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Sarfraz Manzoor asks if it is better to specialise or build a portfolio career.
27 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Mothers and sons, separated by the war, share their weekly calls, revealing concerns.
20 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Marguerite
Marguerite Gautier the Femme Fatale protagonist of The Lady of the Camellias
15 Jan 1993,·28 mins
When a BBC journalist is sent a child sex abuse video, it sparks an investigation.
03 Dec 2019,·37 mins
Psychotherapist Philippa Perry investigates when and why children lie.
23 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Phil Tinline explores why the Thatcher government sold British Gas - and the legacy today.
13 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Christopher Frayling visits Vienna to uncover Bambi's forgotten roots as a brutal parable.
02 Apr 2023,·28 mins
Episode 2
Jon Stewart explores how robots are used as carers and motivators.
03 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Tristram Hunt examines the ways grand houses tell their stories and make their money.
27 Aug 2024,·28 mins
Ute Lemper explores the political and musical legacy of Mack the Knife composer Kurt Weill
03 Jan 2015,·30 mins
The tough choices facing the 100,000 Syrian refugees in Tripoli in Lebanon.
08 Apr 2019,·28 mins
Peter Riddell explores the background to the many extraordinary moments of her premiership
08 Apr 2013,·58 mins
Episode 5
Alison follows up on the progress of the students in the six months following the course.
03 Oct 2014,·15 mins
Why is there such an increasing demand for Danish sperm donors? Kate Brian investigates.
27 Jun 2014,·28 mins
The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents.
17 Nov 2022,·28 mins
For Israelis and Palestinians everything is politicised, even the olive harvest.
07 Dec 2014,·30 mins
Sarah Ping examines what it means to be young and Chinese in Britain today.
08 Aug 2022,·28 mins
An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.
25 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Can Taiwan's hyper-democracy provide lessons for the world's older democracies?
06 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Succeeding against the odds. What does it take to turn your life around?
29 Mar 2016,·38 mins
Bedford
Anne-Marie Duff narrates stories of survival and resilience from the roads around Bedford.
11 Feb 2015,·28 mins
Episode 6
Regimental treasures, mess traditions and loyalty in the British Army. (1989)
11 Dec 1989,·59 mins
Surgeons sometimes develop hand tremors. Surgeon Lilli Cooper asks why.
31 Jul 2024,·28 mins
Animal Ink
Tigers, snakes, sharks… Blair Braverman asks, why are people so drawn to animal tattoos?
01 Sep 2023,·14 mins
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown takes a fresh look at the story of the Ugandan Asian expulsion.
12 Sep 2022,·28 mins
Stephanie Flanders examines the enduring appeal of Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books.
14 Feb 2010,·30 mins
The holiday romance that worked out
31 Aug 1995,·4 mins
Writers and comedians share personal stories of their first encounters with faith.
06 Apr 2015,·28 mins
An elephant destined for fame, and a legacy that will echo in time.
29 Dec 2024,·28 mins
Shopping online
Online shopping trends and real-life experiences
24 Jan 2004,·12 mins
