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Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his sight changed his work
27 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Military historian Hew Strachan on 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown.
08 Jun 2015,·28 mins
If teenagers had more say in what they learn, would they be more engaged with school?
05 Nov 2019,·28 mins
Anjana Ahuja examines the use of polygraphs, or lie detectors, on sex offenders.
31 Mar 2015,·28 mins
Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart journey to the most remote pub in mainland Britain.
24 Dec 2023,·28 mins
Nobel prize-winning, on trial and hated by the Russian State. The story of Memorial.
28 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores the intriguing new realm of investigative art work.
05 Aug 2019,·28 mins
Exploring the rules and decisions of The European Court of Justice
19 Aug 1983,·26 mins
Scientists analyse a small jawbone found in Kent's Cavern in Torquay over 80 years ago.
21 Nov 2007,·30 mins
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire investigates and showcases Somalia's rich poetic life.
05 Jan 2023,·28 mins
Sounding the Future
What does the crisis in music education today mean for musical life in the UK?
21 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Series 1
Frances Barber in Wolverhampton
Frances Barber, stage and television star, explores the Wolverhampton of her childhood.
08 Aug 2017,·28 mins
Documentary following a group of Afghan families settling into new lives in Manchester.
09 Aug 2022,·37 mins
Is the Scotch whisky industry on the rocks? Kirsty Wark investigates.
29 Dec 2024,·28 mins
The War Without End
Christopher Clark explores the dark legacy of the First World War.
15 Jan 2016,·15 mins
Douglas Alexander examines whether recent crises have helped bring people together.
19 Apr 2022,·37 mins
Facing his own mortality, an artist collaborates with a farmer to transform toxic dyes.
13 Dec 2023,·28 mins
Excavating author Alan Garner’s inspiration in the small patch of Cheshire he calls home.
28 Mar 2022,·30 mins
Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
21 Dec 2025,·28 mins
An emotional programme exploring the difficult and rarely discussed subject of baby loss.
27 Feb 2020,·30 mins
Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
04 Jul 2023,·28 mins
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary
09 Feb 2012,·30 mins
An exploration of the life and work of Jan Pieńkowski - the man who drew Meg and Mog.
28 Jan 2024,·28 mins
Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Zora Neale Hurston's literary rebirth.
17 Apr 2017,·30 mins
What can art mean for people and communities as they face life's great challenges?
07 Sep 2017,·30 mins
Award-winning songwriter Amy Wadge investigates the history and potential of the harmonica
29 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Einstein said the most joy in his life came from his violin. Brian Foster investigates.
09 Dec 2007,·15 mins
Martha Kearney follows the experiences and explores the hopes of new MPs at Westminster.
08 Jul 2015,·28 mins
Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
26 Jun 2017,·30 mins
Christine Finn tells the story of Nazi atrocities on Alderney during World War Two.
22 Jan 2024,·28 mins
