The Infrastructure Podcast
Episodes
Water for public benefit with Mark Thurston
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are talking about water sector reform with Mark Thurston, chief executive of Anglian Water, arguably one of the most progressive an...
RAF’s professional engineering flight plan with Squadron Leader David Littlemore
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast we are explore the way the UK Armed Services has been radically upping its game in terms of the support, promotion and ...
Transforming Infrastructure Performance with Mark Coates
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we dive into the infrastructure sector’s journey towards digitisation, decarbonisation and modernisation – a journey which to be h...
Global investment ambition with Jon Phillips
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we take a deep dive into the global infrastructure investment market as I chat to Jon Phillips, chief executive of GIIA, t...
Hospital 2.0 Alliance with Emma Whigham and Rick Lennard
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we return to the New Hospital Programme - still one of the most ambitious public infrastructure programmes the UK has seen...
Canada's housing-enabling infrastructure with Peter Weltman
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's special 151st episode was recorded in front of a live audience at last year’s brilliant Transforming Infrastructure Performance Sum...
A mission for skills with Mark Reynolds
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast celebrates the 150th episode by delving into one of the most urgent and complex issues that continues to challenge the UK con...
Parliamentary progress update with Mike Reader MP
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we are seeking a new year parliamentary progress update to discover how 18 months of government infrastructure ambition is...
UK's nuclear Geological Disposal Facility with Neil Hyatt and Malcolm Orford
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast we’re talking about the tricky challenge of safely managing and disposing of the UK’s expanding stock of nuclear waste...
Building a skilled workforce with Matt Cannon
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about skills and the challenge facing contractors to build a productive workforce fit for the future. The UK is in th...
Explaining infrastructure value with David Porter
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we explore the power of investment in infrastructure to change and improve people’s lives - every day.  My guest is David Port...
Rolls Royce SMR realities with Ruth Todd CBE
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off the Infrastructure Podcast for 2026 by talking about nuclear power and taking a close look at the much discussed - and much anticipated - ...
Canada's infrastructure ambition with Jennifer McKelvie
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode of 2025 we once again look at Canada’s infrastructure market to compare and contrast the global scale of investment ambition on...
Hospital 2.0 with Emily King and Doug Baldock
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we’re taking a close look at the New Hospital Programme, a programme which has been described as perhaps the most ambiti...
Infrastructure's digital transformation with Nathan Marsh
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we are once again discussing data, digital tools and the use of artificial intelligence and the way that it’s set to t...
Ground monitoring technology with Daniel Scott
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we’re diving into the world of digital ground movement monitoring – a rapidly evolving field that’s quietly transfor...
Canadian investment innovation with Divya Shah
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at the recent Transforming Infrastructure Performance summit held in Toronto, Canada in October and hosted by Bentley S...
Luton’s community-led airport with Nick Platts
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we take a look at airport development and specifically how, contrary to popular believe, it can actually positively bene...
Thinking neighbourhoods with Baroness Hilary Armstrong
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's special episode is a live recording in front of an audience in the newly revamped main gallery at the Building Centre in London. My ...
New towns: laying the foundations with Lord Ben Gascoigne
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we focus on New Towns and specifically the government’s on-going ambitions to tackle the UK’s housing crisis through t...
Data transforming infrastructure with James Lee
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we’re taking a closer look at infrastructure’s use of data – how emerging digital technologies and AI tools are shap...
Architecture for public good with Chris Williamson
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we turn our attention to architecture and its role in shaping not just our buildings and infrastructure, but the society, environ...
Sizewell C investment insights with Jamie Hossain
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we take a close look at the investor’s perspective on the UK’s infrastructure market — and, in particular, what the land...
Reducing unproductive variability with Peter Jones
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we tackle one of the construction sector’s most persistent and costly challenges: productivity.The UK construction industry ...
Bioenergy plus carbon capture with Alex Young
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we are talking about bioenergy and specifically looking at how carbon capture and storage is set to transform the technology.T...
British Steel – a new future with Ben Holmes
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we’re talking about steel — but not in the usual way. My guest, Ben Holmes, is Head of Sustainability at Elliott Wood, th...
Private capital for public assets with Charlotte Madden
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we dive into the rapidly evolving world of infrastructure investment — a space that has moved from the periphery of speciali...
Cement - a critical UK resource with Dr Diana Casey
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we’re diving into cement – a material that underpins every road, every railway, every school, hospital, bridge, and home w...
HS2 - "Off the Rails" with Sally Gimson
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's bumper post summer special episode we return to the HS2 project - infrastructure’s poster child for delay and cost overrun – as we...
Commissioning is not testing with Paul Turner
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we revisit the subject of project commissioning - a vital, often underestimated stage of infrastructure delivery. What is com...
Nuclear waste solutions with Mike Pigott
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’re focusing on the management of nuclear waste; one of the most complex, long-term, and often misunderstood aspects of the UK’s...
Water sector reset with Blair Mitchell
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we’re diving into one of the most pressing – and controversial – sectors in UK infrastructure: water.Following years of pub...
Infrastructure investment strategies with Mark Gilligan
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we delve into the fast-evolving world of infrastructure investment - an area that has never been more critical to delivering t...
A 10-year infrastructure strategy with James Corrigan
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we are focusing on the government’s latest - and long awaited - 10 year infrastructure strategy.Because after decades of underi...
Sizewell C nuclear realities with Julia Pyke
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today' podcast we are focusing on the UK’s new nuclear power ambitions and specifically, exploring the Sizewell C project.As I said a few we...
Lessons from HS2 with James Stewart
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast takes a deep dive into High Speed 2 via the recently published Stewart Review, a detailed piece of work which attempts to help gover...
Grading US infrastructure with Tom Smith
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we will focus on the state of public infrastructure in the United States of America.Every four years, the American Society of Civ...
A new nuclear 'golden age' with Tim Stone CBE
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we’re going to explore the UK government's latest announcement to invest vast sums of public cash in the nuclear indust...
Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge with Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is another special episode, this week recorded live in New York at the recent Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit hosted ...
The future of precision technology with Ivan Di Federico
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is a special episode recorded live at Bauma 2025 in Munich—the global showcase for construction technology innovation.My guest tod...
Engineering leadership with Claire Gott MBE
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast we talk about the challenges of building a career in the complex modern world of structural engineering.My guest today i...
Decommissioning for the future with Stuart Miller
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we look at the world of nuclear decommissioningNuclear power has played a vital role in the UK’s energy story for more than ...
The water investment challenge with Siân Thomas
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we focus on the UK’s mammoth, unprecedented, and, often, highly controversial water investment challenge.As climate pressure...
Zero-carbon buildings with Lord Adair Turner
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we focus on decarbonising the UK’s vast building stock.The global buildings sector is one of the most essential but also per...
Infrastructure's AI realities with Tom Bartley
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence to explore the future of infrastructure and technology - and the people res...
UK's hydrogen future with Brett Ryan
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we focus on hydrogen – zero carbon fuel of the future or an exercise in wishful thinking?That said, as the UK sharpens its f...
Global project delivery with Jake Mumm
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we focus on the global infrastructure market and find out what the UK might do to accelerate its ambitions to drive economic g...
Building tall with Kamran Moazami
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we takes a close look at the evolution and future challenges of tall building design with engineering design mega star Kamran Moa...
Sponge cities to tackle urban flooding with Lee Pitcher MP
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast is another special episode recorded live in front of an audience for the second of the latest Twin Talks interview series hosted ...
ALARM25: the local roads crisis with David Giles
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast takes a close inspection of the UK’s ever-deteriorating local roads condition. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the ALA...
Planning: decoding the Bill with Robbie Owen
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we return to the vitally important, hugely complicated and normally highly emotive subject of planning reform.And help is (potent...
Embodied carbon assessment with Adrian Campbell
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we take a deep dive into embodied carbon and try to get a better understanding of why infrastructure professionals need to make i...
Retrofitting: the future of housing with Anna Moore
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we head back to the vitally important issue of housing and attempt to understand the UK’s complex, and some might say, largely dysfunctional h...
The affordable housing crisis with Anette Simpson
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we dive into the UK’s deepening housing crisis– specifically looking at affordable housing where demand is still far outstrip...
Beyond academic with Jeni Giambona
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we explore the role that academia and research can and must play in transforming infrastructure into the modern, joined up, in...
Parliament’s infrastructure insider with Mike Reader MP
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we head back into the corridors of power to talk to Mike Reader Member of Parliament for Northampton South and chair of the All P...
The 100th episode with Construction Minister Sarah Jones MP
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today special 100th episode we shift to the heart of the UK government to hear first-hand from Construction Minister Sarah Jones MP about how she i...
Modern contracting with Katy Dowding
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast is episode 99 and we are going to talk about the challenge of modern contracting. There is no doubt that we are in a world where...
LA wildfires + Trump's USA with Steve Burrows
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we go Stateside to catch up on what is happening in the US as the global super power prepares for the latest iteration of the ...
Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Prof Jim Hall
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we try to understand how the infrastructure investment we have planned across the UK can actually be turned into better sustainab...
The critical role of open data with Nicholas Cumins
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back for 2025 and in today's podcast we will I hope, start the new year by catching a glimpse of the art of the possible when it comes to ...
Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 2
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is the second of a two-part year end special recorded with Sir John Armitt out-going chairman of the National Infrastructure Commiss...
Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 1
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is a bit special in that it is the first of a two-part, year-end special recorded with infrastructure giant Sir John Armitt. To be ...
Planning: the case for reform with Robbie Owen
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we take a deep dive into planning and how look specifically at how the recent Banner Review might accelerate the delivery of the ...
Sustainability: the courage to transform with Hannah Pathak
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the latest COP29 global climate change conference draws to a close in Baku, this podcast focuses on how the infrastructure sector can summon the co...
Creative solutions to global challenges with Paula Gough
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about how modern engineering consultancy really can change lives by creating sustainable infrastructure that focuses r...
New homes in new ways with Jez Sweetland
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a powerful episode this week as we talk about housing and in particular what can be done to accelerate construction of the vital homes that ...
She Leads; Step into your value with Alex Oliver
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is a bit special - and I have to say it was a bit nerve-racking - as we talk about the challenges, barriers and opportunities for wo...
Budget aspiration to infrastructure reality with Hannah Vickers
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A week after Labour's first budget in 14 years - its "big" budget - we talk on the podcast about how the UK turns all the infrastructur...
Inside the digital twin with Greg Demchak
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we talk about the very latest digital twin visualisation technologies and find about a bit more about how and why these new immer...
Design a Jamie Oliver restaurant with Alison Watson
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's special episode is recorded live in Jamie Oliver's new restaurant in Covent Garden London as we return to the tricky, but absolutely...
Artificial Intelligence revolution with Julien Moutte
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we return to the interesting, important and very often controversial topic of artificial intelligence – specifically the way th...
Toronto's transit transformation with Kirsten Watson
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast comes from Canada as I'm on a short North American trip, and our discussion is focused how technology is set to – perhap...
Making infrastructure accessible with Meg Ginsberg
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast today we talk about the challenge of inclusive design and how to make the infrastructure sector more accessibility to a wider range of ...
Commissioning for success with Paul Turner
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we tackle a vital but too often overlooked area of infrastructure delivery namely commissioning – the art and science of pre...
High Speed lessons with Kay Hughes and Andy Murray
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we reflect on last year’s HS2 north project cancellation and, one year one, explore what lessons might be learnt for future ...
Solving the housing crisis with Mark Farmer
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about housing – specifically what needs to happen to ensure that the construction sector is set to meet the new gove...
Modern ports for a sustainable future with Francis Paonessa
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we once again build on Labour’s first King’s Speech and dig into the UK’s ambitions for an energy transition.The governm...
Artificial Intelligence vs Infrastructure with Rene Morkos
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we discuss the way artificial intelligence is set to transform infrastructure performance.In the short time since generative A...
Building growth by solving problems with Alex Gilbert
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from a short summer week off and with today's podcast we are going to talk about how the engineering sector can support the new...
Water investment realities with Tom Williams
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we build on last week’s Kings Speech and dig into the new government’s ambitions to reform the much-criticised water secto...
Getting Britain building with Alasdair Reisner
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast today we spend a few moments digging behind the headlines from last week’s Kings Speech and try to understand what the implications o...
Things can only get better - again, with Antony Oliver
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is a bit different. In short, due to various reasons, you just have me. But that’s fine as it’s a great opportunity to have a quick ...
New thinking for infrastructure delivery with Andy Beard
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today' podcast we talk about new thinking to create a new era for infrastructure deliveryBy the time you hear this podcast the dust will have ...
A manifesto for growth with Kate Jennings
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's General Election week and so in today's podcast we talk about creating sustainable growth - and how we ensure that professional enginee...
Harnessing the power of small business with Julie White
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we talk about the vital role of small businesses in driving growth into the UK economy as they invest in skills and technology to le...
Retrofitting our built environment with Sara Edmonds
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast today we talk about the opportunities and challenges of retrofitting our built environment to make our homes, offices, industrial build...
The power of professional engineering with Sir Jim McDonald
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about the power of professional engineering and explore why a largely unseen and unsung profession increasingly has th...
The public transport tech journey with Thomas Ableman
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we focus on public transport - and specifically how investment in innovation, and in data and digital technologies can underpi...
Architecture for better infrastructure with Clare Donnelly
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about the role that architecture can - and must - play in delivering better design outcomes from our infrastructure in...
CRASH - changing lives with Francesca Roberts
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is slightly different and rather special as we talk about CRASH, the charity set up in 1996 to focus the philanthropic power of cons...
The Project 13 community with Dale Evans
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we talk about fixing the broken model for delivering major infrastructure projects in the UK. Why do we need to fix this model?W...
Transforming public transport with Colette Carroll
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about public transport – why it works, what stops it from working and what policy levers government should be pullin...
Designing for economic growth with Charlie Hodgson
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we ask how designing better infrastructure can help to really grow the UK economy. Now we hear constantly about the vital rol...
Defining the digital twin with Alex Luck
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we are talking about digital twins and the challenge of digitalising the infrastructure sector in our bid to increase efficien...
Rethinking rail ticketing with Milda Manomaityte
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we delve into the complex world or railway ticketing.I say complex but what I really mean is complicated, confusing, and frust...
Automotive lessons with Chetan Kotur
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we ask what, if anything, UK construction can learn from the automotive sector.A quarter of a century ago, Sir John Egan’s Review ...
Beyond Mission Zero with Rt.Hon. Chris Skidmore
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we will be finding out just how much we still have to do as nation and as a planet to hit our net zero carbon emission targets an...
Circular thinking with John Twitchen
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking once again about building circular economies and in particular the role and challenge facing the infrastructure sector as it tack...
The future of road transport with Steve Gooding
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we are talk about road transport and take a quick look into the crystal ball to see what lies around the corner for this vital mode ...