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Episode 5: Politics versus the Past
Misha Glenny explores the European memory wars.
04 Oct 2024,·14 mins
Episode 2
Robert McCrum goes through a two-week rehabilitation course to rejuvenate his left side.
09 Mar 2015,·28 mins
The pursuit of excellence
Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good.
17 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Assisted dying
Sonia Sodha explores thorny ethical questions around the beginning and the end of life.
27 Jan 2025,·42 mins
Series 3
Reykjavik
Musician John Grant on Reykjavik, a city he fell in love with on tour.
03 Dec 2016,·30 mins
Omnibus
Exploring the fortunes of a secretive and controversial man called Vladislav Surkov.
24 May 2019,·57 mins
Letter eight
The strangest US presidential campaign, drained of colour and crowds
22 Aug 2020,·8 mins
Ingenious Omnibus II
Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes - with Dr Kat Arney.
31 Dec 2021,·1 min
Hands Up, Misogynists!
What does the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey say about how women see themselves?
07 Aug 2015,·15 mins
Forbidden Love: Cilmi Boodheri
The story of Cilmi Boodheri, the Somalian poet who died for love
21 Feb 2006,·22 mins
Teenagers
Young patients and their therapists talk frankly about childhood mental health conditions.
04 Sep 2015,·28 mins
Charlotte Smith continues her exploration of what farming life is like today.
05 Jan 2015,·28 mins
Series 5
Chaos
Is chaos good or bad? Bettany Hughes explores the place of disruption in our lives.
21 Apr 2017,·15 mins
Fruit
Did you know your apple and pear trees belong to the rose family?
14 Dec 1998,·8 mins
From Crisis to Crisis
Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble.
06 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Is it worth it?
With all the problems facing universities, is it still worth getting a degree?
23 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Series 1
Pussy Riot
Vanora Bennett's final Babushka doll is a member of activist group Pussy Riot.
13 Oct 2017,·15 mins
Optimised Living
Oliver Burkeman explores the insidious way in which convenience has warped our existence.
02 Jun 2023,·14 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,·40 mins
Episode 5
James Burke joins the dots on his 'Web of Knowledge'
25 Jan 2019,·14 mins
Anne Askew
Tudor housewife Anne Askew's conversion to Protestantism tore her family apart.
13 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Humpback Whale Migration
First broadcast in 2001. The whales travel from the Atlantic to Caribbean breeding waters
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
5. Peterhead
Paddy meets a trawlerman who has fishing in his blood.
30 Dec 2016,·15 mins
Deep Sea Mining
Is mining the deep ocean the solution to the world's growing demand for valuable metals?
23 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Might the Baroque still be with us? Tim Marlow meets the Baroque-inspired artists of today
15 Mar 2013,·15 mins
Omnibus Edition
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
22 Dec 2019,·60 mins
Rotimi Fani-Kayode
Iwona Blazwick examines the legacy of photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode.
16 Mar 2018,·15 mins
5. Lejla
Lejla Damon was born as a result of sexual violence in war. Is forgiveness possible?
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Cardiac
Paul Farley follows the path of a heart valve from its Milan manufacturers to a UK patient
14 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Depression in Later Life
Exploring the grey area between dementia and depression
26 Apr 2002,·27 mins
