The Boxer Uprising
Sir Robert organises the defence of Peking against the Boxer rebels.
11 Nov 2016,·15 mins
Modern Teenagers
How teenagers have developed, including interviews with a large number of adolescents
19 Nov 1994,·29 mins
Conflict
Why do governments shut down the internet?
16 Mar 2022,·26 mins
Omnibus, Part 2
Peter Conrad dissects the popular culture of his era.
27 Dec 2014,·60 mins
26/12/2008
Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas.
26 Dec 2008,·30 mins
Spring 2004 - A New Leaf
Edward Stouton witnesses the election of new Palestinian President Abu Mazen
15 May 2005,·22 mins
Schizophrenia
The voices are loud and nasty, is how Janie describes having schizophrenia
26 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Death Can Make You Happy
Oliver Burkeman explores how thinking more about death can help make us happier.
25 Nov 2016,·14 mins
5. Society
Justin Rowlatt asks if human society could itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point?
10 Jun 2022,·14 mins
The Morning Star
An examination of the communist newspaper, the stance it takes and the issues it covers
26 Nov 1981,·15 mins
Stolen Vehicles
We join Metropolitan Police officers as they work to tackle the flow of stolen vehicles
08 Aug 2006,·22 mins
Xi'an and the Future for China
Youth culture in Xi'an and how China is likely to develop
16 Sep 1999,·28 mins
Grey Wolf and Cresent Moon
Turkey's political and religious upheavals throughout the 20th century
02 Nov 1994,·28 mins
Where Yesterday's Landless are today's Farmers
Sem Terra members in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, tell the story of their struggle for land
23 Feb 2000,·28 mins
Deep Sea Mining
Is mining the deep ocean the solution to the world's growing demand for valuable metals?
23 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Paraguay
Travelling by steam train on the Carlos Lopez railway from Asuncion to Encarnación
12 Apr 1989,·14 mins
Desire's a Desire
Philippa Perry attempts to unpick the tangled idea of desire.
04 Jan 2022,·28 mins
City Streets
This week Sketches speaks to three people whose art relates to their city.
01 Aug 2022,·28 mins
1. The Fan Dance
Horatio Clare discovers how infantry soldiers are shaped by the Brecon Beacons' landscape
09 Jul 2014,·30 mins
Episode 3
Peter Curran travels from Lands’ End to John O’Groats in an electric car.
28 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Series 1
Frances Barber in Wolverhampton
Frances Barber, stage and television star, explores the Wolverhampton of her childhood.
08 Aug 2017,·28 mins
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests.
03 Aug 2021,·28 mins
Mohammed's Night Journey - Islam
The story of the Prophet Mohammed's night journey from the temple at Mecca
11 Aug 1999,·13 mins
Nigeria
Cultural attitudes towards men and machismo in Nigeria
05 Apr 2006,·22 mins
Mother Courage and Her Children
Discussing one of Bertolt Brecht's most celebrated plays
14 Oct 2002,·13 mins
Navigating the Anthropocene
Emily Knight tells stories of our changing planet, though the animals which call it home.
28 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Montagu House
Exploring the architecture of Montagu House in Bloomsbury
08 Dec 2000,·13 mins
Climbing High in Chile
Why the streets of Santiago are full of clowns
29 Mar 2002,·27 mins
Bretton Woods, the World Bank and the IMF
Everything that makes the global economy tick has its roots at this 1944 conference
16 Sep 2005,·26 mins
Perth
John Harris talks to people in Perth about their lives and how they see the future.
09 Sep 2021,·28 mins
