What happens to the medicines we take after they leave our body? Andrea Sella finds out.
09 Sep 2014,·28 mins
Ben Goldacre explores the idea of evidence-based policy.
01 Jan 2013,·38 mins
A journey with the chaplains who support travellers on Britain’s rail network.
20 Mar 2020,·28 mins
Writer Charles Sprawson reflects on his life as he copes with advancing dementia.
21 Jan 2019,·28 mins
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
09 May 2011,·30 mins
Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's installation on Crosby beach on its tenth anniversary.
01 Jun 2015,·28 mins
As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases, he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test.
11 Aug 2015,·28 mins
From bombs to Olympic banners. Can winter sports diplomacy stop a war between the Koreas?
12 Feb 2018,·30 mins
Juries
The jury are a group of people who have been chosen to decide guilt or innocence
26 Jul 1996,·13 mins
Quentin Cooper looks at the weaknesses in GPS and the future of navigation.
21 Aug 2013,·28 mins
Writer Richard King explores the past and present of the second homes debate in Wales.
11 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Nick Eardley explores the future of the SNP following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon.
19 Apr 2023,·28 mins
James Naughtie examines the ways President Trump is changing American society and politics
21 Jan 2018,·30 mins
Office workers around the world describe their Monday to Friday lives
12 Nov 1986,·28 mins
Richard Hollingham examines British plans for a moon mission.
20 Jul 2009,·30 mins
James Peak embarks on an odyssey to discover the history of the cryptic crossword.
07 Apr 2024,·28 mins
Who was the man behind mantra 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'?
19 Sep 2012,·30 mins
Could high-rise farming be the solution to feeding our cities or is it a utopian fantasy?
29 May 2013,·28 mins
How a recent near-death experience has influenced poet John Burnside's life and work.
30 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Mary Beard tells the intriguing story of the history of exams.
06 Jul 2016,·30 mins
Phil Alexander puts together the story of a composer through a newly found piece of music.
06 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Elinor Goodman investigates how government ministers take decisions in the 21st century.
18 Jan 2016,·28 mins
What music did Neolithic peoples make? Jude Rogers and guests have fun speculating.
19 Nov 2024,·28 mins
Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.
28 Jun 2016,·30 mins
Reverend Richard Coles explores the science of sacred sounds.
17 Jul 2011,·30 mins
The prejudices, politics and pride of the multi-billion pound world of migrant money
04 May 2018,·28 mins
Sangita Myska investigates the secret story of Britons held as slaves.
02 Sep 2019,·28 mins
The World as an Orchestra
Virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie reveals a hidden world of rhythm around us.
28 Aug 2018,·30 mins
Laura McInerney looks at education in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
29 Nov 2022,·37 mins
Richard Coles asks if gay marriage is the last crusade of the campaign for gay rights.
18 Mar 2014,·30 mins