring you some of our highlights of the year which celebrated 400 years of the astronomical telescope. We get updates on the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, Universe Awareness for Young Children and Jen - our roving reporter - visits the AstroBunker in Newbury. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the January night sky. Our cover art shows the logo of the International Year of Astronomy.
• December 2009 Extra
  In this show we talk to Sir Francis Graham-Smith about his life, being Astronomer Royal and his work on pulsars. We put your astronomical questions to the Jodcast panel, and round-up the feedback we've received during the Live shows.
• December 2009
  After months of talking about it we finally recorded an episode (1 of 2) with a live studio audience. In this bumper show we have an interview with Dr Chris Lintott where we find out about the latest results from Galaxy Zoo. As always, Megan brings us the latest news, we discuss recent events in space and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the December night sky. Our cover art shows some of the presenters and audience who braved the rain at Jodrell Bank during Jodcast Live.
• November 2009 Extra
  In this show we find out about the ongoing upgrades to the Very Large Array in New Mexico from Dr Rick Perley. We put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien, get a summary of recent news and events and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• November 2009
  In this show we have an interview with John Sarkissian about the history of the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the November night sky. Our cover art shows Fox Mason at the control desk of the Parkes Telescope in 1970.
• October 2009 Extra
  In this show we find out about Autumn Moonwatch from Steve Owens and we hear all about the rings and moons of Saturn from Prof. Carl Murray. We put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien, get a summary of recent news and events and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• October 2009
  In this show we have an interview with Robert Laing about interferometers and ALMA, and we talk to Willem Baan about interference in radio astronomy. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the October night sky.
• September 2009 Extra
  In this show Megan talks to Robert Hollow (ATNF) about Pulse@Parkes, we put your astronomical questions to Dr Roy Smits, get a summary of recent spacecraft news, hear about the Station Fire at Mt Wilson and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• September 2009
  We're back from our summer break with an interview with Rod Davies about 'anomalous emission'. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the September night sky.
• August 2009
  This episode features an interview we recorded with Prof Miller Goss about pioneering Australian radio astronomer Ruby Payne Scott. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the August night sky.
• July 2009 Extra
  With it being the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Earth's Moon, we dedicate most of this episode to things lunar. We mention the latest amazing images from NASA's LRO showing the Apollo landing sites from orbit, Sir Bernard Lovell describes Jodrell Bank's involvement with the space race including tracking the Soviet's Luna probes and involvement with Apollo. As always we put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• July 2009
  It's summer and the Jodcasters are dispersed but Jen and Dave managed to meet up in Milan's central station to record this episode. This episode features an interview we recorded with Vik Dhillon in May about high speed astronomy. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the July night sky.
• June 2009 Extra
  Meteorites can tell us a surprising amount about our solar system and its environment. In this episode we talk to Ernst Zinner about his studies of pre-solar grains from meteorites. As always we put your questions to Dr Tim O'Brien and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show. We also chat about Jodcast Live!
• June 2009
  This episode we bring the last of the interviews that were recorded at the JENAM. We have an interview with Mike Lockwood about the variability of the Sun and talk to Jim Hinton about high energy astronomy. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the June night sky.
• May 2009 Extra
  This jam-packed show comes at the end of a jam-packed week of major events in astronomy. We have more interviews recorded at JENAM including what's next for the International Year of Astronomy, future instruments at the European Southern Observatory, gamma ray bursts and cosmic rays. We get the low-down on ESA's Planck and Herschel spacecraft. As always we put your questions to Dr Tim O'Brien and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• May 2009
  It's Roy's last episode before he returns to the Netherlands and we welcome some of the new Jodcast Juniors. The Jodcast Juniors were our roving reporters at the Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting (JENAM) and they bring us a series of interviews about the latest research into pulsars, galaxies, dust, exoplanets and more. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the May night sky.
• Jodrell Bank 2009
  This video covers much of what was in our first Jodrell Bank video but with new footage we filmed for the Jodrell Bank Observatory segment of the 100 Hours of Astronomy webcast. Now you'll see historical footage, inside the control room, and some shots of our engineers and technicians at work.
• April 2009 Extra
  In this episode Roy talks to amateur astronomer Brian Woosnam about his love of astronomy and his local astronomical society. We talk about what happened during the 100 Hours of Astronomy and give our suggestions for astronomical sights to see and things to achieve. We also put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• Maths of the Mind
  We use our brains to understand maths, but we can also use maths to help understand our brains. In The Maths of the Mind we meet some of the current mathematical ideas being used, explore how optical illusions can help us explain how we see, and look at how the maths developed can be used to build novel computer devices. This talk was presented by Professor Peter McOwan at The University of Manchester as part of the MoreMathsGrads project in collaboration with CS4FN.
• April 2009
  It's Nick's last episode of the Jodcast and Dave makes a return after his Indian trip. In this episode we hear about finding planets with the upcoming LOFAR radio telescope from Dr Ian Stevens. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the April night sky.
• March 2009 Extra
  With the 100 Hours of Astronomy quickly approaching, we find out what will be happening over the course of the four days and get details about a 24 hour observatory webcast. We chat about the launch of NASA's Kepler spacecraft to search for Earth-like planets and ESA's GOCE probe to map the Earth's gravity field. On a recent trip to the Netherlands Roy caught up with Gijs Nelemans to find out about the future LISA spacecraft to hunt for gravitational waves. We also put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• March 2009
  In this episode we find out about supermassive blackholes in the early universe from Professor Marco Spaans and we encourage you to hold star parties and other events during the 100 Hours of Astronomy. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the March night sky.
• February 2009 Extra
  Nick and Stuart talk about the latest Jodcast video about Newton's Principia, Nick talks to Professor Albert Zijlstra about primitive dust, Tim was here to answer listener questions and we round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• Newton's Principia
  The Jodcast visited the Royal Society in London to learn about one of the most influential scientists in history and his famous publication. Sir Isaac Newton's Principia was first published on 5th July 1687 and contains many ground breaking discoveries. Within the pages you can find Newton's famous laws of motion, his theories on gravity and his work on the motion of the planets. Professor Martin Rees (President of the Royal Society) tells us about Newton's work and we peer into the pages of the Principia.
• February 2009
  In this episode we find out about observations of regions of massive star formation from Dr Steve Longmore and we hear about a chance to vote on what you would like the Hubble Space Telescope to observe. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the February night sky.
• January 2009 Extra
  In this episode Colin Stuart visits the Herschel Museum in Bath to find out about the astronomical work of William and Caroline Herschel, we bring you the first Ask an Astronomer of 2009 and we round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• Planetarium
  The Jodcast visited the Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
• January 2009
  With it being the end of the year we round-up our favourite astronomical images of 2008. We also discuss the International Year of Astronomy and hear about a new astronomy podcast from Dr Pamela Gay (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville). As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the January night sky.
• Longitude
  The Jodcast visited the Royal Observatory Greenwich - home of the Greenwich meridian - to find out about the longitude problem and how a clockmaker from Lincolnshire helped to solve it.
• December 2008 Extra
  It's the last show before Christmas so the show is a little shorter than usual. First up we bring news of two special video episode that will be out in the next few days. In our interview we talk to Philip Best about galaxies and a new low-frequency telescope named LOFAR. We also bring you some stocking filler ideas and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
• December 2008
  Oh no it didn't, but it will produce infrared surveys of galaxies. In our main interview we talk to Dr Matt Jarvis (University of Hertfordshire) about the ongoing attempts to detect gravitational waves using observations of pulsars spread over the sky. As always, Megan brings us the latest news and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the December night sky.
• Gravitational Waves
  The Jodcast was at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2008 finding out about gravitational waves.
• November 2008 Extra
  We bring you breaking news of two separate discoveries of extra solar planets. In our main interview we talk to Dr George Hobbs (Australia Telescope National Facility) about the ongoing attempts to detect gravitational waves using observations of pulsars spread over the sky. In Ask an Astronomer Tim answers your questions.
• Exoplanets
  The Jodcast was at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2008 exploring three techniques used by astronomers to find planets around stars other than our Sun.
• November 2008
  Catherine Heymans tells us about observations of dark matter in the supercluster Abell 901/902. As usual we get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the northern night sky from Ian.
• October 2008 Extra
  We find out about the Jodrell Bank Meteor Detector from Eddie Blackhurst. We talk to Roberta Paladini about her studies of astronomical objects - such as our own galaxy - that obscure observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Tim answers listener questions about astronomy.
• October 2008
  You don't see the same universe twice. This month Jim Cordes tells us about the recently discovered class of pulsars which emit their pulses in a very intermittent way. Jim also tells us about future searches for transient astrophysical objects and his use of the Arecibo radio telescope. As usual we get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the northern night sky from Ian.
• September 2008 Extra
  In this show Tim returns to answer your questions about astronomy and we talk to Andreas Faltenbacher about dark matter halos in the Millennium Simulation.
• Jodrell Bank
  A 5 minute round-up of the history of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Many thanks to Susan Lockwood who kindly provided us with the music.
• September 2008
  This month we bring you a final interview that we conducted at the National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast. Dill Faulkes, the man behind the Faulkes Telescope project, tells us why he set it up and what the future holds. We also talk to Debbie Mitchell about how her training in astrophysics led her to a career working for the National Air Traffic Control Service. As usual we get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the northern night sky from Ian.
• August 2008 Extra
  In space nobody can hear you scream but that doesn't mean that it is totally quiet. In this show, Tim O'Brien helps our ears to explore the sounds of the cosmos and Elaine Barrett tells us about her very special tour of NASA's Space Centre in Houston.
• Jodcast Video - Trailer
  For over two and a half years the Jodcast team have been producing astronomy podcasts in audio format. Now we're joined by two new physicists - Emily Fair and Colin Stuart - who will be taking us bravely into the world of video. What can you expect? We aren't telling. That would spoil the surprise.Many thanks to Bruce Busby for providing the great trailer voice-over and to Susan Lockwood who kindly provided us with the music.
• August 2008
  On 1st August 2008 parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse. In the UK we saw a partial solar eclipse and the Jodcast was at Jodrell Bank Observatory with our eclipse special. We talk to Dr Phillipa Browning about eclipses and the state of our knowledge about the solar atmosphere and to Professor Mark Edmonds about the evidence that prehistoric people had an interest in the Sun, Moon and stars. As usual we also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• July 2008
  With 95% of the content of the universe being dark, we ask Jochen Weller about dark energy and models that describe the expansion of the universe. As usual we also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• June 2008 Extra
  In the show this time we find out how astronomers and particle physicists are detecting cosmic rays hitting our atmosphere with the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. Nick also gives us an update on some recent extrasolar planet discoveries which have found a planet only 3.3 times the mass of the Earth orbiting a star thought to be a brown dwarf.
• June 2008
  In this show we talk about Mars Phoenix Lander touching down on Mars and sending back its first results. In our interview Ben Maughan tells us how he has been weighing clusters of galaxies. Tim O'Brien tells us about events at Jodrell Bank Observatory over the next month including the Longest Day Garden Party. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• May 2008 Extra
  This issue we talk to Dr Anthony Challinor from the University of Cambridge about the Cosmic Microwave Background. We also get your astronomical questions answered by Dr Tim O'Brien.
• May 2008
  In this show we find out about a mysterious blue blob found in the Galaxy Zoo and we find out what the Genesis mission can tell us about oxygen in the solar wind. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• NAM 2008
  Welcome to the Jodcast National Astronomy Meeting special edition. On the final day of the meeting we were lucky to be joined by old friends of the Jodcast - Chris Lintott and David Boyce - to share our favourite parts of the conference with you. In this bumper show we bring you interviews covering cosmic downsizing, newly discovered planets, dark energy, proto-planets, the virtual observatory, new telescopes, James Bond and even the football results.
• April 2008
  It's the April show. This time we talk to Richard Davis and Bob Watson about an instrument that has observed the Cosmic Microwave Background. We find out about Megan's new job, talk about the UK National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast and read some of your feedback. As always we have the latest news and tell you what you can see in the night sky during April.
• March 2008 Extra
  This issue we talk to Dr Maria-Rosa Cioni from the University of Hertfordshire about the concept of metallicity and how we can use it to learn about galaxy evolution. We also learn about the current funding crisis facing astronomy in the UK from Dr Tim O'Brien, how it may affect Jodrell Bank Observatory, and what you can do to help.
• March 2008
  In this show we take a look the photosphere and corona of our local star - the Sun. We find out about the tremendously tangled web of plasma and magnetic fields that solar physicists are attempting to understand. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• February 2008 Extra
  On February 8th and 9th we were at Astrofest in London. We bring you news from the Campaign for Dark Skies, we find out about the Space Telescope Science Institute and Google Sky, and we find out about computer simulations of galaxies. We also ask your questions to Dr Edward Boyce and Nick brings us news of an exciting planetary system that resembles our own.
• February 2008
  This is our lensing special. We ask Dr Neal Jackson to describe gravitational lensing of distant quasars by galaxies and have a series of interviews from the recent Manchester Microlensing Conference about developments in microlensing. We also hear about galactic companions to the Milky Way, astronomy in Iran, and we get we an update about the Square Kilometre Array. As always we have the latest astronomical news from Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the sky during February. We'll also be at Astrofest 2008 on February 8th - 9th so come by and say hello if you are there.
• January 2008 Extra
  This issue we talk to Dr Alan Chapman about Victorian astronomer and popular lecturer Richard Proctor. We get your astronomical questions answered by Dr Edward Boyce and we find out if it is possible to escape from asteroid Ianmorison.
• January 2008
  Happy New Year and welcome to the first show of 2008. This time we find out all about highly magnetised neutron stars - magnetars. We find out how observations with X-ray telescopes are allowing us to measure star quakes and probe the insides of magnetars. As it is the start of a new year we describe a selection of our favourite astronomical images from 2007 and tell you what to expect in the coming months. As always we also get the latest news from Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky.
• December 2007 Extra
  In the last Jodcast of 2007 Ken Kellermann and Dave Jauncey tell us about the discovery of quasars, particularly the lunar occultations of 3C 273 in the early 1960s. Jodcast newcomer Roy Smits gives us a summary of the Jodrell Bank Illuminate Art event and we ask your astronomical questions to Dr Edward Boyce.
• December 2007
  This is our Cassini-Huygens special all about the NASA/ESA mission to the planet Saturn. We find out all about Cassini from Carl Murray and find out how radio astronomers helped recover some data from the Huygens lander. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
• November 2007 Extra
  This issue we talk to Professor Don Burnett about NASA's Genesis Mission to capture particles from the solar wind and bring them back to Earth for study. We also talk about a new image from the Japanese Space Agency's Kaguya spacecraft and then get your questions answered by Tim O'Brien.
• November 2007
  Is there intelligent life out there? In this issue we find out about the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence and ask listeners to complete our second survey. We find out if space has the ingredients necessary to make a beer and get the low down on ESO's Catch a Star competition. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky during November from Ian.
• October 2007 Extra
  We've got another bumper show for you starting with some interviews we recorded at the Modern Radio Universe conference. We talk to the Astronomer Royal, find out about adapting spacecraft technology to track TB on Earth, the successor to SMART1, and how astronomers and particle physicists are using the Moon as a huge neutrino detector. We listen to audience comments on the fantastic Space 50 event where the Lovell Telescope was turned into a giant projector screen and then we have our main interview about the Dark Energy Survey. We also have an announcement about an event being held in Macclesfield on 27th October. Finally, we answer your questions in Ask an Astronomer.
• October 2007
  It is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik and we're going back to 1957 with the last part of our Audience with Sir Bernard Lovell. In the rest of the show we talk to Professor Albert Zijlstra about planetary nebulae, get the latest news and find out what we can see in the night sky. We also introduce our new Facebook group and mention the Big Space Draw.
• September 2007 Extra
  This issue we present the second part of our "Audience with Sir Bernard Lovell" bringing the story up to the start of October 1957. We also have Ask an Astronomer and get an update on the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
• September 2007
  We're back from our August break with a bumper show for you. We talk to Professor Gregor Morfill about the ability of dust to form amazing shapes in space. We also have the first of a three part interview with Jodrell Bank founder Sir Bernard Lovell. As usual we also get the latest news from Megan and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky this month.
• August 2007
  Galaxies galore! This month we focus on stellar cities; we have an interview with Martin Bureau about the formation of galaxies and we chat to Chris Lintott about a website which will allow everyone to help sort a million of them. We also get the latest news from Megan and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky this month.
• July 2007 Extra
  Dave and Nick are here for the mid-July show. We present part two of our Harry Potter-style intros (The Chamber of Anti-Science) with a special cameo appearance from The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Nick finds out all about white dwarf stars and planets from Matt Burleigh and then stands in for Tim in Ask an Astronomer. We also have reviews from listeners and a preview of the next show featuring galaxy evolution and the Galaxy Zoo.
• July 2007
  Despite rumours that Baron Deathmortes is at large, we put on our rather damp Jodcast invisibility cloak and sneaked out to the astronomy tower to record this month's Jodcast. We find out about one of the world's great observatories - the Gemini Observatory - and we play extracts from the fantastic Moon-bounce poetry event. As always Megan brings us the latest news and Professor Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky this month. With so much to do, we might just have time to get it all done before quidditch practice.
• June 2007 Extra
  Nick, Dave and Stuart are all in the same room to record this mid-month Jodcast. We talk to Benoît Famaey about possible corrections to Newton's famous laws of gravitation, we kick-off a new 60-second astro society segment with the Macclesfield Astronomical Society and we get your questions answered by Ian Morison.
• June 2007
  Tick, tick, tick. Forty years on from the first observations of pulsating neutron stars we talk to the discoverer of pulsars, Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. She tells us about her PhD and how an "annoying bit of scruff" turned into a fascinating area of research. We also hear about the Jodrell Bank First Move Literary Festival happening in June. As always, we have the latest news with Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky from the northern hemisphere.
• May 2007 Extra
  This is the first of our new mid-month shows. First we get some breaking news from the Hubble Space Telescope, we listen to the second half of our interview with Carole Mundell about active galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes, and we put your questions to Tim in the Ask an Astronomer segment. For the extra shows we won't be having the normal format intros and outros but we still won't take them too seriously. As a start we work out how many rice crispies you could fit in the 76m diameter Lovell Telescope. Can you work it out?
• May 2007
  May 2007 is when everything changes. Well, not quite everything. The Jodcast may have gone twice-monthly, but we remain in roughly the same cheesy format as before. This month we've gone international with Nick joining us from New Zealand and Tim from Chile. In our main interview, Nick chats with Carole Mundell about the Liverpool Telescope and how it is being used to observe hugely energetic gamma-ray bursts. Later we find out what Tim is doing with the New Technologies Telescope at La Silla in Chile. As usual we get the latest astronomy news from Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the northern skies during May. Now, we must go and sort out our containment fields as they seem to be on the blink. It's probably something to do with phase variances in the deflector grid.
• NAM 2007
  We're on the road in Preston at the UK's National Astronomy Meeting. Our first special show describes what NAM is and what happened on the first day. In our second show we catch up with Chris Wareing who announced results about the wakes left by dying sun-like stars as they pass through the interstellar medium. On the third day David Boyce (University of Leicester) and Paul Steele (University of Leicester) join us to chat about the various sessions that took place. We find out about the organisation of the conference from Dr Stewart Eyres, chat to Dr Monica Grady and find out about the International Heliophysical Year from Dr Lucie Green. On day four Neil Phillips (University of Edinburgh) joins us in our attempt to coherently link interviews about the dangers of solar ejections to astronauts, the possibility of making force-fields to protect them, the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, the Herschel Mission, the fiftieth anniversary of the Sky At Night and exoplanets. The last day of the NAM sees us talking to Dr Chris Davis about the STEREO mission, Dr Helen Walker about Mars Express and Prof Mike Bode about RS Ophiuchi.
• April 2007
  Aliens have landed at Stonehenge! Actually they haven't, and we aren't serious about horoscopes either, but we nearly had you fooled there. Luckily, the rest of our April show has real astronomy in it. We find out some more about gravitational wave detectors and we talk about quasars and black holes. As always we have the news with Megan, get Tim to answer your questions, get a roundup of other podcasts from Stuart and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky.
• March 2007
  This month we took our brand new recording kit to Astronomy Now's Astrofest 2007 to talk to some of the exhibitors and visitors. Back at base, Nick catches up with Ciska Markwick-Kemper to talk about dust in space. As always we ask Tim your questions, get the latest astronomy news from Megan, Stuart gives us a round up of other astronomy podcasts and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky during March. We also get an alert about a total lunar eclipse taking place on 3rd March 2007 (check out the links in the show notes for more details).
• February 2007
  This month we look back to the past, at the present and into the future; you'd almost think we stole the plot from A Christmas Carol. Ian Morison talks to Sir Bernard Lovell about the origins of Jodrell Bank Observatory. We catch up with Chris Davis of the spacePod podcast to get the latest news on NASA's STEREO mission. Stuart talks to David Boyce about the possibility of ultraviolet astronomy from the Moon and of course we ask Tim your questions, get the news from Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky during February.
• January 2007
  Happy New Year and welcome to the first Jodcast of 2007. We start, as always, with a round up of the past month in astronomy. We talk to Martin Hardcastle about active galactic nuclei and radio galaxies (see the fantastic cover art by Aurore Simonnet for an idea of what they look like). We also gate-crashed a recent meeting about the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) to find out what it is as well as finding out about the two proposed sites. We have no ask an astronomer this month but Ian is here to tell us what we can see in January's night sky. We also get a round up of interesting astronomy podcasts and set our first ever competition. You'll have to listen to find out what the question is!
• December 2006
  The last Jodcast of 2006 has arrived with Dave, Nick and Stuart all presenting via the wonders of the Internet. We start, as always, with a round up of the past month in astronomy which can now be downloaded in six languages if you feel like practicing your Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hindi or Portugeuse! We talk to Cormac Purcell about the microwave equivalent of lasers (masers) that are found in space and discover what they can tell us about the evolution of stars. In Ask an Astronomer, Tim explains why the Moon often appears to be larger when near the horizon and Ian tells us what we can see in December's night sky. As we were feeling festive this month, we suggest some great, free, astronomy software (Stellarium, Google Earth and Celestia) that nobody should be without. We've also replaced our usual sci-fi style intro/outro with a Jodcast pantomime. It's certainly a long way from Kansas...
• November 2006
  We have another packed show for you this month. Megan tells us the latest news in astronomy including exciting news about the STEREO mission, the Nobel Prize for physics 2006, ice on the Moon, extrasolar planets, damage to the Faulkes Telescopes, the re-opening of Mt Stromlo and the future of the Hubble Space Telescope. Nick and Stuart talk to Robert Nemiroff about the great internet resource that is astronomy picture of the day. We find out about an exciting ESA/NASA mission that will attempt to detect waves in space-time (gravitational waves) using three spacecraft named LISA. We also get a spooky edition of Ask an Astronomer where Tim O'Brien tells Nick about the variable star Algol and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the November night sky.
• October 2006
  At the start of the month ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft plunged into the Moon. We caught up with one of the mission scientists to find out just what the SMART-1 mission's aims were and why it crashed. We also find out about the beginnings of the Universe and how the NASA spacecraft WMAP has helped shed some light on the first 300,000 years. The latest astronomy news includes the naming of 2003UB313, the launch of Solar-B (Hinode) to study the Sun and the latest news from the Mars Rovers and Mars Express. We also find out what you can see in the night sky and Nick gets Tim O'Brien to answer questions about coordinates and viewing the sky.
• September 2006
  This month, after all the excitement of the IAU General Assembly planet definition, we stay a bit closer to home and have a tour of the Jodrell Bank Control Room. We find out about the Lovell Telescope winning the BBC unsung landmarks vote and plans for our new Visitor Centre. We get the latest astronomy news which includes geysers on Mars, the impact of ESA's SMART-1 on the Moon and the outcome of the IAU's planet definition. As always we find out what we can see in the night sky this month and Nick and Tim discuss the Moon receding from the Earth and they work out how many stars are larger and smaller than the Sun.
• IAU 2006
  This is the voice of the plutons... we know that you can hear us Earthlings. The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union took place in Prague in the Czech Republic between the 14th and 25th August 2006. We have interviewed astronomers at the General Assembly to find out what they are up to and what has been attracting their interest. And, with such a range of sizes for objects in the Solar System, we find out a little about how difficult it is to come up with a scientific definition for a planet (check out our cut-out-and-keep Venn diagram in the show notes).
• August 2006
  This month's show is all about stars. We talk to Dr Tim O'Brien about a recurrent nova in the constellation of Ophiuchus and Johanna Ashwell - an amateur astronomer and PhD student - tells us about a star that has too much lithium. As ever we get the latest round-up of the news and find out what we can see in the night sky this month. There is news of a star party being held at Jodrell Bank on 12th August from 9pm until midnight and we also mention our exciting plans to podcast from the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly this month.
• July 2006
  We get our very own Ian Morison to tell us about the history of SETI and how it will develop in the future plus we talk to the Chairman of Macclesfield Astronomical Society about his interest in astronomy. Tim and Ian answer questions that you've sent in and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky during July.
• June 2006
  In this month's show we talk to Brother Guy Consolmagno (the Vatican Astronomer) and we find out about searches for planets around other stars using telescopes built with parts from eBay. We also try to get answers to questions you've sent in, find out what you can see in the night sky during June and get a round-up of all the latest news.
• May 2006
  In this month's show we talk to Ralph Spencer and Matt Strong about eVLBI, find out about the Southern Skywatch website and get a review of a Celestron NexStar 130SLT telescope (sub GBP300/$550) by Ian Morison. We try to get answers to questions you've sent in, find out what you can see in the night sky during May* and get a round-up of all the latest news.
• April 2006
  In this month's show we find out about gamma ray bursts with Paul O'Brien, take a tour of the Mt. John Observatory in New Zealand, catch up on NASA's Stardust mission and discover what goes on at the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE). We pose all your difficult questions to Tim O'Brien and find out what you can see in the night sky during April. As a special treat we also get Ian and Tim's commentary from the 29th March total solar eclipse.
• March 2006
  In this month's show we have three interviews where we talk to Helen Mason about the SOHO spacecraft, Nick Rattenbury about a newly discovered exoplanet and Mario di Maggio about the Thinktank planetarium. We pose all your difficult questions to Tim O'Brien and find out what you can see in the night sky during March*. We also get a round up of all the latest news in the Universe!
• February 2006
  In this month's show we talk to Gerry Gilmore about the Gaia spacecraft and find out why he says the solar system will be oscillating like a jelly. We find out about the recently launched New Horizons mission to Pluto, pose all your difficult questions to Tim O'Brien and find out what you can see in the night sky during February*. We also get a round up of all the latest news from the planets to the closing of the London planetarium.
• January 2006
  In this month's show we go on a sound seeing tour of the Lovell Telescope during the winter solstice. On the way we discover why two pulsars orbiting each other is a good thing and what we can see in the night sky this month. Also the latest news on the Stardust mission.