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We Travel with Songs
Roderick Williams tells the stories of Britain through our songs.
28 Aug 2019,·28 mins
Descending the Five Deeps
Explorer Victor Vescovo describes his journey to the deepest points in our oceans.
05 Jan 2024,·14 mins
Tomorrow's Stories
What is required to create a society based on a shared sense of belonging?
17 Dec 2018,·28 mins
Episode 4
Horatio Clare joins the Paris river police as they search the Seine for a drowned man.
06 Nov 2011,·15 mins
The Power of Nudge
David Halpern tells Bronwen Maddox about the power of nudge.
28 Oct 2016,·15 mins
Sex, Radio and the Truth
First broadcast in 2002. A Zambian radio show aims to get partners talking about sex
15 May 2002,·12 mins
Beyond the Reading Wars
Michael Morpurgo how the contemporary debate has been informed by past teaching methods.
29 May 2012,·28 mins
Series 1
On the Grid
Chris Maslanka traces the history of mankind's seemingly insatiable delight in puzzles.
26 Jan 2018,·12 mins
Episode Three: Bradford
Barnie Choudhury considers the riots of summer 2001 - as the violence reaches Bradford.
24 May 2021,·28 mins
A State-Within-a-State
How far is Putin's Russia prepared to embrace its Muslim citizens?
20 Dec 2004,·22 mins
Wealth
Would you consider yourself to be wealthy?
18 Dec 1998,·13 mins
The Future
How the rise of renewables could herald a surprisingly bright energy future.
20 Apr 2021,·28 mins
War in the Nuclear Age
As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began
19 Dec 2001,·13 mins
5 - The Gut Speaks
Goblins, gods, and gurgles - Tim Hayward asks what our guts have been trying to tell us.
28 Dec 2018,·14 mins
Louiza and Angeliki
Archers actor Louiza Patikas chooses fellow thespian Angeliki Papoulia as her pen pal.
29 Dec 2017,·15 mins
New World Order
Edward Stourton and guests consider how the 7-year Syrian conflict has shaped geopolitics.
01 Jun 2018,·15 mins
Malaria in Malawi
As existing malaria medicines lose efficacy, what - if anything - is in development?
26 Jan 2000,·28 mins
Pierre Henry, the Sampler Generation
French composer, Pierre Henry is considered a pioneer of electronic music
13 Oct 2000,·27 mins
Episode 3
Sir John Tusa explores the state of leadership in large UK organisations today.
25 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Modern Life
How do the extremes of modern life affect our body?
18 Aug 2005,·22 mins
Eva Joly
The judge talks about her seven-year-long investigation into a multi-billion euro fraud.
19 Aug 2014,·28 mins
W and X
W for wine a X for X-Rated. An alphabetised look at the way we live in Britain
12 Jun 1993,·13 mins
Episode 5 - Winters of the Future
A guide to thriving in winter, offering advice on how to get through the darker months.
17 Oct 2025,·14 mins
Lilies
A look at the lily and the folklore surrounding it
21 May 1993,·27 mins
Turkey - Beyond the Silk Road
Jim O'Neill asks if Turkey's future still depends on its advantageous location.
09 Jan 2014,·42 mins
Mastering The Servant
First broadcast in 1989. Can we control the development and use of technology?
10 Aug 1989,·27 mins
Into the Abyss
Jörn Leonhard explores the German experience of the 1918 armistice.
16 Nov 2018,·14 mins
A Geopolitical Pipeline
How and why the US has dramatically increased its influence in the Caspian region
10 Oct 2003,·22 mins
The Tower of London
The greatest traitors were held and executed in The Tower of London
01 Jun 1998,·13 mins
Episode Five: Generation Now
How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began
16 Aug 2019,·14 mins
