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Omnibus (2/2)
Lucy Worsley reveals Victoria's rule via significant encounters.
17 May 2019,·57 mins
Our Interconnected Planet
Tim Hayward examines the earth’s past, present and future through microbial goggles.
01 Oct 2023,·28 mins
The Great Change
Michael Portillo talks to a number of historians about the turmoil of the pre-war years.
21 Jun 2013,·15 mins
Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat
Left the Chat: No 6. The Telegram War
How one messaging app became Vladimir Putin’s nemesis - and perhaps his secret weapon.
08 May 2024,·28 mins
15. Tanks Riding Towards Moscow
The Wagner mutiny shakes Putin’s grip on the narrative.
27 Jun 2023,·28 mins
Moral Heroes
Reasons why there is hope for a better, more ethical and responsible world.
07 Sep 2018,·45 mins
Transplant
In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation.
16 Mar 2007,·15 mins
Underground Fungi and the Market Economy
How do the underground trade deals between fungi and plants mirror our own market economy?
02 Aug 2024,·14 mins
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
Part 25: Through a Glass Darkly
Jeremy Bowen looks at some of the lessons of the past 25 years.
30 Jun 2017,·15 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
New Enemies
Exploring the role of MI6 in the 21st century.
10 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Born Different
Adam Rutherford asks what the genetics of intelligence could mean for education.
13 May 2014,·28 mins
None of the Above
Why are some radical right groups in Europe attracting younger voters?
19 Jan 2024,·14 mins
The American Guardrails
Can democracy ever be safe?
28 Oct 2024,·42 mins
Omnibus 2
The story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state.
17 Jul 2020,·57 mins
Could AI Eat YouTube?
YouTube changed the world with human stories. But is AI now threatening that impact?
25 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Sloth
Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward delve into the psychology of the seven sins. Last up: sloth.
02 Jan 2024,·28 mins
Episode 3
Linda Marshall Griffiths' future-set reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
21 Jul 2024,·57 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
Series 8
The Junkers of Woodbridge Airfield
Michael Portillo re a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.
18 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Series 10
Taking the Pissoir?
Why would anyone submit a urinal as a work of art to a gallery, and then lie about it?
23 Sep 2017,·30 mins
10. The Final Act
What happened after the fire?
19 Aug 2024,·15 mins
Frontlines of Conspiracyland
What are the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth?
04 Jul 2023,·39 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,·40 mins
Gretchen Gerzina explores the lives of black people in Britain during a time of slavery.
14 Oct 2016,·58 mins
10. The Jungle Book & EPCOT
Mel Giedroyc explores Walt Disney’s final film, The Jungle Book.
29 Jun 2023,·28 mins
Omnibus
Omnibus: Historian Ben Macintyre on guile in war, from the Old Testament to modern times.
07 Feb 2020,·57 mins
Series 2
9. Room 5 LIVE
Room 5 LIVE at Hay Festival with screenwriter Abi Morgan.
28 Dec 2022,·33 mins
5. Cumbria
Ian McMillan explores the memories of coal mineworkers in north west England.
14 Mar 2006,·15 mins
