TV and radio programmes
Hannah Fry's television and radio presenting work, verified on BBC programme pages and broadcaster listings.
Television
| Programme | Channel | Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | BBC Four | 2019 | "Secrets and Lies: The Hidden Power of Maths" — three lectures on luck, algorithms and the limits of mathematics. Fry was the first woman mathematician to deliver the lectures. |
| The Secret Genius of Modern Life | BBC Two | 2022–2025 | Multi-series documentary revealing the science behind everyday objects such as credit cards, passports and microwaves. |
| Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths | BBC Four | 2018 | Three-part series exploring the nature of mathematics — whether it is invented or discovered. |
| The Joy of Data | BBC Four | 2016 | An exploration of what data is, how it is captured, stored and made sense of. |
| The Joy of Winning | BBC Four | 2018 | A guide to the science of success, using maths to increase the probability of winning in everyday life. |
| Made by Machine: When AI Met the Archive | BBC Four | 2018 | AI algorithms delve into the BBC Archive, with Fry and a virtual host presenting the results. |
| Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing | BBC Four | 2015 | The story of Ada Lovelace and her contribution to the birth of computing. |
| The Celebrity Traitors (series 2) | BBC One | 2026 | Fry is one of the celebrity contestants in the second series, shown in autumn 2026. She takes part rather than presents. |
| AI Confidential with Hannah Fry | BBC Two | 2026 | Real stories from inside the world of artificial intelligence, made with the Open University. First shown on 23 February 2026. |
| The Infinite Explorer with Hannah Fry | Bloomberg Originals and National Geographic | 2025 | Six-part series that premiered on 3 November 2025, also on Bloomberg TV and YouTube. |
| The Future with Hannah Fry | Bloomberg Originals; BBC Two from May 2026 | 2023–present | Series exploring how science and technology reshape society. Won an Emmy in 2025 for an episode on quantum computing. The BBC began showing the first season on 13 May 2026. |
| Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic | BBC Four | 2018 | A citizen-science experiment simulating a UK pandemic — made two years before COVID-19. |
| City in the Sky | BBC Two | 2016 | Three-part series about the vast network that keeps aircraft flying, co-presented with Dallas Campbell. |
| Making Sense of Cancer | BBC Two | 2023 | A personal documentary about cancer diagnosis and treatment. Won the Grierson Award for Best Presenter. |
Fry has also appeared as a guest on Have I Got News For You, Taskmaster and Would I Lie to You?.
Radio
| Programme | Station | Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curious Cases | BBC Radio 4 | 2016–present | Science mystery investigations sent in by listeners. Originally with Adam Rutherford ("The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry"), now with Dara Ó Briain. 24+ series. |
| Uncharted with Hannah Fry | BBC Radio 4 | 2024 | Short documentary series about graphs, data and the stories they tell. |
| Maths of Life | BBC 6 Music | Various | Regular segment on BBC 6 Music exploring the mathematics in everyday life. |
Related pages
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