Documentaries

How to Win a Campaign
5. Away from Elections - Public Pressure and Changing Cultures
Former Downing Street adviser Cleo Watson examines the dark arts of political campaigning.
24 Oct 2023,14 mins
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Inheritors of Partition
The legacy of the division of the Indian subcontinent in Britain today
08 Aug 2022,42 mins
Surrounded by Rebellion: Wales and the Revolution
In the year of America's 250th anniversary, we tell the story of the side that lost.
12 Jan 2026,28 mins
Police on Steroids
How big a problem is steroid use in the police?
14 Aug 2023,28 mins
Up Close And Personal
Clarke Peters follows the croon and practitioners of the art including Rudy Vallee.
17 Sep 2016,30 mins
The Lost Art of the TV Theme
Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.
09 May 2015,30 mins
Casting a Wider Net
The women making a living out of commercial fishing, one of the last all-male bastions.
29 Nov 2022,28 mins
The Ballad of the Blade
The story of knife crime, told in verse by the weapon itself.
17 Sep 2018,28 mins
The Call of the Arab Spring
Zubeida Malik meets young British Arabs who took part in the Arab uprisings.
16 Sep 2011,30 mins
Trapped in the System
Roddy Russell shares his brother Robert's story of an indeterminate prison sentence.
17 Apr 2023,28 mins
Buying Defence
Is Britain wasting billions through bad defence procurement? Francis Tusa investigates.
27 Dec 2011,40 mins
21st Century Relaxation Tape
A hypnotic half-hour of aural bliss taking you inside the world of 'wellness sound'.
09 Apr 2023,28 mins
Dying for a Transplant
Emmanuel Sonubi examines the lack of organ donors from ethnic minority backgrounds.
17 Jul 2024,28 mins
Duelling Scars
Horatio Clare meets the German student duellists for whom a scar is a badge of honour.
26 Oct 2015,28 mins
Black Flight and the New Suburbia
Hugh Muir charts the movement of ethnic minorities from cities to the English countryside.
10 Jul 2016,30 mins
Inheriting the Earth
Charlotte Smith explores Labour's 2024 budget and asks why farmers are so cross about it.
24 Nov 2024,28 mins
Idle Talk: Wales's Oral Tradition
You’re invited to an open mic in the Middle Ages.
06 Jun 2023,28 mins
Aleks in Wonderland: The Story of the Internet
Series 1
Attack of the Zombie Baby Monitors
Can we control the dark side of the internet?
30 Aug 2017,28 mins
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Treating Tumours: Old Drug, New Tricks
An old antidepressant has unexpected anticancer properties, but no-one is developing it.
23 Aug 2011,40 mins
A Very Australian Scandal
The curious story of the Sydney Opera House’s founding father, Sir Eugene Goossens.
03 Oct 2023,28 mins
Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound
Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.
25 Oct 2011,30 mins
Kings in the North
How two high-profile metro mayors are rebalancing power in England's great northern cities
03 Jun 2023,28 mins
The Five Faces of Leonardo
5. Flight of Imagination
Ralph Steadman shares his passion for flying and Leonardo.
03 May 2019,14 mins
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Flight of the Vulture
Sacha Dench investigates the plight of one of the world's most persecuted birds.
16 Apr 2025,28 mins
In Search of Barney Bubbles
The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.
30 mins
The Horns of a Dilemma
Will the sale of harvested rhino horn help to stop poaching?
22 Mar 2016,28 mins
Australian Wanted in Woodhall Spa
Chris Ledgard explores the tradition of overseas cricketers playing for amateur UK clubs.
22 Dec 2010,30 mins
The Art of Being a Zombie Ant Fungus
Cultural entomologist Bridget Nicholls investigates a bizarre natural phenomenon.
15 Jul 2026,28 mins
In Search Of The Holy Tail
Marc Riley, Damon Albarn and Ceri Levy travel to Mull to swim with seals and sharks.
25 Oct 2014,30 mins
Hotel Room Art
Ian McMillan gets close to the art in hotel rooms.
26 Dec 2023,28 mins