Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
17 Dec 2019,·37 mins
Mark Hodkinson revisits the sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, forty years after it was last shown
19 Sep 2016,·28 mins
How 3 months in rural Devon influenced one of the greatest chroniclers of urban New York
18 Feb 2016,·28 mins
Jolyon Jenkins explores the mysterious world of the headhunter.
10 Dec 2014,·30 mins
Lilies
A look at the lily and the folklore surrounding it
21 May 1993,·27 mins
Why the world's biggest economy is experiencing a pensions crisis
06 Apr 2003,·22 mins
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
23 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter
13 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Mark D'Arcy examines the controversial approach of the Commons Speaker John Bercow.
10 Jun 2012,·28 mins
How do authorities tackle drug trade? With reports from South Africa and Trinidad
28 Jun 2000,·27 mins
John Henshaw explores the unrelenting success of one of the longest running comedy series.
25 Feb 2013,·28 mins
Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals.
19 Jun 2015,·28 mins
After Pussy Riot, Lucy Ash explores the power of the Orthodox Church in Putin's Russia.
01 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.
19 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Bradford GP Dr Alastair Bavington explores how we deal with the health needs of immigrants
13 Feb 2015,·28 mins
Toyah Willcox takes an audio journey into the private world of hair and beauty salons.
11 May 2018,·28 mins
Ronald Reagan
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House by running against politics.
20 Jan 2017,·15 mins
The work of Imam Alyas Karmani, counselling those Muslims who have troubled sex lives.
09 Nov 2015,·28 mins
Stories about love straight from the smartphones of Radio 4 listeners.
11 Feb 2016,·28 mins
Maria Margaronis explores worlds of hope and chaos for refugees and islanders in Greece.
27 Jun 2016,·28 mins
A true story of brain injury, recovery and discovery.
27 May 2015,·28 mins
Charles Wheeler recalls the epic of strategic success that made victory possible.
05 Jun 2004,·45 mins
The story of the glamorous woman who invented broadcast evangelism.
29 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Will Hutton considers the ironies and tensions central to modern monopolies.
09 Apr 2019,·37 mins
Richard Taylor charts the story of copyright and asks if the law is overreaching itself.
21 Apr 2017,·28 mins
A look at the support provided for victims of stalking and ways to stop stalkers.
03 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Matthew Sweet re-examines Parkinson's Law. Does work expand to fill the time allocated?
17 Jun 2013,·28 mins
Science writer Stuart Clark explores the relationship between scientists and computers.
01 Sep 2015,·28 mins
Is war a uniquely human act, or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?
19 May 2015,·28 mins
Episode 4: Institutions
Zakia Sewell explores what we mean by 'taste'.
04 Jul 2023,·28 mins
