Magazine programme looking at arts, history and social issues from around the world
World Service,·591 episodes
A profile of the troubled science fiction writer Philip K Dick
19 Feb 1990,·27 mins
Teenagers in Northern Ireland talk about drugs, alcohol and living with The Troubles
01 Mar 1990,·27 mins,·
A visit to Bucharest to see the Palace of the Parliament, created by Nicolae Ceaușescu
06 Mar 1990,·27 mins
What lies at the bottom of the deep oceans? The lifeforms found at underwater hot springs
13 Mar 1990,·28 mins
The British Jewish community and the move towards Thatcherite conservatism
16 Mar 1990,·26 mins
Taking a trip over London in a Skyship 500 airship and exploring airship history
02 Apr 1990,·26 mins
'A new era in optical astronomy' - The development of the Hubble telescope
17 Apr 1990,·27 mins
Discussing feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir with her biographer Deirdre Bair
24 Apr 1990,·27 mins
A programme on Liechtenstein, 'the land of milk, honey and the holding company'
27 Apr 1990,·27 mins
Releasing animals back into the wild to save them from extinction
02 May 1990,·27 mins
America singer Dionne Warwick talks about her life and career
10 May 1990,·28 mins
Analysing American reaction to a post-cold war world after the fall of the Berlin Wall
29 May 1990,·26 mins
The life and legacy of the Marquis De Sade who spent half his life in a prison cell
02 Jun 1990,·26 mins
A profile of The Kinks singer and songwriter Ray Davies
08 Jun 1990,·30 mins
A look at the vital work done at Kew Gardens to cure illnesses and save the planet
08 Jun 1990,·27 mins
Monkey World in Dorset and the drive to save chimps from extinction
12 Jun 1990,·27 mins
Opera singer Eva Turner talks about her life and career
18 Jun 1990,·27 mins
A history of the famous French bicycle race, the Tour de France
21 Jun 1990,·27 mins
'A perfect treasure island'. How Barbados is trying to develop without losing its identity
10 Jul 1990,·27 mins
The power of stained glass to transform a church and their role as 'poor man's bible'
A profile of Jane's, producer of the essential guides to information on warfare
16 Aug 1990,·26 mins
Mystery in the life and work of the queen of crime stories
05 Sep 1990,·27 mins
The enduring appeal of wedgwood pottery and the story of the man who invented it
17 Sep 1990,·27 mins
The story of the Cunard ships and how they grew from coal transporters to ocean liners
19 Sep 1990,·26 mins
The origins, spread and impact of the forgery about Jewish plans for world domination
29 Sep 1990,·27 mins
Obituary tribute programme to the Australian author and nobel prize winner
02 Oct 1990,·27 mins
Leonard Bernstein obituary tribute programme
15 Oct 1990,·27 mins
Following a religious pilgrimage from Warsaw, Poland as it travels the countryside
01 Nov 1990,·28 mins
A profile of the quintessentially American composer
05 Nov 1990,·27 mins
An interview with the Black South African actor about working in the apartheid era
08 Nov 1990,·27 mins
