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Loosening the Old School Tie
Ben Wright asks whether a privileged education is under threat.
BBC Radio 4
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Stolen Honour
Jonathan Beale asks whether medals for bravery encourage recklessness within the military.
BBC Radio 4
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Breakup
Ophelia Byrne finds out what really happened when the Irish border was finalised in 1925.
BBC Radio 4
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The Explanation
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
BBC World Service
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Bridget Riley - Painting the Line
A portrait of a true visionary and one of our greatest living painters.
BBC Two
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The Lakes with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District and the county of Cumbria.
BBC Two
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Macclesfield: From The Ashes
Former footballer Robbie Savage attempts to revive the fortunes of Macclesfield FC.
BBC Three
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Nadiya's Fast Flavours
Nadiya Hussain inspires us to bring fun back to everyday meals with her delicious recipes.
BBC Two
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Mary Berry - Love to Cook
Mary Berry meets kindred spirits with their own culinary passions.
BBC Two
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Dostoevsky and the Russian Soul
Rowan Williams considers what Dostoevsky’s life and work can tell us about Russia today.
BBC Radio 4
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Political Time Zones
How might democracies think more deeply about time to tackle the challenges of the future?
BBC Radio 4
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The Fear of God: Twenty-Five Years of The Exorcist
Mark Kermode explores the extraordinary history of The Exorcist.
BBC Four
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No Ball Games
Three residents mark the centenary of Britain’s biggest council housing estate, Becontree.
BBC Radio 4
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Universe
Professor Brian Cox reveals epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.
BBC Two
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Pride or Prejudice: How we Read Now
Professor Abigail Williams explores changing views of the novel.
BBC Radio 4
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Hacking Capitalism
Leo Johnson asks how capitalism could be made to it fulfil its promises of a better life.
BBC Radio 4
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A Summer of Fire and Flood
The stories of three places which have been at the sharp end of extreme weather events.
BBC Radio 4
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Expert Witness
True crime series revealing how some of the UK’s most serious cases were solved.
BBC One
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The 80s - Music’s Greatest Decade?
Dylan Jones argues that the 1980s was the greatest decade in the history of pop.
BBC Two
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The Nuremberg Legacy
Philippe Sands explores the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials, 75 years after the judgement.
BBC Radio 4
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Glasgow: Our Last Best Hope?
Douglas Alexander's essential guide to COP26 from his home city of Glasgow.
BBC Radio 4
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Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers
The hunt for the gang responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in a lorry.
BBC Two
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The Black and the Green
Exploring the relationship between Black and Green political movements and ideas.
BBC Radio 4
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Nature and Us: A History through Art
The story of our ever-changing relationship with nature, told through the lens of our art.
BBC Four
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Lá i 1916
Kevin Magee examines the shooting of the first RIC man to die in the 1916 Easter Rising.
BBC Two Northern Ireland
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The Story of Aids
The early years of the HIV-AIDS crisis, as told by the people who lived through it
BBC World Service
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The Young Farmers
A series of three programmes giving voice to the trials and triumphs of young farmers.
BBC Radio 4
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Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle travels across Scotland’s remotest islands to discover their spiritual legacy.
BBC Scotland
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Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution
The story of two powerful personalities at the heart of a political phenomenon.
BBC Two
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White Mischief
How did whiteness become one of the most influential yet elusive ideas of the modern age?
BBC Radio 4
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A Home of Our Own
Lynsey Hanley explores Britain's broken housing market through ten homes and their owners.
BBC Radio 4
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Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
A film about Christopher Nupen, a pioneering director of films about classical music.
BBC Four
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The Mating Game
David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship.
BBC One
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth
Justin Rowlatt tells the story of how our planet was made
BBC World Service
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2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
The story of 2 Tone, which exploded from Coventry in 1979 with a musical message of unity.
BBC One West Midlands
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The Dreams We Live Inside
Engineer and author Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us.
BBC Radio 4
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The Hidden History of the Window
Rachel Hurdley looks through the window to discover our inner and outer worlds.
BBC Radio 4
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Who We Are
Documentaries about how we shape our lives through love, pain, war and hope
BBC World Service
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History on the Edge
Anita Anand uncovers an extraordinary untold refugee story from 1940.
BBC Radio 4
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Poison
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president, believes the world is out to poison him.
BBC Radio 4
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Landscapes of the Mind
Landscape architect James Corner on Covid, urban green space and mental health.
BBC Radio 4
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The Last Mountain
The fateful story of climber Tom Ballard who perished on Nanga Parbat in 2019.
BBC Two
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When Nirvana Came to Britain
A look at the special relationship between Nirvana and the UK, 30 years on from Nevermind.
BBC Two
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Electric Ride UK
Peter Curran travels from Land's End to John O'Groats in an electric car.
BBC Radio 4
