The Growth Conundrum
3. Growing Up
What are the strengths the UK can build on to get the economy growing again?
09 Nov 2026,·42 mins
How do insects hear?
Do insects have ears and if so, how do they work?
23 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Epilepsy and the Electric Spirit
Daniel Kraemer takes us inside an epileptic seizure.
25 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Gulliver's Travels - Episode One
John Yorke takes a look at Jonathan Swift’s 1726 satirical masterpiece.
25 Oct 2026,·14 mins
The fugitive fraudster who stole from you
Hunting the fraudster who stole tens of millions in VAT.
27 Oct 2026,·37 mins
Hydrogen Water
Are hydrogen water bottles worth the hype?
22 Oct 2026,·24 mins
How Houdini Made Magic
10. Cement your legacy
Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame
30 Oct 2026,·13 mins
Where Is Austin Tice?
9. “The Hardest Thing”
The team get answers. Then Josh tells Debra what they’ve found.
16 Oct 2026,·41 mins
'We can't leave it to tech bros and oligarchs': AI minister Kanishka Narayan
From a childhood in India, to a new seat at Andy Burnham's cabinet table.
24 Oct 2026,·39 mins
Andrew Meehan
James Crawford speaks to acclaimed Irish writer Andrew Meehan about his novel Hey Man.
Sir Mo Ibrahim: The mobile phone mogul
How reluctant entrepreneur Sir Mo Ibrahim helped connect Africa with telecoms tech
26 Oct 2026,·37 mins
Will AI really kill us all?
Headlines are full of apocalyptic predictions about AI, Aleks & Kevin ask if they're true.
21 Oct 2026,·28 mins
Radio Titans at War
The story of the 1930s radio duels between Father Coughlin and Franklin D Roosevelt.
24 Oct 2026,·57 mins
Billy Wilder
Ellen and Mark celebrate the writer-director behind Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot.
23 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Life Without Memory
No new memories. We are trapped in the present, but what about the past and future?
23 Oct 2026,·15 mins
10. Did You Hear That?
Kirsty Logan explores the modern quest to capture a ghost in a machine.
30 Oct 2020,·14 mins
History's Secret Heroes - Series 4
The Brothers Who Fought Mussolini
A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta.
20 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Trouble with Hubble
4. Once in human history
Nasa risks everything on a daring rescue mission to restore Hubble’s vision
19 Oct 2026,·40 mins
Germany's rust belt revival
Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape
24 Oct 2026,·49 mins
The right thing: Gaza's parish priest
Why a priest from Argentina chose to stay with Gaza’s Christians through the war
23 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Breakin' the Cycle
6. The Final Act
D’s arrested and imprisoned. Today he’s broken his cycle, but the film remains unfinished.
02 Sep 2026,·29 mins
Woolsery
James Rebanks explores the lives of rural workers in and around three English villages.
19 Oct 2026,·42 mins
Can Saudi’s safe-haven reputation survive Houthi strikes?
John Simpson analyses the toll on Saudi Arabia of ongoing attacks by the Houthis
22 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Songs for the Malago
A group of people in south Bristol come together to write songs for their local river.
25 Oct 2026,·30 mins
If China's exports are booming, why are consumers struggling?
A Chinese export surge has implications far beyond its borders
26 Oct 2026,·20 mins
20. The Confidence Trick
A finance manager sports a perfect graph. Is it a fluke or something sinister?
09 Sep 2024,·17 mins
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
The enduring song of quiet courage and acceptance in the face of passing time.
12 Sep 2026,·28 mins
28/10/2026
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
28 Oct 2026,·5 mins
The Regression to Bridie Murphy
4. Blasted from Both Sides
Virginia says she’s honest. Morey says ‘Bridie’ is real. So what was ‘Bridie Murphy’?
03 Oct 2026,·25 mins
A 9/11 Story
10. A Quarter Century
Terry Strada spies the FBI Director in a VIP area. Can she get to him to make her case?
11 Sep 2026,·15 mins
