Documentaries

Taking the Edge Off
Francine Stock explores our use of mind-altering substances and Aldous Huxley's influence.
19 Aug 2014,38 mins
Splitting the Assets
Examining the emotionally charged court process of financial settlement following divorce.
03 Feb 2016,60 mins
A Casual Clearance
Clare Jenkins explores the emotional challenges faced when clearing out her parents' home.
03 Oct 2016,28 mins
The Communist Cosmos
Angus Roxburgh explores the years when the Soviet Union ruled space.
04 Apr 2011,30 mins
The Great Replacement
Raffaello Pantucci explores the Great Replacement theory fueling far-right recruitment.
27 Jun 2023,37 mins
Turntable Tales
2. Turntablists and Turntable Survival
Colleen Murphy continues her celebration and history of the enduring record Turntable.
15 Mar 2016,30 mins
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Christmas Recycled
Can we find a way to be sustainable at Christmas?
25 Dec 2022,37 mins
In the Name Of
The battle to get a law in your loved one's name.
03 Jan 2023,28 mins
Fit for Work
16/06/2023
How government attempts to get disabled people into work had tragic consequences.
16 Jun 2023,28 mins
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Generations Apart
Series 2
Transition to Adulthood
Fi Glover discovers how the transition to adulthood has changed since the 1960s.
23 Jan 2013,43 mins
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Britain's Underground Army
Three surviving Bevin Boys reflect on the ways the experience changed them forever.
27 May 2015,28 mins
The American Cowboy
How the cowboy has influenced generations of American musicians and movie makers
12 Jun 2000,23 mins
Hidden Children of the Church
The secret lives of Catholic priests' children.
31 Mar 2020,37 mins
The Skipped Beat
What does the heartbeat mean to our culture, our identity, our lives?
04 Dec 2017,28 mins
The City on the Couch
Psychoanalyst Mary Bradbury investigates mental health in the pressured financial sector.
05 Jan 2015,28 mins
Do We Still Need the Pips?
After 100 years of GTS on the BBC, Paddy O'Connell asks Do We Still Need the Pips?
05 Feb 2024,28 mins
The Rise and Fall of the Meritocracy
Toby Young asks if his father's dark prophesy about meritocracy is becoming a reality.
10 Apr 2017,28 mins
Guy Garvey: Recording Dad
Guy Garvey spent a decade recording his dad’s stories and now he wants you to do the same.
04 Nov 2018,28 mins
Museums
Montagu House
Exploring the architecture of Montagu House in Bloomsbury
08 Dec 2000,13 mins
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In Search of Southern Hospitality
Comedian Rich Hall investigates the true meaning of American southern hospitality.
03 Apr 2016,30 mins
Jobfished
Catrin Nye investigates the glamorous company that faked its own existence.
21 Feb 2022,28 mins
In Pursuit of Spring
Episode 3
Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of writer Edward Thomas.
31 Mar 2013,15 mins
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The Making of a Chancellor
Laura Kuenssberg explores Rachel Reeves' ideas and her attempt to bring them into practice
24 Mar 2025,28 mins
24 Hours in Snapchat
Living your life in Snapchat
18 Sep 2023,28 mins
Dehumidified
One baffling online scam – involving a £138 dehumidifier – and a wild journey to return it
27 Mar 2024,28 mins
Venus in View
Mari Griffith examines the motivation behind the attack on The Rokeby Venus 100 years ago
13 Mar 2014,30 mins
Impotential
Men talk frankly about the reality of erectile dysfunction.
30 Oct 2017,28 mins
Can You Touch Your Toes?
Anita Anand investigates a new system designed to work out who is and isn't fit for work.
20 Dec 2011,40 mins
The Man Who Came Back from the Dead
The incredible story of Ivan Skyba.
30 Aug 2022,37 mins
Art in Miniature
Art so small you have to avoid inhaling it. Presented by Dr Lance Dann. From 2017.
21 Sep 2017,28 mins