The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
World Service,·763 episodes
Can massive amounts of processed data help us make better decisions?
24 Nov 2012,·40 mins
Celebrating 90 years of BBC Radio.
17 Nov 2012,·40 mins
What will it take for the voice of ordinary citizens to be clearly heard?
10 Nov 2012,·40 mins
Bitter partisanship is poisoning Western politics, so what is the way forward?
03 Nov 2012,·40 mins
What's the best way to deal with personal and collective guilt?
27 Oct 2012,·40 mins
Supermassive black holes which project their power across entire galaxies of stars.
20 Oct 2012,·40 mins
How a primal emotion protecting us from poison can drive our decisions.
13 Oct 2012,·40 mins
As digital technology spreads, is there a still a border between real and virtual?
06 Oct 2012,·40 mins
What is education really for and how should we improve it? Presented by Martin Rees.
29 Sep 2012,·40 mins
How are we, and other creatures, affected by being cut off from the rest?
22 Sep 2012,·40 mins
How often are we lured into making choices without being aware of it?
15 Sep 2012,·40 mins
How much control do we really have over our bodies and health?
08 Sep 2012,·40 mins
What drives our vengeful desires and what happens if we listen to them?
01 Sep 2012,·40 mins
Does digital technology open or close our minds? A show from the Aspen Festival of Ideas.
25 Aug 2012,·40 mins
We explore how electricity and our bodies make the world go round.
18 Aug 2012,·40 mins
How much has London and the UK, changed as a result of the Olympics?
12 Aug 2012,·40 mins
Where's the line between independence and dependency?
29 Jul 2012,·40 mins
Inequality - the challenge for our age? Presented by former Irish President Mary Robinson.
28 Jul 2012,·40 mins
Why some athletes, plants and stars keep going for much longer than others.
21 Jul 2012,·40 mins
How do we find the way to our destination?
14 Jul 2012,·40 mins
How do Americans see their role in the world? A show from the Aspen Festival of Ideas.
07 Jul 2012,·40 mins
How do we navigate between our selfish and selfless desires? A show from New York City.
30 Jun 2012,·40 mins
Is the gap between humans and truly creative, inquisitive machines really getting smaller?
23 Jun 2012,·40 mins
Links that govern the brain, anti-social behaviour and the skills needed for the future.
16 Jun 2012,·40 mins
Innovative ways to tackle mental illness worldwide
09 Jun 2012,·40 mins
A useful springboard or an unnecessary hindrance?
02 Jun 2012,·40 mins
Free market - the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
26 May 2012,·40 mins
How different will future conflicts be from those fought today?
19 May 2012,·40 mins
Do we deserve another bite of the cherry?
12 May 2012,·40 mins
Why there is more to empty space than you might think.
05 May 2012,·40 mins
