Documentaries

Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
18 Oct 2011,30 mins
The Conflict: One Year On
One year from the 7 Oct 2023 attack on Israel, BBC correspondents reflect.
06 Oct 2024,28 mins
The Real Apprentice
Jon Manel investigates the world of the apprentice.
02 May 2011,30 mins
Clipped Wings
After a sexual assault, birder Lucy Lapwing works to renew her love of solitude in nature.
06 Jun 2022,28 mins
Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Eldonian Dream
Liverpool's Eldonian Village.
06 Dec 2022,37 mins
A Picture Held Us Captive
Zia Haider Rahman explores the impact metaphor has on the world around us.
29 Nov 2017,30 mins
Night Hospital
Jackie Ashley investigates the standard of hospital care at nights and at weekends.
12 Aug 2013,28 mins
Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem
Nick Robinson reflects on the reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its repercussions
28 Jun 2009,30 mins
Concerts Inside
Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole discovers stories about concerts that have taken place in jails
09 May 2019,28 mins
23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life
Inside the digital news outlets that are reinventing journalism for the social media age.
09 Dec 2014,38 mins
Hidden Treasures: Feature
What's the story behind the Hidden Treasures drama season?
24 Mar 2024,13 mins
Parkland: One Year On
Dave Cullen tells the story of the Florida school shooting of February 2018.
08 Feb 2019,28 mins
The Mysterious Mr Mercury
Midge Ure goes in search of the real Freddie Mercury.
12 Nov 2011,30 mins
Every Step You Take
Armed with her step-counting app, Claudia Hammond asks how wearable tech affect behaviour.
29 Aug 2017,28 mins
Prosperity Gospel
Dotun Adebayo explores the rise of Prosperity Gospel in Britain's churches.
27 May 2013,28 mins
Donald Trump and Black America
Black voters could be pivotal in the US election and are increasingly backing Donald Trump
21 Jul 2024,28 mins
The Pros and Cons of the Online World
Good or bad, the internet is growing too fast to be controlled
03 Dec 1999,27 mins
True Crime 1599
Charles Nicholl explores the first wave of true crime dramas on the English stage.
07 May 2024,28 mins
Split Ends
3. The Fall
Singer Songwriter Kitty Perrin talks to Brix Smith about her time in The Fall.
30 Apr 2024,28 mins
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Suppose I Lose It: update
Joan Bakewell asks what she might expect, and how she should prepare, if she had dementia.
10 May 2016,28 mins
Antony Gormley: Missing Continents at the British Museum
The artist asks why collections from Oceania, the Americas and Africa are hidden from view
08 Sep 2016,30 mins
Who Is Alice Guo?
The small town Philippines mayor with the million dollar secret.
31 Mar 2025,28 mins
France: Soundtrack To The Revolution
The sound of modern protest. Young people fight the power in France.
24 Apr 2023,28 mins
On the Trail of the American Honeybee
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.
26 Mar 2013,28 mins
Degrees of Love
Can long-term relationships survive the move to Uni and is it worth trying to keep them?
01 Oct 2019,28 mins
Good King George
Simon Heffer re-evaluates the reign of George V.
14 Apr 2010,30 mins
Breaking Bread
Miami
A look at the diversity and history of Miami's cuisine
09 Mar 2004,22 mins
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How to Vaccinate the World
Listeners' Questions
Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19.
05 Apr 2021,28 mins
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Gay Rights: Tying the Knot?
Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.
18 Mar 2014,30 mins
The Hidden Story of British Slavery
Sangita Myska investigates the secret story of Britons held as slaves.
02 Sep 2019,28 mins