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Episode 3
Nick Wallis investigates a high seas hoax that became connected to a murder.
09 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Episode 4
Poet laureate Simon Armitage's last days in the Arctic in search of facts and new poems.
31 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Sloth
Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. Last up: sloth.
02 Jan 2024,·28 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
Linda Marshall Griffiths' future-set reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
21 Jul 2024,·57 mins
Running the Show
Helen Mort continues her history of running, rounding the corner into the 20th century.
07 Oct 2024,·42 mins
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Season 21- Episode 5
An hour of rockin' with Mark, tonight featuring Screamin' Jay Hawkins!
28 May 2025,·60 mins
The Legacy of Magna Carta
Melvyn Bragg examines the 800-year legacy of Magna Carta.
08 Jan 2015,·43 mins
Frontlines of Conspiracyland
What are the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth?
04 Jul 2023,·39 mins
Episode 2
Alex Last traces the fate of 12 children named in a series of post-war BBC radio appeals.
03 Jul 2015,·28 mins
The 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death, and how fighting him changed Britain forever.
10 Jun 2015,·28 mins
Series 1
From the Fabians to Tony Benn
Anne McElvoy traces the influence of Beatrice and Sidney Webb on British socialism.
02 Mar 2018,·58 mins
Series 2
Amelia and Grace 2
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets mother and daughter Amelia and Grace.
18 Nov 2016,·15 mins
Series 3
Transportation
Amanda Vickery tells the stories of three criminals who were transported.
04 Sep 2014,·43 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 mins
The Joni Mitchell Story
6. Both Sides Now
Joni comes full circle with the help of a community of musicians, friends and fans.
07 Dec 2023,·29 mins
9. The Wilderness Year: This Ain't Over
Bonus episode - Boris Johnson after Downing Street.
15 Jun 2023,·33 mins
The Black Box of History
Stories from 's troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today.
25 Feb 2022,·14 mins
Could AI Eat YouTube?
YouTube changed the world with human stories. But is AI now threatening that impact?
25 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Cynic
Comedian Andy Zaltzman lives by the rules of the ancient Greek philosophy of the Cynics.
01 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Paul Mason explores dark matters of nationalism and desire in the opera Die Meistersinger
07 May 2013,·30 mins
4. Filling the Mind
Education, the chattering classes and the novel in Roman society.
09 Feb 2003,·30 mins
Episode 3: Cars and Girls
The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Series 1: Planet Chicken
Hay Festival Special
Chris van Tulleken in conversation with Leyla Kazim, at Hay Festival 2024.
29 Oct 2024,·28 mins
10. The Jungle Book & EPCOT
Mel Giedroyc explores Walt Disney’s final film, The Jungle Book.
29 Jun 2023,·28 mins
Omnibus: episodes 6-10
Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.
15 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Omnibus 2
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
14 Oct 2016,·58 mins
Being Welsh
Jeremy Bowen returns home to Wales in search of what it means to be Welsh.
07 Feb 2022,·28 mins
5. DNA Transfer
The police find a stranger’s DNA on a victim’s fingernails. Can a DNA match be wrong?
05 Apr 2024,·14 mins
7. No Tears Left
Poonam comes home to break the news to Ash.
04 Dec 2023,·33 mins
