The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
World Service,·763 episodes
How a teenager fought to save France
22 Jul 2017,·38 mins
The dance that seduced the world
15 Jul 2017,·40 mins
The botanist who created a classification system to understand the natural world
08 Jul 2017,·40 mins
Luxuries and everyday goods that travelled East and West
01 Jul 2017,·40 mins
The lives of the Princes of India, their relationship with the British and legacy today
24 Jun 2017,·40 mins
Exploring the Confederation of Canada in 1867
17 Jun 2017,·40 mins
Through the ages and across the world, how have our ideas about childhood changed?
10 Jun 2017,·40 mins
The life of doctor and literary star Arthur Conan Doyle.
03 Jun 2017,·40 mins
A brief history of how we tell the time
27 May 2017,·40 mins
The history of cacao in the Americas, from the Maya to the Aztecs
20 May 2017,·39 mins
An exploration of the island of Taiwan
13 May 2017,·40 mins
The inspirational life of the celebrated American aviator
06 May 2017,·39 mins
The universal unit of length that joined up the globe
29 Apr 2017,·39 mins
The story behind this weird and wonderful literary classic
22 Apr 2017,·40 mins
Paris in the 19th Century when permissiveness mixed with political and creative optimism
15 Apr 2017,·40 mins
The life and reputation of Niccolò Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’
08 Apr 2017,·40 mins
The life and legacy of the man who became ‘the Father of Africa’
01 Apr 2017,·40 mins
The story of the KGB
25 Mar 2017,·40 mins
Discover the amazing stories behind some of the world's greatest masterpieces in bronze
18 Mar 2017,·44 mins
The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics
11 Mar 2017,·39 mins
Why Beethoven is so universally popular
04 Mar 2017,·40 mins
How we tamed one of the world's deadliest diseases, and why it's coming back
25 Feb 2017,·40 mins
The origins, themes and continuing legacy of Mary Shelley’s gothic tale Frankenstein
18 Feb 2017,·40 mins
The early years of rap and breakdancing in New York
11 Feb 2017,·40 mins
The global impact of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 groundbreaking action film
04 Feb 2017,·40 mins
How colour affects our mood and thoughts
28 Jan 2017,·40 mins
The story of the development of the silicon chip
14 Jan 2017,·40 mins
What does it take to do one of the most powerful jobs in the world?
07 Jan 2017,·40 mins
The life and legacy of Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s maverick musical pioneer
31 Dec 2016,·40 mins
Is Silicon Valley a template for our utopian future?
24 Dec 2016,·40 mins
