Investigating Al-Qaeda in USA
How the FBI worked to uncover sleeper cells in communities around America
11 Feb 2004,·25 mins
What Goes Around...
Visiting Voltaire's chateau and an abandoned Cern experiment puts Will in a pensive mood.
09 Jan 2015,·15 mins
5. Rembrandt
When parenting journeys are flipped upside down after a diagnosis
16 May 2025,·14 mins
Episode 3
The struggles and obstacles as the government tries to roll out its bold reforms.
22 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Human Cultural Evolution Versus Genetic Evolution
The effect of globalisation and a greater choice of partners on human genetic evolution.
23 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Democracy Tomorrow
David Runciman explores democracy: is it still fit for purpose in today's UK?
14 Jun 2019,·28 mins
Dr Rosie Benneyworth
Dr Phil Hammond meets the doctor who investigates NHS England on patient safety.
05 Dec 2023,·28 mins
The final omnibus edition of Thomas Dixon's major new history of friendship.
11 Apr 2014,·58 mins
Series 1
Cumbia
Protest art in Latin America: Cumbia music in Peru and Argentina.
28 Nov 2017,·28 mins
A State-Within-a-State
How far is Putin's Russia prepared to embrace its Muslim citizens?
20 Dec 2004,·22 mins
Humpback Whale Migration
First broadcast in 2001. The whales travel from the Atlantic to Caribbean breeding waters
14 Mar 2001,·13 mins
The Future
How the rise of renewables could herald a surprisingly bright energy future.
20 Apr 2021,·28 mins
Richard, Alasdair, and Jen
A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour
09 Jul 2021,·28 mins
Episode 2
As Obama's campaign to win a 2nd term ramps up Gary Younge assesses his performance so far
23 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Learning
Alex Beard imagines a world without the school as we know it. Episode 3: Learning
01 May 2020,·28 mins
Arundel's Islamic Garden
In the south-east of England, a Muslim garden symbolises escape from the desert
21 Apr 2000,·13 mins
Mahtab Hussain: Honest with You
Following photographer Mahtab Hussain.
18 Dec 2017,·28 mins
Debt
Debt and Poverty
The Fix looks at the issue of debt and why it's such an intractable problem for the UK.
29 Jan 2020,·43 mins
Episode 5
The young Gentoo penguins prepare to enter the water for the first time.
05 Sep 2014,·15 mins
Modern Life
How do the extremes of modern life affect our body?
18 Aug 2005,·22 mins
Shopping online
Online shopping trends and real-life experiences
24 Jan 2004,·12 mins
Evolution of Modern China
Can the old leadership survive in the Chinese century?
30 Aug 2002,·13 mins
Trevor Cox challenges Sarah Angliss to write a piece of music based on illusions in sound.
02 Sep 2019,·28 mins
The Tower of London
The greatest traitors were held and executed in The Tower of London
01 Jun 1998,·13 mins
Novelist Sarah Hall continues her search for the literary Everywoman
02 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Ronald Reagan
In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the White House by running against politics.
20 Jan 2017,·15 mins
From Crisis to Crisis
Bridget Kendall asks why the international order built after 1945 is now in deep trouble.
06 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Psychology
The way we behave, our thoughts and our feeling are all part of our psychological make up
18 Jun 2001,·13 mins
The Rule of the General
Franco's attempt at social order was based on his conservative values
13 Apr 2000,·27 mins
Sorby
Brett Westwood meets mountain hares in Sheffield with the Sorby Natural History Society.
14 Oct 2011,·15 mins
